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THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "MIDDLE CLASS DAUGHTER OF MAGISTRATE WHO TURNED TO SUICIDE BOMB PLOTTER Sana Ahmed Khan spurned her parents concerns to plot terror outrage on anniversary of 7/7 with secret husband Mohammed Rehman" by Tom Whitehead and David Barrett (SNIPPET: "Rehman, 25, and Khan planned to target a major shopping centre or the Tube network in an ISIL-inspired attack that would have left dozens dead. They had already stockpiled chemicals to make the bombs and were just days away from carrying out their plans. They were foiled after Rehman aroused suspicion by running a Twitter account under the name "Silent Bomber" and asking followers what targets he should bomb.") (December 30, 2015 7:20 am GMT) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS - UK: "ESSEX ROADS DELIBERATELY BOOBY TRAPPED" (SNIPPET: "Roads in Essex are being deliberately booby trapped with concrete blocks, wood and barbed wire, police are warning. The obstacles have been left on unlit sections of road and have already caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage to four cars and a bus. According to officers, there have been nine incidents reported in the area of Tiptree, southwest of Colchester, in just over a week.") (December 30, 2015 11:19 UK) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "UZBEK GROUP IN SYRIA TRAINS CHILDREN FOR JIHAD" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The Uzbek group is not the only foreign Al Qaeda ally to have showcased training children.") (December 29, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "RADICAL ISLAMIC CONVERT IS ARRESTED IN FRANCE ON SUSPICION OF PLOTTING A SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK AFTER SHE BOUGHT A FAKE PREGNANCY BELLY 'TO HIDE EXPLOSIVES'" by Julian Robinson (SNIPPET: "The unnamed 23-year-old was detained by officers in Montpellier, southern France, on Monday and is in custody with her partner, 35.") (Updated December 23, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "MAN CALLED JIHAD ARRESTED AFTER TELLING CALIFORNIA POLICE HE LEFT BOMB IN BACKPACK OUTSIDE THEIR STATION" by Laurie Hanna (SNIPPET: "Jihad Mufaddi Khalaf Haddadin" SNIPPET: "52-year-old") (December 23, 3025) (Read More...)
EMS WORLD.com (MCCLATCHY): "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FEARFUL OF FREEWAY TERROR ATTACK IN CALIFORNIA" by Richard Winton (SNIPPET: "One of the San Bernardino shooters and his longtime friend talked about taking advantage of this vulnerability by launching a terrorist attack on a clogged freeway using guns and pipe bombs, according to court records released last week. Syed Rizwan Farook and Enrique Marquez Jr. mapped out the attack plan of the 91 Freeway in detail and collected weapons and explosives in 2011 and 2012, only to abort the plot, the charges say.") (December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
KGW.com - Portland, Oregon: "FBI: 70 ACTIVE TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS IN OREGON The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Portland has roughly 70 active terrorism investigations in Oregon, a Special Agent told KGW." by Kyle Iboshi (SNIPPET: "The head of Portland's FBI office declined to provide specifics about ISIS-inspired terrorist investigations, except to say "it is a measurable, significant percentage" of the roughly 70 ongoing terrorism cases. Special Agent in Charge Gregory Bretzing of the FBI's Portland Division provided rare insight into terrorism investigations during an interview with KGW.") (December 22, 2015) (Read More...)
KGW.com: Portland, Oregon - "TIMELINE: LAKEISHA HOLLOWAY 'WENT OFF RADAR' BEFORE VEGAS RAMPAGE" by Teresa Blackman (SNIPPET: "Less than two months ago, Holloway filed a petition to change her name to Paris Paradise Morton and a judge granted permission on Oct. 30th." SNIPPET: "Less than two months ago, Holloway filed a petition to change her name to Paris Paradise Morton and a judge granted permission on Oct. 30th." SNIPPET: "She used that car to deliberately ram into more than 35 pedestrians walking along the Las Vegas Strip, according to Clark County, Nevada Sheriff Joe Lombardo.") (December 22, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY MAIL: "FEMALE DRIVER, 24, WHO 'INTENTIONALLY PLOWED INTO VEGAS STRIP CROWD' OUTSIDE MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT KILLING MOM-OF-THREE WAS LIVING IN HER CAR WITH TODDLER, THREE" (SNIPPET: "It happened in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino and Planet Hollywood as the Miss Universe Pageant was underway") (December 20, 2015; Updated December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MULLAH ALLEGEDLY SHOOTS U.S. ARMY VETERAN DEAD IN AFGHANISTAN American Lisa Akbari believed to have been killed by mullah with terrorist ties" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Embassy confirmed Akbari's death Monday.") (December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com: "REPORT: IRAN HACKED INTO A NEW YORK DAM IN 2013" by Katie Bo Williams (SNIPPET: "The incident fits a pattern openly described by U.S. officials who warn that hackers from Russia, Iran and China are testing U.S. critical infrastructure networks for vulnerabilities." SNIPPET: "A top DHS official recently told energy firm executives at a conference that ISIS "is beginning to perpetrate cyberattacks."") (December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY USING BLINDING LASER WEAPONS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's military has equipped its forces with blinding laser weapons in apparent violation of an international agreement signed by Beijing. "China has been updating its home-made blinding laser weapons in recent years to meet the needs of different combat operations," the official military newspaper PLA Daily reported Dec. 9.") (December 22, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "JASDF FIGHTERS INTERCEPTED RUSSIAN Tu-95s, A-50" (SNIPPET: "Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighters were scrambled on Dec. 21 to intercept two Russian Tu-95 long-range bombers and a A-50 AEW&C aircraft.") (December 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: "PROOF THAT OBAMA WAS WRONG ABOUT CUBA" by Mike Gonzalez (SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, the country's dictator, Raul Castro, donned this military uniform for an unannounced TV appearance last Friday to denounce the United States and make more demands.") (December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE HILL - Opinion: "THE FORGOTTEN SPY: ANA BELEN MONTES" by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) (SNIPPET: "In the 12 months since President Obama publically announced his normalization effort with the communist Castro regime, the White House should have learned two painful lessons. First, the Castro brothers have not and will not change their oppressive ways. Second, the regime's role as "intelligence trafficker to the world" ensures it will continue seeking opportunities to undermine U.S. national security. The Cuban military and intelligence service will use this rapprochement as a pretext to expand Cubas espionage efforts within our borders.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "SYRIAN REFUGEES ADMITTED TO U.S. SINCE PARIS ATTACKS: 1 CHRISTIAN, 382 MUSLIMS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Obama plans to resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees during fiscal year 2016, which began on October 1 and runs through September 30 next year.") (December 20, 2015) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com - Exclusive: Jerusalem- "SYRIAN REFUGEES BRINGING FLESH-EATING DISEASE INTO U.S.?" by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: "Health agencies confirmed that Syrian refugees have transported leishmaniasis to Lebanon and Turkey, where it has been difficult to manage and treat. Compounding the problem, patients can be infected with the parasitic disease without showing symptoms for weeks, months, or even years, and an asymptomatic patient most likely doesn't know that he or she is a carrier. This means the health screening process for refugees could miss the disease entirely.") (December 20, 2015) (Read More...)
GOV.UK - Written Statement to Parliament: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD REVIEW: STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER" (SNIPPET: "The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MAINE MAN REPORTEDLY CENTER OF PROBE INTO THREATS AGAINST LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK SCHOOLS" (SNIPPET: "Vincent Canfield, 21" SNIPPET: "Canfield, who lived in Maine for two years before moving to Romania, told the Press Herald he moved about a week and a half ago because he said he could work from anywhere in the world.") (December 20, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - U.S. Attorney's Office - Northern District of California - Press Release: San Francisco - "FREMONT MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO JOIN TERRORIST GROUP" (SNIPPET: "Adam Shafi" SNIPPET: "According to the indictment, Shafi, 22, of Fremont, Calif., is alleged to have attempted to provide personnel to al-Nusrah Front (ANF), an organization designated by the Department of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. The indictment alleges that at the time Shafi provided the support, he knew ANF was a designated foreign terrorist organization and that the organization had engaged and was engaging in terrorist activity and terrorism in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339B. An affidavit filed by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with a criminal complaint filed in the same matter also alleges that Shafi was stopped at San Francisco International Airport on June 30, 2015, as he was about to board a non-stop flight to Istanbul, Turkey.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: Montreal, Canada - "MONTREAL TEEN WHO ROBBED CONVENIENCE STORE TO FUND SYRIA TRIP FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTING TO HELP ISIL" by Graeme Hamilton (SNIPPET: "In 2013, they learned he had begun consulting jihadi material on the Internet when he was 13, holed up in his bedroom. They put parental controls on his computer, but he got around them. A police search of his hard drive found 10 issues of the al-Qaida propaganda magazine Inspire along with the Lone Mujahid Pocketbook offering advice for attacks.") (December 17, 2015; Updated December 18, 2015) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "LARGEST GITMO TRANSFER SINCE 2007 UNDERWAY" by Matt Vespa (SNIPPET: "Moreover, it doesnt help the Obama administration's case that a former detainee is now the leader of al-Qaeda in Yemen, along with 20-30 detainees, some of whom were released as little as three years ago, joining the Islamic State.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - The Judicial Watch Blog: "TEAM LED BY MIDDLE EASTERN WOMAN CAUGHT SURVEILLING U.S. FACILITY ON MEXICAN BORDER" (SNIPPET: "A Middle Eastern woman was caught surveilling a U.S. port of entry on the Mexican border holding a sketchbook with Arabic writing and drawings of the facility and its security system, federal law enforcement sources tell Judicial Watch. The woman has been identified as 23-year-old Leila Abdelrazaq, according to a Customs and Border Patrol (CPB) report obtained by JW this week. Abdelrazaq appeared to have two accomplices, a 31-year-old man named Gabriel Schivone and a 28-year-old woman named Leslie Mcafee. CBP agents noticed the trio "observing the facilities" at the Port of Mariposa in Nogales, Arizona on December 2. Schivone was first noticed inside the entrance of the pedestrian area while the two women stood outside by the entry door, the CPB document states.") (December 16, 2015) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - The Judicial Watch Blog: "MIDDLE EASTERN MEN ARRESTED NEAR MEXICAN BORDER WITH STEEL CYLINDERS" (SNIPPET: "The disturbing incident comes just days after six men--one from Afghanistan, five from Pakistan--were arrested in nearby Patagonia, a quaint ranch town that sits 20 miles north of the Mexican border city of Nogales. Federal authorities have confirmed the November 17 arrests and a local news outlet published a story that includes an official statement from the Border Patrol.") (December 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Philadelphia - Press Release: "PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT CHARGED WITH PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19" SNIPPET: "According to the complaint, Aziz has used at least 57 different Twitter accounts to advocate violence against the United States and its citizens, to disseminate ISIL propaganda and espouse pro-ISIL views. Aziz is alleged to have posted a hyperlink containing the names, addresses and other identifying information of 100 reported members of the U.S. military and calls for violence against them. Additionally, on at least three occasions, Aziz also allegedly used his Twitter accounts and other electronic communication services to assist persons seeking to travel to and fight for ISIL. In one instance, Aziz allegedly acted as an intermediary between a person in Turkey and several well-known members of ISIL. According to the allegations in the complaint, Aziz passed location information, including maps and a telephone number, between these ISIL supporters.") (December 17, 2915) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Buffalo - Press Release: Washington - "NEW YORK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Mufid A. Elfgeeh, 31" (SNIPPET: ""Mufid Elfgeeh pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIL through his various efforts to recruit individuals, raise funds and coordinate logistics for the designated terrorist group," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.") (November 17, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: Washington - "CALIFORNIA MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISM AND BEING STRAW PURCHASER OF ASSAULT RIFLES ULTIMATELY USED IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Enrique Marquez,Jr., 24, of Riverside, California, a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, was charged today with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists based upon his role in terrorist plotting with Farook in 2011 and 2012, the unlawful purchase of the two assault rifles used in the deadly shooting two weeks ago and defrauding immigration authorities by entering into a sham marriage with a member of Farook's family.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
WPSDlocal6.com: Nashville, Tennessee - "U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO NAVIGATION LOCKS" by Krystie Callais (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has suspended unescorted public access to all navigation locks on the river for an indefinite period of time. The restricted access will allow the Corps to review security procedures with the Tennessee Valley Authority.") (December 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE SUBMARINE PRACTICED MISSILE ATTACK ON USS REAGAN Cruise missile targeting of carrier risked naval shootout" by Bill Gertz (SNPPET: "simulated cruise missile attack") (December 15, 2015) (Read More...)
CTV NEWS.ca (AP): Berlin - "ISLAMIC EXTREMIST SVEN LAU ARRESTED IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Lau is suspected of four counts of supporting the group Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, or JAMWA, which was designated a terrorist organization by the United States last year." SNIPPET: "Lau, a convert to Islam") (December 15, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "APPEAL TO FIND THREE MISSING GIRLS Detectives do not believe the girls have left the country and think they are taking shelter somewhere on the transport network." (SNIPPET: "Abir Salah,16, and Ahlam Salah,15, who are sisters, and 13 year-old Fardowsa Hassan, from Wood Green, have not been seen for several days.") (December 16, 2015 02:45 UK) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SWEDISH CITIZENS RECEIVE THREATENING ISIS STYLE MESSAGES TO CONVERT OR DIE" (SNIPPET: "Official Swedish television reports that police are taking the threats seriously, considering the messages were disseminated in Swedish to people throughout the country. The messages included the national identity number of the targeted individuals in an effort to enhance the terrorists' credibility.") (December 16, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "SWEDEN: SHAMBLES IN ASYLUM HEAVEN" by Ingrid Carlqvist (SNIPPET: "Swedes are understandably terrified that terrorists might be hiding among the refugees.") (December 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT - News Anaylsis: "'SECRET POLICY' FORBIDS VETTING SOCIAL MEDIA OF VISA APPLICANTS The DHS prohibited immigration officials from looking at social media accounts of foreigners wanting to enter the U.S. for fear of bad PR.") by Meira Svirsky (December 16, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PEW: 8% OF U.S. MUSLIMS SAY SUICIDE BOMBING, VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIAN TARGETS 'OFTEN' OR 'SOMETIMES JUSTIFIED'" by Michael W. Chapman (SNIPPET: "According to a December 2015 "key findings" update, Pew says there are an estimated 2.75 million Muslims in the United States of all ages, and that 1.8 million of them are adults.") (December 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "FOIA EXPOSES DEPORTED CAIR OFFICIAL'S SUPPORT FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "Nabil Sadoun" SNIPPET: "According to information in his deportation file, obtained by the Investigative Project on Terrorism via a Freedom of Information Act request, Sadoun was an influential player in a number of American Hamas-support efforts.") (December 14, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1212: "PALESTINIAN WOMEN ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE CURRENT UPRISING" by D. Hazan (SNIPPET: "In the current wave of Palestinian violence, young Palestinian women have been visible on the frontlines of protests and of violent clashes with security forces, and have also been carrying out knife attacks. Their participation cuts across social sectors: they have been seen wearing hijabs and veils and with their heads and faces uncovered; in traditional or modern garb, including makeup; carrying handbags or even school backpacks; throwing stones and firebombs; carrying out stabbing attacks, and verbally and physically confronting Israeli police and soldiers.") (December 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "HAMAS POLITICAL LEADER: Stabbers are 'the most exalted, noblest of people'" by Stuart Winer (SNIPPET: "Mashaal, who lives in Qatar..." SNIPPET: ""Weapons like Kalashnikovs or missiles are not at hand, but there are knives and cars with which to run over the enemies," he added. "By God, after the knives used by the people of the West Bank and Jerusalem, can anyone possibly have an excuse to abandon the path of jihad? Nobody can have such an excuse."") (December 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago, Illinois: "AURORA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Jonas M. Edmonds, 30" SNIPPET: "According to the plea agreement, Jonas Edmonds intended to carry out an act of terrorism in the United States after Hasan Edmonds had departed for the Middle East. In particular, the cousins devised a plan for Jonas Edmonds to carry out an armed attack at the U.S. Army National Guard base in Joliet. At the time the scheme was hatched in March, Hasan Edmonds was a member of the Army National Guard and had been training at the Joliet installation. The plan called for Hasan Edmonds to provide military uniforms for Jonas Edmonds to wear during the attack, as well as a list of officers for Jonas Edmonds to kill, according to the plea agreement.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Baltimore, Maryland - Press Release: "MARYLAND MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Defendant Allegedly Received Money from Individuals Overseas to be used for 'Operational Purposes' in the United States; When Confronted by the FBI the Defendant Allegedly Lied to the FBI and Concealed his Support for ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Elshinawy, 30" SNIPPET: "The social media communications between Elshinawy and his childhood friend were in Arabic, and many contained jihadist rhetoric found in ISIL -- and other terrorist-related propaganda." SNIPPET: "The investigation also revealed that on April 27, 2015, Elshinawy told his brother that he had pledged allegiance to ISIL and that he had received money from ISIL and expected to receive even more. In further communications with his brother in May 2015, Elshinawy stated his desire to die as a martyr for the Islamic State (ISIL), and in August 2015, he directed his brother to take steps to conceal their communications and any communications with the childhood friend, because Elshinawy believed his relationship with ISIL had been compromised.") (December 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Sydney, Australia - "AUSTRALIAN TEENAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO 'TERRORISM' CHARGE" (SNIPPET: "The 17-year-old was planning an attack using improvised explosive devices, police said in May when they raided his home in Greenvale, 20 kms (12 miles) north of Australia's second city, Melbourne.") (December 14, 2015 08:09) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - France: "SEVENTY PARIS AIRPORT WORKERS HAVE SECURITY PASSES REVOKED OVER EXTREMISM FEARS Suspected radical Islamists identified as authorities try to weed out potential terrorists working at Orly and Charles de Gaulle Airports in wake of attacks on French capital" by Rory Mulholland, Paris (SNIPPET: "French security sources have said that Islamist militants killed in a police raid in a Paris suburb five days after the November 13 attacks were planning to attack Charles de Gaulle, France's biggest international airport. The radicalisation of airport personnel sparked concern after the crash in October of a Russian passenger plane in Egypt which Western intelligence officials believe was brought down by a bomb smuggled on board by an airport worker." (December 13, 2015) (Read More...)
TSA.gov - THE TSA BLOG: "TSA Week in Review: December 4-10" (SNIPPET: "47 firearms were discovered this week in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 47 firearms discovered, 41 were loaded and 11 had a round chambered.") (December 11, 2015) (Read More...)
CBP.gov - U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: Laredo, Texas - "BORDER PATROL AGENTS HALT HUMAN SMUGGLING OPERATION IN A CLONED BORDER PATROL VEHICLE" (SNIPPET: "arrested a male subject" SNIPPET: "cloned Border Patrol Tahoe" SNIPPET: "To report suspicious activity such as drug and/or alien smuggling, contact the Laredo Sector Border Patrol toll free telephone number at 1-800-343-1994") (December 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Tampa, Florida - Press Release: Orlando, Florida - "ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTED FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION" (SNIPPET: "Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif (25, Melbourne, and a citizen of the United Arab Emirates)" SNIPPET: "According to the complaint, Rehaif was admitted into the United States in 2013 under a student visa. He had been enrolled at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, but was terminated as a student in the fall of 2014. When Rehaif failed to leave the country within 30 days of his termination as a student, he became an unlawful alien. Yesterday, law enforcement agents made contact with Rehaif at a hotel in Melbourne, where he had been living for the last two months, paying more than $11,000 in cash for room fees. Rehaif admitted to possessing several firearms, but said that he had recently sold or disposed of them. He also admitted to firing those weapons at two local gun ranges.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "ILLEGAL ALIEN FROM MIDDLE EAST TOLD AGENTS HE OWNED SEVERAL GUNS, 10 CELL PHONES" (SNIPPET: "Investigators say they found 25-year-old Hamid Mohamed Ahmed Ali Rehaif at a hotel in Melbourne, southeast of Orlando, where he'd paid more than $11,000 in cash to stay for roughly two months. He checked into a different room every night, The Orlando Sentinel reports." SNIPPET: "Rehaif claimed he recently sold or disposed of all his firearms, which he'd used at two local gun ranges, according to agents. They say he did not explain why he owned 10 phones and sold eight at pawn shops, the newspaper adds.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
ORLANDO SENTINEL.com: "EX-FIT STUDENT FROM UNITED ARAB EMIRATES HAD AMMO, GUNS, FEDS SAY" by Tiffany Walden (SNIPPET: ""When asked about this event at the shooting range that day, Rehaif stated that he went with some friends to shoot but he had his own handguns," the complaint said.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
Video - HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE: "CHAIRMAN MCCAUL'S INAUGURAL 'STATE OF HOMELAND SECURITY ADDRESS' at the National Defense University outlines the rise of radicalism, the terror threat to the United States, and America's role in winning the war against Islamist terror.") (Posted December 11, 2015) (Watch Here.)
DEFENSEONE.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS HACKERS MAY HAVE STOLEN SENSITIVE DATA" by Aaliya Sternstein, NextGov (SNIPPET: "The revelation, buried in a new inspector general report, is the first acknowledgment that foreign spies might have grabbed national secrets during a months-long campaign last fall") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF EMRAH ERDOGAN" (SNIPPET: "As a member of al-Qa'ida and al-Shabaab, Erdogan - a German national born in Turkey - recruited foreign terrorist fighters, participated in fighting, and raised funds for both groups. He was known to have trained with al-Shabaab and to have carried out attacks in Kenya and Uganda before being apprehended in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; and extradited to Germany. Emrah Erdogan was sentenced to and is currently serving seven years in prison in Germany for joining militant groups in Pakistan and Somalia and for phoning in a false terror threat of attacks in Pakistan and Germany in November 2010.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
YAHOO! News (GOOD MORNING AMERICA): "U.S. INTEL: ISIS MAY HAVE PASSPORT PRINTING MACHINE, BLANK PASSPORTS" by Michele McPhee and Brian Ross (SNIPPET: "With the U.S. and other countries on high alert for ISIS attacks, American authorities are warning the terror group's followers may have infiltrated American borders with authentic-looking passports ISIS has printed itself with its own machines, according to an intelligence report obtained by ABC News.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX4KC.com: Kansas City, MO. - "DOZENS OF PROPANE TANKS STOLEN FROM 3 DIFFERENT METRO LOCATIONS" by Shannon O'Brien (SNIPPET: "At the end of November, a BP gas station in Lee`s Summit reported 18-20 propane tanks stolen from the outside cages. That same night the CVS on Southwest 3rd Street reported the exact same crime. Two weeks later, the CVS on East 23rd Street in Independence was hit, and 28 tanks were stolen from that location.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC27news.com: Columbia, MO. - "AT LEAST 4 REPORTED INCIDENTS OF SUSPICIOUS PHONE PURCHASES ACROSS MISSOURI" by Taylor Petras (SNIPPET: "On Thursday, a television station in Cape Girardeau reported that the FBI was investigating more suspicious phone purchases in Cape Girardeau and Jackson." SNIPPET: "100 prepaid cell phones were purchased at two Missouri Walmarts" SNIPPET: "The Columbia Police Department was notified on Monday of a suspicious purchase at the Walmart on Conley Road. According to the police report, several men bought dozens of phones..." SNIPPET: "A similar situation also happened hours later at a Walmart in Lebanon, Mo. Police said two men bought about 60 phones.") (December 9, 2015; Updated December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
VINTON COUNTY COURIER - Ohio: "PROPANE TANKS REPORTED STOLEN" (SNIPPET: "...stolen from a property on Siverly Creek Road in Swan Twp. An amount o anhydrous, a crystal substance, was also allegedly stolen.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
CHANNEL3000.com - WISC-TV News 3: Madison, Wisconsin - "15 CELLPHONES STOLEN FROM GIRLS HOCKEY PLAYERS' LOCKER ROOM" (SNIPPET: "Madison Ice Arena on Forward Drive" SNIPPET: "When he entered the locker room, the four men were inside. They took off out a back door, according to the report.") (December 8, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "POLICE ARREST FOUR AFTER $19,000 IN iPHONES WERE PURCHASED USING STOLEN CREDIT CARD INFO AT TYSONS CORNER MALL" by Dana Hedgpeth (SNIPPET: "The men -- once caught -- were found with more than 240 credit cards among them." SNIPPET: "21 iPhone 6sPlus devices") (November 25, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "FBI DIRECTOR: TERRORIST IN TEXAS ATTACK SENT 109 ENCRYPTED MESSAGES ON MORNING OF ATTACK TO TERRORIST OVERSEAS" by Melanie Hunter (SNIPPET: "ISIS sent two gunmen -- Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi -- to launch a terrorist attack at an anti-Muslim event on May 3, wounding a security guard before police shot them, the Associated Press reported. A third man - Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem - was arrested and charged with helping to orchestrate the attack. ISIS claimed responsibility for that attack. "We have no idea what he said," Comey said about one of the gunmen, "because those messages were encrypted, and to this day, I can't tell you what he said with that terrorist 109 times the morning of that attack. That is a big problem. We have to grapple with it," Comey said.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS: "WH: SUNDAY'S ATTACK IN TEXAS WAS ATTEMPTED TERRORISM BUT 'TOO EARLY' TO BLAME ISIS" by Susan Jones (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attempted attack on a Texas cartoon contest that included images of the prophet Mohammed. Two Americans from Phoenix were shot dead by a traffic cop after shooting and wounding a security guard outside the event." SNIPPET: "The Islamic State is using social media to urge its sympathizers in the U.S. and Europe to attack their own countries in the name of Allah.") (May 6, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: "TENTH MINNESOTA MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Three Co-Conspirators Have Already Pleaded Guilty; Five Expected to Go to Trial in May 2016" (SNIPPET: "Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
CBS Minnesota: Minneapolis (WCCO): "10th TERROR SUSPECT ARRESTED, ACCUSED OF HELPING OTHERS JOIN ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20, is charged with providing material support to terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Authorities say he was arrested at around 7 p.m. Thursday in Eagan. According to the criminal complaint, Warsame was at one point the leader of a group of young, Somali-American from the Twin Cities who tried to flee the country in April to aid the terrorist organization in Iraq and Syria.") (December 9, 2015 8:37 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.com - Cleveland - Press Release: Washington - "OHIO MAN INDICTED FOR SOLICITING THE MURDER OF MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "Terrence J. McNeil, 25" SNIPPET: "McNeil maintained social media accounts on several social media websites, including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. He repeatedly professed his support on social media for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.") (December 8, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC News - Australia: "SYDNEY COUNTER-TERRORISM RAIDS: 15YO BOY AMONG FIVE CHARGED AS PART OF OPERATION APPLEBY WAS KNOWN TO POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Another three people -- men aged 21, 22 and 22 -- were charged this afternoon with conspiracy to conduct an act in preparation for a terrorist act. They were already in custody, after being arrested during earlier raids under Operation Appleby. The 20-year-old is Ibrahim Ghazzawy from Raby. The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons but is from Georges Hall." SNIPPET: "It is believed the Department of Education contacted law enforcement agencies to discuss a concern he was radicalising other students within his school.") (December 10, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "WHERE IS THE UK's TERROR-ARREST CAPITAL? Sky News looks at the towns and cities where terror arrests have been made -- and examines the rise in the number of women held." by Mark White (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS: "AFGHAN AIRMEN WHO VANISHED FROM GEORGIA AIR FORCE BASE ARE 'NICE GUYS' WHO POSE NO THREAT: COWORKERS, OFFICIALS" by Meg Wagner (SNIPPET: "Mirwais Kohistani and Shirzad Ruhullah") (Updated December 11, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS AND STRIPES (AP): Moody Air Force Base, Georgia - "REPORTS: 2 AFGHAN TRAINEES MISSING FROM GEORGIA AIR BASE" (SNIPPET: "AJC.com quotes the release as saying that the two men had been assigned for training with the 81st Fighter Squadron since February." SNIPPET: "News reports quote the release as saying that the men "have trained alongside American counterparts for the entirety of 2015 and do not pose any apparent threat."") (December 8, 2015) (Read More...)
AL.com: "2 AFGHAN PILOTS MISSING FROM GEORGIA AIR FORCE BASE" by Leada Gore (SNIPPET: "In 2012, three senior Afghan national army officers disappeared while at Joint Base Cape Cod. The men were later discovered and detained after trying to cross over the Canadian border. Also in 2012, two Afghan policemen in Washington, D.C. for training disappeared during a sightseeing trip. They were later found by officials at an undisclosed location.") (December 8, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com - English: "THIRD BOMBER AT PARIS's BATACLAN MUSIC HALL IDENTIFIED" (SNIPPET: "23-year-old man" SNIPPET: "Foued Mohamed Aggad went to Syria with his brother and about a dozen friends from his Strasbourg neighbourhood of Meinau in 2013, according to David Thomson, an expert on jihadi groups at FRANCE 24's sister radio station, RFI. The group returned to France in 2014, said Thomson. A well-known figure on radical social media sites, Aggad fought in Iraq, where his wife -- a French national -- had a baby, according to Thomson.") (Latest Update: December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISIS MAY HAVE SEIZED WEAPONS FROM INTERDICTED SHIPMENT TO HAMAS" by Yoav Zitun (SNIPPET: "In order to facilitate the flow of weapons shipments, the ISIS affiliate, which took over the Sinai side of the Gaza smuggling tunnels, demands a "tax" in the form of a small number of the weapons.") (December 8, 2015 08:33/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Threats - Exclusive: "IRAN TESTS ANOTHER MID-RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE IN BREACH OF UN RESOLUTIONS" by Jennifer Griffin, Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence says the test was held Nov. 21 near Chabahar, a port city in southeast Iran's Sistan and Baluchestan Province near the border with Pakistan." SNIPPET: "The missile, known as a Ghadr-110, has a range of 1,800 - 2000 km, or 1200 miles, and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The missile fired in November is an improved version of the Shahab 3, and is similar to the precision guided missile tested by Iran on Oct. 10, which elicited strong condemnation from members of the U.N. Security Council.") (December 7, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "KAZAKHSTAN, RUSSIA REACHED AGREEMENT ON LEASE OF BALKHASH RADAR STATION" (SNIPPET: "The site currently has an operational Dnepr early-warning space radar.") (December 6, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX35orlando.com: Brevard County, Florida - "FLORIDA SHERIFF CALLS ON PEOPLE TO BE READY TO TAKE ON TERRORISTS THEMSELVES" by Kelly Joyce (SNIPPET: "Sheriff Ivey says recent studies show Brevard county residents rank eighth in the area for having concealed carry permits. He wants people to take that responsibility seriously, and be alert. If you're a person that is legally licensed to carry a gun, now is the time to realize you, and you alone, may be the first line of defense for you, your family and others around you in a terrorist or active shooter based scenario," he says.") (December 7, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
HAWAII NEWS NOW.com: Honolulu - "102-YEAR-OLD PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR RETURNS TO HAWAII" by Victoria Cuba (SNIPPET: "102-years-old, Jim Downing" SNIPPET: "Even after all these years, the feeling of patriotism still resonates with him. Downing said that he feels that same wave of patriotism going across the country as well. To those who feel the same, he says: "Weakness invites aggression. Remember Pearl Harbor. Keep America strong."") (December 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DHS SECRETARY TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AT MOSQUE TIED TO MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD Jeh Johnson to hold brief with imam tied to organizations with links to Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas" by Adam Kredo (December 7, 2015 2:40 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "72 DHS EMPLOYEES ON TERRORIST WATCH LIST" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "At least 72 employees at the Department of Homeland Security are listed on the U.S. terrorist watch list, according to a Democratic lawmaker. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D., Mass.) disclosed that a congressional investigation recently found that at least 72 people working at DHS also "were on the terrorist watch list."") (December 6, 2015 4:12 pm) (Read More...)
SECURITY AFFAIRS - blog: "A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPORT HAS WARNED THAT THE ISIS ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY SMUGGLED CBRN MATERIAL INTO THE EU, THE RISK OF WMD ATTACKS IS REAL." by Pierluigi Paganini (SNIPPET: "The report confirms the ISIS in recruiting foreign fighters with specific competencies in physics,chemistry and computer science.") (December 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR - Passcode - Security: "ISLAMIC STATE ADDS SMARTPHONE APP TO ITS COMMUNICATIONS ARSENAL" by Jack Detsch (SNIPPET: "In addition to using Facebook, Twitter, and messaging apps such as Telegram, Islamic State is also distributing custom communications software to spread its message of radical Islam. The militants have developed a smartphone app designed to run on Android phones that is available to download in private channels on Telegram, an encrypted smartphone chat program.") (December 3, 2015) (Read More...)
VICE NEWS: "'Khan is Gone': New Details Emerge About the U.S. Blogger Killed in a CIA Drone Strike" by Jason Leopold (SNIPPET: "he was killed with al-Awlaki in a notorious CIA drone strike in September 2011" SNIPPET: "The way Khan recruited followers via his blog, Inshallahshaheed -- an Arabic phrase that means "Martyr, God willing" -- chat rooms, and the articles he wrote for Inspire was adapted by the Islamic State...") (December 7, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "MAN 'TRIES TO OPEN PLANE DOOR MID-FLIGHT'" (SNIPPET: "Serbian authorities arrested the man, a Jordanian with an American passport, when the plane reached Belgrade. The crew and passengers who subdued him - which included members of a Serbian handball team - kept the man restrained for the rest of the flight. Passengers told Serbia's public broadcaster RTS that the suspect got up mid-flight, banged on the cockpit door and demanded he be allowed in. He threatened to bring down the plane and cried out that he wished to join Allah along with all the passengers, according to RTS.") (December 6, 2015 18:37 UK) (Read More...)
BBC News: "LEYTONSTONE TUBE STATION STABBING A 'TERRORIST INCIDENT'" (SNIPPET: ""I would appeal to anyone who was in the vicinity of Leytonstone underground station earlier this evening at around 7pm who saw anything suspicious to call the anti-terror hotline on 0800 789 321. "Anyone who may have captured video or photographic footage of the incident is also urged to make contact with the Counter-Terrorism Command via the Anti Terror hotline".") (December 6, 2015) (Read More...)
EXPRESS.co.uk: "MACHETE 'SYRIA REVENGE' STABBING IN LONDON NOW TREATED AS TERROR ATTACK" by Alix Culbertson (SNIPPET: "A man was stabbed in the ticket hall at Leytonstone station this evening by another man who witnesses say shouted "This is for Syria" as he slashed his throat. Another three are thought to have been injured.") (Updated December 6, 2015 00:03) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS - UK: "CALL TO BEEF UP 'INADEQUATE' COASTAL SECURITY" by Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent (SNIPPET: "Britain's vulnerable coastal borders are a "soft option" for terrorists determined to smuggle weapons into the country, a security expert has warned." SNIPPET: "But while the UK might have the natural defence of being surrounded by water, only five Border Force boats patrol the entire coastline.") (December 5, 2015 02:52 UK) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS CONTINUE TO STRIKE IN WEST AFRICA" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State's West Africa Province, formerly known as Boko Haram, continues to utilize women as suicide bombers in its rampage through Nigeria and in neighboring countries. At least 75 women and young girls have carried out suicide attacks on behalf of the terrorist organization in northwest Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southwestern Chad since the beginning of June 2014, according to data compiled by The Long War Journal.") (December 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Albany, New York - "UPSTATE NEW YORK SHERIFF URGES LICENSED GUN OWNERS TO CARRY FIREARM WITH THEM" (SNPPET: "An upstate New York sheriff is urging residents of his county who are licensed gun owners to arm themselves when they leave home, citing recent mass shootings in the United States and Paris.") (December 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. GRANTED 680,000 GREEN CARDS TO IMMIGRANTS FROM MUSLIM-MAJORITY NATIONS IN PAST FIVE YEARS Another 660,000 likely to be granted in next five years" by Adam Kredo (December 4, 2015) (Read More...)
EMS WORLD.com (MCCLATCHY): "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS FEARFUL OF FREEWAY TERROR ATTACK IN CALIFORNIA" by Richard Winton (SNIPPET: "One of the San Bernardino shooters and his longtime friend talked about taking advantage of this vulnerability by launching a terrorist attack on a clogged freeway using guns and pipe bombs, according to court records released last week. Syed Rizwan Farook and Enrique Marquez Jr. mapped out the attack plan of the 91 Freeway in detail and collected weapons and explosives in 2011 and 2012, only to abort the plot, the charges say.") (December 21, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: Washington - "CALIFORNIA MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISM AND BEING STRAW PURCHASER OF ASSAULT RIFLES ULTIMATELY USED IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Enrique Marquez,Jr., 24, of Riverside, California, a longtime friend of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, was charged today with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists based upon his role in terrorist plotting with Farook in 2011 and 2012, the unlawful purchase of the two assault rifles used in the deadly shooting two weeks ago and defrauding immigration authorities by entering into a sham marriage with a member of Farook's family.") (December 17, 2015) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "TASHFEEN MALIK MESSAGED FACEBOOK FRIENDS ABOUT HER SUPPORT FOR JIHAD" by Richard A. Serrano (SNIPPET: "San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik sent at least two private messages on Facebook to a small group of Pakistani friends in 2012 and 2014, pledging her support for Islamic jihad and saying she hoped to join the fight one day, two top federal law enforcement officials said Monday.") (December 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY CALLER: "RECORDS SHOW SYED FAROOK INSPECTED MORE THAN 40 SAN BERNARDINO SCHOOLS" by Chuck Ross (SNIPPET: "Farook's work inside of San Bernardino schools took on special significance on Tuesday when the San Bernardino Sun reported that the terrorist had pictures of a Rialto high school on his cell phone. As a health inspector working in schools' kitchens and cafeterias, Farook would have become familiar with the facilities' various entrances and escape routes. He also would have had easy access to hundreds of so-called "soft targets" had he wanted to cause mass carnage." SNIPPET: "He also visited at least 32 elementary schools a total of 53 times." SNIPPET: "Farook would have been radicalized by the time he conducted those inspections.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
CNN.com - First on CNN: "SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER MAY HAVE PLANNED A 2012 ATTACK, OFFICIALS SAY" by Pamela Brown (SNIPPET: "One official said the two decided not to go through with the earlier attack after a round of terror-related arrests in the area.") (December 8, 2015) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "THE MAN WHO BOUGHT THE RILES: WHO IS ENRIQUE MARQUEZ?" by Matt Hamilton, Kate Mather, James Queally and Richard A. Serrano (SNIPPET: "Marquez married Mariya Chernykh in November 2014, according to county records. The marriage added another connection to the Farook family; Chernykh's sister was married to Syed Raheel Farook, the shooter's older brother. The sisters are from Russia, according to marriage records. Raheel and his wife were both witnesses at Marquez's wedding, records show. Raheel and Chernykh's sister, Tatiana Gigliotti, were married in 2011. The women came to the United States separately on J-1 visas, which allow foreign individuals to enter for work-study cultural exchange programs, according to the federal official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.") (December 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Terror: "FEMALE SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER REPORTEDLY ENTERED U.S. ON 'FIANCEE' VISA WITH INACCURATE ADDRESS" (SNIPPET: "The issue raises questions about the vetting process for immigrants amid growing concerns that Middle East terrorists could be slipping into the country.") (December 5, 2015) (Read More...)
TICKLE THE WIRE.com: "FBI RAIDS HOME OF MAN WHO PROVIDED WEAPONS TO COUPLE IN SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTINGS" by Allan Lengel (SNIPPET: "Enrique Marquez" SNIPPET: "Marquez was not home and had earlier self-admitted himself into a mental health facility in Long Beach, Calif.") (December 5, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "POTENTIAL TERROR PROBE WIDENS IN SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is examining links between one of the San Bernardino shooters and at least two specific individuals in the U.S. who may have been involved in the radicalization of the shooter or even the planning of the attack, federal officials told ABC News...") (December 4, 2015) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "SAN BERNARDINO MASSACRE PROBED AS TERRORISM, FBI SAYS" by Richard A. Serrano, Brian Bennett and Soumya Karlamangla (SNIPPET: "Pakistani intelligence agents say they have questioned members of Malik's extended family in the province of Punjab, an area that is considered a stronghold of Islamist militant organizations. Malik belonged to an educated, politically influential family from Karor Lal Esan in Layyah district. Malik Ahmad Ali Aulakh, one of her father's cousins, was once a provincial minister. Residents said the Aulakh family is known to have connections to militant Islam. "The family has some extremist credentials," said Zahid Gishkori, 32, a resident of the Layyah district in the area who knows the family well.") (December 4, 2015 6:18 pm) (Read More...)
ABC News: "First Photo of Female San Bernardino Shooter Tashfeen Malik (SNIPPET: "was born in Pakistan but moved to Saudi Arabia 25 years ago" SNIPPET: "In 2007, she returned to Pakistan to study at Bahuddin Zakri University in Multan and stayed until 2012, according to a Pakistani intelligence official.") (December 4, 2015 5:48 pm ET) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FBI COUNTERTERRORISM DIVISION PROBING SAN BERNARDINO ATTACK" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "The FBI has also reportedly found evidence that Farook had made contact with Islamist extremists at home and abroad over several years. Farook, a U.S. citizen who was born in Illinois to Pakistani immigrants, has traveled to Saudi Arabia multiple times. He also visited Pakistan last year and traveled back with Malik, whom he met online.") (December 3, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "POLICE IDENTIFY 2 SUSPECTS IN CALIFORNIA MASSACRE; TERRORISM NOT RULED OUT" (SNIPPET: "Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27" SNIPPET: "A law enforcement source told Fox News that the couple were each carrying an AR-15 rifle and and a pistol when they were shot and killed by police after a brief chase in their black SUV about 2 miles from the initial shooting site. The source said the vehicle also contained so-called "rollout bags" with multiple pipe bombs, as well as additional ammunition. The couple also had GoPro cameras strapped to their body armor and wore tactical clothing, including vests stuffed with ammunition magazines." SNIPPET: "In addition to the explosives found at the SUV, authorities discovered and detonated three pipe bombs late Wednesday at the Inland Regional Center, the complex where the initial shooting took place about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Another source described a house in Redlands that was being searched in connection with the shooting as "an IED facility." The source said investigators discovered multiple pipe bombs in the house, as well as small explosives that were strapped to remote-controlled cars." SNIPPET: "Baccari added that the reserved Farook showed no signs of unusual behavior, although he grew out his beard several months ago.") (December 3, 2015) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com: "SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING SUSPECT TRAVELED TO SAUDI ARABIA, WAS MARRIED, APPEARED TO BE LIVING 'AMERICAN DREAM,' CO-WORKERS SAYS" by Jack Doland, Paul Pringle and Stephen Ceasar (SNIPPET: "Syed Rizwan Farook" SNIPPET: "By the end of the day, police had identified Farook, 28, as a suspect in the massacre and said he was one of two people shot to death in a gun battle with officers. The other was 27-year-old Tashfeen Malik, who a family member said was Farook's wife." SNIPPET: "They said Farook recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and returned with a new wife he had met online.") (December 2, 2015) (Read More...)
CBS Los Angeles: Redlands, Calif. - "AUTHORITIES SEARCH REDLANDS HOME TIED TO SUSPECT SYED FAROOK" (SNIPPET: "A man who has been working in the area said he noticed a half-dozen Middle Eastern men in the area in recent weeks, but decided not to report anything since he did not wish to racially profile those people. "We sat around lunch thinking, 'What war they doing around the neighborhood?'" he said. "We'd see them leave where they're raiding the apartment."") (December 2, 2015) (Read More...)
VOCATIVE.com - Exclusive: "ISIS ADHERENTS PRAISE SAN BERNARDINO MASSACRE, 'AMERICA BURNING' The Islamic State created a horrifying hashtag praising the mass shooting but did not take credit for the killings" by James King and Adi Cohen (SNIPPET: "Vocativ deep web analysts discovered the ISIS posts on web forums where the extremists frequently share information.") (December 2, 2015 3:34 pm) (Read More...)
NGDailyNews.com: "11 YEAR OLD POTENTIAL CHILD SUICIDE BOMBER ARRESTED IN BORNO" (SNIPPET: "Vigilant troops of 7 Division Garrison providing security at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, Dalori in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State yesterday Tuesday afternoon apprehended an 11-year-old boy, Master Usman Modu Tella, a potential suicide bomber. He is suspect number 82 on the poster containing the photographs of 100 wanted suspected Boko Haram terrorists released by the Nigerian Army.") (December 3, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "ISLAMIC STATE MANIFESTO: SLEEPER CELLS SENT TO EUROPE POSING AS REFUGEES" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State claims it sent highly trained sleeper agents to Europe through Turkey posing as refugees as far back as 2012.") (December 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER APPEALS 'TO THE YOUTH IN WESTERN COUNTRIES'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Khamenei's appeal comes as Iran continues to commit acts of terrorism across the globe and is waging a multi-pronged war to expand its regional influence in countries such as Iraq, Yemen, Syria, and Lebanon." SNIPPET: "This is the second time that Khamenei has written an open letter addressed directly to young people living in Western countries.") (November 30, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST: "SWEDISH-LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH SPY GETS 18 MONTH SENTENCE FOR INVOLVEMENT IN ESPIONAGE AGAINST ISRAEL" by Yaakov Lappin, Yonah Jeremy Bob (SNIPPET: "Hassan Hizran, born in 1969" SNIPPET: ""Additionally, he was asked to gather information on locations in Israel where there are concentrations of military forces, weapons, tanks and military bases," the Shin Bet said. Hizran was ordered to investigate how Israeli security at Ben-Gurion Airport operates, including the reception of passengers, security arrangements and passport control procedures.") (November 29, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.com.lb: Beirut - "PERU DETAINS WIFE OF ALLEGED HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE" (SNIPPET: "According to Peruvian media 37-year-old Carmen Carri?n Vela, who has dual U.S. and Peruvian citizenship, was arrested Thursday in the district of Surquillo on charges of terrorism in collaboration with her Lebanese husband Mohammad Ghaleb Hamdar. Vela is also accused of "forging her civil marriage documents" to Hamdar in 2013, lainformacion.com and capital.com.pe reported.") (November 28, 2015) (Read More...)
LATIN POST.com: "PERU NEWS: HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST GROUP MEMBER MAY HAVE TARGETED LIMA CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, JORGE CHAVEZ AIRPORT" by Rodrigo Ugarte (SNIPPET: "The 28-year-old Lebanese national named Mohammed Amadar, also known as Mohammed Galeb Hamdar, was arrested on Oct. 30 in the Peruvian capital of Lima, according to the Peruvian newspaper La Republica. The anti-terrorism division of Peru's national police arrested him on suspicion of being a Hezbollah terrorist planning attacks in Peru." SNIPPET: "Amadar entered Peru in November 2013 and soon after married a naturalized Peruvian citizen of American birth named Carmen Carrion Vela in the Peruvian Amazon.") (December 16, 2014) (Read More...)
AP - The Big Story: Nairobi, Kenya - "KENYA POLICE: 2 KENYANS ARRESTED FOR SPYING FOR IRAN" by Tom Odula (SNIPPET: "Two Kenyans in police custody have admitted assisting Iranian state intelligence to plot attacks on western targets in Kenya, Kenya's police chief said Saturday. Abubakar Sadiq Louw, 69, and Yassin Sambai Juma, 25, confessed to being spies for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, an elite and secretive unit, Joseph Boinnet said.") (November 28, 2015 12:33 pm EST) (Read More...)
DOCS.HOUSE.GOV - Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere & Subcommittee on the Middle EastEast and North Africa - DARDO LOPEZ-DOLZ, Lima, Peru: "IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE" (pdf) (March 18, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "CHINA SENT H-6Ks TO MIYAKO STRAIT AGAIN" (SNIPPET: "China sent 8 H-6K bombers out to the Pacific Ocean today. Four of those bombers went through Miyako Strait and back while another four turn left and flew parallel to the Japanese islands before returning to base.") (November 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BRITISH PRIME MINISTER HIGHLIGHTS ISLAMIC STATE'S THREAT TO UK, WEST" by Thomas Joscely (SNIPPET: "Britain's police and security services have "disrupted no fewer than 7 terrorist plots to attack the UK" in the past 12 months, all of which "were either linked to" the Islamic State or "inspired" by the group's propaganda, according to British Prime Minister David Cameron. The terrorist threat has grown in recent months because the Islamic State "has a dedicated external operations structure in Syria, which is planning mass casualty attacks around the world."" SNIPPET: "According to Cameron, there "were 299 arrests in the UK in the year ending 31 March 2015 for terrorism-related offenses," which is "an increase of 31% compared with the previous year and the highest number since data collection began in 2001."") (November 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN News: "AT LEAST 57 PARIS AIRPORT WORKERS ON TERROR WATCHLIST" by Matthew Campbell, The Times (SNIPPET: "France has ordered a review of the security passes of tens of thousands of employees at the country's main airport after the discovery that 57 workers with access to runways and aircraft were on an intelligence watchlist as potential Islamist extremists. It emerged yesterday that dozens of workers had their security badges blocked or withdrawn after terror attacks in January, but others continued to work at Charles de Gaulle Airport despite appearing in security files. Philippe Riffault, the police official in charge of airport security, said 86,000 passes for the airport would be "reviewed" in co-ordination with the intelligence services.") (November 29, 2015 11:00 am) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "RUSSIANS BUZZ MACY'S PARADE WITH DRONE" by Harry Shuldman, Tina Moore and Melkorka Licea (SNIPPET: "Despite heightened security levels, the Russian tourists were flying the potentially threatening contraption above the parade around 10:30 a.m. at the starting point at Central Park West and W. 77th St., police sources told The Post. The dumbfounded 14-year-old son -- who lives with his mother in Florida -- told The Post that the police "thought I was a terrorist" while his 41-year-old father, visiting from Russia, ushered him out of the 20th Precinct.") (November 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FBI USING ELITE SURVEILLANCE TEAMS TO TRACK AT LEAST 48 HIGH RISK ISIS SUSPECTS" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "With as many as 1000 active cases, Fox News has learned at least 48 ISIS suspects are considered so high risk that the FBI is using its elite tracking squads known as the mobile surveillance teams or MST to track them domestically.") (November 27, 2015) (Read More...)
YAHOO News Canada (REUTERS): Havre, Montana - "CANADA REFUGEE PLAN REVIVES CONCERNS OVER POROUS U.S. BORDER" by Tim Reid (SNIPPET: "But in Montana, which shares a 500-mile (800-)km) border with Canada, border agents and some residents say they are concerned about Ottawa's plan to bring in 25,000 Syrians by year-end, even though the government there insists its screening will be thorough and there are limited indications that militants may be seeking to use refugee status to cross borders. The world's longest shared land border attracts a fraction of the U.S. attention and security resources taken up by the much shorter southern border with Mexico, which is patrolled by 18,000 U.S. border agents compared to 2,200 in the north.") (November 25, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada: Toranto - "RCMP NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATORS LOOKING FOR TWO 'SUSPICIOUS' MEN SEEN AT ROGERS CENTRE" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "A "passerby" noticed two men on the John Street Bridge at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 and reported the incident, which ended up on the desk of the National Critical Infrastructure Team, the Ontario RCMP said in a news release.") (November 25, 2015) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "SENATOR SESSIONS REVEALS 12 REFUGEE-JIHADIS CHARGED THIS YEAR, Hopes to Shrink Obama's 2016 Refugee Budget" by Neil Munro (SNIPPET: "Obama says the new refugees will be vetted. But top security officials say the Syrians can't be vetted because the U.S. doesn't know what they were doing in Syria before they applied for refugee status.") (November 24, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISLAMIC STATE RADICALIZES 'THOUSANDS' IN UNITED STATES Report finds that terrorist group 'has the necessary supporters in place and the financial means to carry out' attack in America" by Daniel Wiser (November 25, 2015) (Read More...)
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FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "AL QAEDA OPERATIVE SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS FOR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM PLOT THAT TARGETED THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE" (SNIPPET: "Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, Abid Naseer was sentenced to 40 years by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie for multiple terrorism offenses. The defendant and his accomplices came within days of executing a plot to conduct a bombing at a crowded shopping mall in Manchester, United Kingdom, as directed by senior Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. The planned attack, which also targeted the New York City subway system and a newspaper office in Copenhagen, Denmark, had been directed by and coordinated with senior Al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. Naseer is the eighth defendant to face charges in Brooklyn federal court related to the Al Qaeda plot, which also involved Adis Medunjanin, Najibullah Zazi, and Zarein Ahmedzay, the three members of the cell that targeted New York City. Naseer was convicted in March 2015 after a three week jury trial of providing material support to Al Qaeda, conspiring to provide material support to Al Qaeda, and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence.") (November 24, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Budapest - "HUNGARY DETAINS GROUP HEADING TO CAPITAL WITH EXPLOSIVES, FINDS BOMB LAB" (SNIPPET: "Hungarian anti-terrorist police last week detained four people heading to the capital with explosives in their car, and found a bomb-making laboratory set up for a mass killing, the unit's chief said on Tuesday, declining to rule out a link to Islamist militants.") (November 24, 2015 5:47 pm EST) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: London - "POLICE CALL HIM AN ISIS RECRUITER." by Kevin Sullivan (SNIPPET: "Mizanur Rahman" SNIPPET: "As he sat in London, a message arrived from @lionofthed3s3rt, the Twitter handle of Mohammed Hamzah Khan, an American teenager in suburban Chicago. Khan, 19, was thinking about traveling to Syria with his younger sister and brother to join the militant group.") (November 23, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "ISLAMIC TOTAL WAR -- And The Winner Is..." by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Even more alarmingly, Russia is not acting alone. There is a de facto alliance between Russia and the Peoples Republic of China for the advancement of the interests of Moscow and Beijing -- and against the United States. Russian and PRC military forces train together, share technologies, and are linked politically, with frequent governmental exchanges at all levels.") (November 23, 2015) (Read More...)
AP - The Big Story: Nicosia, Cyprus - "OFFICIAL: CYPRUS POLICE STOP 6 MEN AT AIRPORT" by Menelaos Hadjicostis (SNIPPET: "one Algerian and five Turkish men" SNIPPET: "Interpol was notified and the international police agency told Cypriot authorities that two Turks and the Algerian man were "close to" Islamic extremist groups.") (November 22, 2015) (Read More...)
WKBN.com: Newton Falls, Ohio - "SUSPECTS IN BRACEVILLE TURNPIKE STOP MAKE COURT APPEARANCE" (SNIPPET: "Miller said it took about three hours to confirm Abu's identity. He had a driver's license from Washington, but Miller said it was suspended." SNIPPET: "All the suspects were born in Somalia and are American citizens.") (November 19, 2015) (READ MORE...)
NY POST.com: "MOST AMERICANS 'CONVINCED' U.S. IS AT WAR: POLL" by Yaron Steinbuch and Post Wire Services (SNIPPET: "The attacks in Paris have almost all Americans worried about similar strikes in the United States -- with a majority convinced the country is at war with "radical Islam," a poll finds. An overwhelming 83 percent of registered voters believe a terrorist attack resulting in large casualties is likely in the near future, according to The Washington Post-ABC News survey.") (November 22, 2015 5:13 am) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "'IMMINENT' TERROR THREAT SHUTS BRUSSELS METRO The Belgian capital is at its highest alert, with citizens being told to avoid crowded spots in the wake of the Paris atrocities." (SNIPPET: "Belgium, and Brussels in particular, have been at the centre of investigations into the Paris attacks after it emerge, that two of the suicide bombers had been living in the country. Three people detained in Brussels are facing terrorism charges. The brother of one of the suicide bombers, who was also living in Brussels, is still on the run.Salah Abdeslam was briefly pulled over by French police near the Belgian border last Saturday morning along with two of those in custody.") (November 21, 2015 07:32 UK) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AMERICAN VICTIM IN MALI HOTEL ATTACK IDENTIFIED" (SNIPPET: "Anita Ashok Datar" SNIPPET: "At least one guest reported the attackers instructed him to recite verses from the Koran before he was allowed to leave the hotel, Malian army commander Modibo Nama Traore told The Associated Press.") (November 21, 2015) (Read More...)
MILITARY.com: "AL-QAIDA-LINKED GROUPS CLAIM TERROR ATTACK ON MALI HOTEL" by Richard Sisk (SNIPPET: "Two Al Qaida groups -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and its affiliate El Mourabitoune -- claimed responsibility for the bloody attack and siege, the Voice of America reported.") (November 20, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "AMERICAN ATTACK VICTIM REMEMBERED AT AIRPORT" by Shahar Hai (SNIPPET: "18-year-old Ezra Schwartz honored in emotional ceremony as his body flies to Boston for burial after West Bank shooting attack." (November 21, 2015 23:42/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "TERRORIST KILLS THREE, WOUNDS SEVERAL IN GUSH ETZION ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "The dead were a 18-year-old American..." SNIPPET: "The terrorist was Abed al Basset Harub from Dir Samat near Hebron, according to Palestinian sources.") (November 19, 2015 17:38/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISLAMIC STATE AGGRESSIVELY PURSUING CHEMICAL WEAPONS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State has set up a branch to research and experiment with chemical weapons and is receiving help from scientists in Iraq, Syria, and other parts of the world. Iraqi and U.S. intelligence officials' knowledge of the terrorist group's pursuit of chemical weapons, reported by the Associated Press, comes about two months after the Pentagon confirmed that the Islamic State used mustard gas in attacks in Iraq and Syria. The Islamic State branch researching chemical weapons has solicited help from experts that used to work for Saddam Hussein's Military Industrialization Authority, as well as others from Chechnya and southeast Asia.") (November 19, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News: "HONDURAS ARRESTS FIVE US-BOUND SYRIANS WITH STOLEN PASSPORTS" (SNIPPET: "Greek diplomats in Honduras say none of the five speak Greek. They were held at the international airport in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. According to Honduran police, they were planning to travel to the northern city of San Pedro Sula. From there, they intended to cross into Guatemala and then Mexico before reaching the US border, some 2,000km (1,2000 miles) away." SNIPPET: ""The passports were stolen in Athens," said Mr Baca from the Police Investigations Divisions (DPI).") (November 18, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "RAF SENDS JETS TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS The Russian planes strayed near enough to the edge of international airspace to be in a 'British area of interest'" (November 20, 2015 16:06 UK) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "JEWISH TEACHER STABBED IN MARSEILLES BY ISLAMIC STATE SUPPORTERS Three people allegedly attack ultra-Orthodox Jew, severely wounding him." by Itay Blumenthal and Reuters (SNIPPET: "An ultra-Orthodox man was stabbed in Milan about 20 meters from his home last week. According to reports, the attacker was Muslim and fled the scene. A week before that, a Jewish man was stabbed in the back on the street in Brooklyn." SNIPPET: "Two Israeli yeshiva students were attacked in Manhattan a few weeks earlier by an anonymous individual who threw a Molotov cocktail.") (November 18, 2015 23:00/Israel News) (Read More...)
NYPD News: "STATEMENT ON ISIL VIDEO FEATURING TIMES SQUARE" (SNIPPET: "We are aware of the newly-released ISIS video that mentions Times Square. While some of the video footage is not new, the video reaffirms the message that New York City remains a top terrorist target.") (November 18, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "TORONTO-BORN MAN WHO VOWED TO 'DESTROY' CANADA IN ISIL VIDEO ADDED TO INTERPOL WANTED LIST" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Farah Mohamed Shirdon" SNIPPET: "He left Canada on March 14, 2014, the RCMP said. A month later he was shown in an ISIL video burning his Canadian passport and calling himself Abu Usamah. "This is a message to Canada and all the American tyrants: We are coming and we will destroy you, with permission from Allah the almighty," he said.") (November 17, 2015) (Read More...)
CIA.gov - Speech: "BRENNAN DELIVERS REMARKS AT THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES GLOBAL SECURITY FORUM 2015" (SNIPPET: "The impression one might get from the daily headlines is that the world has become more unstable. And indeed, the historical record supports that judgment." SNIPPET: "Both government and private networks are under constant attack. The Department of Homeland Security reports that more than 640,000 cyber-related incidents affected federal agencies in fiscal year 2014. The massive and prolonged hacking of employee records held by the Office of Personnel Management underscores the intensity of assaults on government IT systems. And I am all too familiar with the ease with which miscreant hackers can use social engineering techniques to perpetrate criminal intrusions into personal email accounts and information technology and communication systems.") (Posted November 16, 2015) (Read More...)
KIROTV.com: "KING COUNTY SHERIFF ASKS OFF-DEPUTIES TO STAY ARMED AFTER PARIS ATTACKS 'Protect your family, the public, and yourself'" (SNIPPET: "Deputies in King County have been urged to carry their service weapon while off duty along with extra magazines. Sheriff John Urquhart sent an email to officers Tuesday saying the greatest threat in the county, which includes Seattle, is a homegrown terrorist who supports ISIL.") (November 17, 2015) (Read More...)
KLEWTV.com: Pullman, WA - "PULLMAN POLICE ARE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH FBI FOR ANY THREATS" by Alex Crescenti (SNIPPET: "Here in Pullman police say there is not nearly enough security and first responders to handle an attack of that magnitude. Commander Chris Tennant of the Pullman Police department said there are precautions they could take, but in reality, he says there really is no way to fully prepare for a terrorist attack." SNIPPET: "Commander Tennant says they do very little online monitoring themselves and leaves it to other organizations.") (November 17, 2015) (Read More...)
DW.de - English: "GERMANY ON HIGH ALERT AFTER BOMB SCARE AT HANNOVER FOOTBALL STADIUM" (SNIPPET: "Two stadiums have been evacuated and Hannover's main train station partly closed, following a suspected bomb threat in Germany, days after the deadly Paris attacks." SNIPPET: "German police said early on Tuesday evening that the international friendly between German and the Netherlands had been called off due to "security reasons."" SNIPPET: "A second Hannover stadium, the TUI arena, was evacuated shortly after..." SNIPPET: "Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) confirmed late on Tuesday Germany received information about a potential bomb threat from a foreign intelligence agency around midday on Tuesday. The information said "an attack on a sport event in Germany could take place within the 48 hours," Herrmann told Bavarian television.") (November 18, 2015) (Read More...)
WLRN - Miami, South Florida - Interview: "CURBELO: No Good Options with ISIS" by Tom Hudson (INTERVIEW SNIPPET: "Would you recommend the State Department put Cuba back on the list of state-sponsors of terrorism? CURBELO: I think they should have never been removed from the list.") (November 16, 2015) (Listen Here; Read More...)
BBC News: "NICARAGUA TURNS BACK CUBAN MIGRANTS TO COSTA RICA" (SNIPPET: "They reported being stranded in Costa Rica after the trafficking ring which they had paid to get them to the US was broken up by the authorities. On Saturday, Costa Rica issued seven-day transit visas to more than 1,700 Cubans detained after crossing illegally into Costa Rica from Panama." SNIPPET: "According to US Customs and Border Protection figures, more than 25,000 Cubans entered the US through its southern border between October 2014 and September 2015.") (November 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CUBAN ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA HIGHLIGHTS MOSCOW'S INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA Putin's government increases weapon sales, military cooperation as U.S. reduces aid to the region" by Daniel Wiser (SNIPPET: "Recent reports that Cuban military personnel are on the ground in Syria to support the alliance between Russia and the Assad regime underscore Moscow's efforts to establish its most significant foothold in Latin America since the Cold War, analysts say.") (October 27, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "FBI OFFERS $15,000 REWARD TO RECOVER STOLEN FIREARMS" (SNIPPET: "The Boston Division of the FBI is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the recovery of the remaining six firearms stolen from the United States Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. A total of 16 weapons (six M-4 rifles and 10 M-11 pistols) were stolen from the facility sometime between the evening hours of Saturday, November 14, 2015, and early morning hours of Sunday, November 15, 2015. To date, 10 weapons have already been recovered, including all six M-4 rifles.") (November 30, 2015) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (NEWSDAY): New York - "HOMELESS MAN FINDS STOLEN ARMORY WEAPONS" by John Asbury, Newsday (SNIPPET: "The NYPD said the 51-year-old homeless man was collecting cans at Mullaly Park, across from Yankee Stadium, when he found a black garbage bag with three guns inside about 9 a.m. Friday. He turned the guns over to police.") (November 22, 2015) (Read More...)
CBS Boston: Worcester - "WEAPONS MISSING FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT BREAK-IN AT ARMY RESERVE ARMORY IN WORCESTER" (SNIPPET: "Sources tell WBZ-TV six semi-automatic rifles and 10 pistols were stolen from a gun locker. The missing weapons were entered into a national database, and federal, state, and local law enforcement have been alerted. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker urged the public to remain vigilant in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris.") (November 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY CALLER: "CONGRESS LEARNED OF SYRIAN REFUGEES ENTERING THE U.S. JUST RECENTLY" by Kerry Picket (SNIPPET: "This eliciting a warning from from the Committee about the lack of current intelligence regarding the refugees who are in the U.S. and those who will arrive in the future. The Obama administration is looking to increase the number of Syrian refugees who may be admitted into the U.S. as well as speed up the process. The administration plans to do this, Reuters reports, by opening new screening outposts in Iraq and Lebanon. As of now, the administration promised to accept as many as 100,000 refugees each year by the end of 2017. The present annual cap is at 70.000.") (November 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: ISLAMIC STATE HAS 24-HOUR HELP DESK" by Morgan Chalant (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State has a 24-hour help desk dedicated to training would-be terrorists in how to communicate under the radar of intelligence services and law enforcement. The help desk allows Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIL or ISIS) militants spread messages, recruit supporters, and plan attacks while evading intelligence services, according to counterterrorism analysts affiliated with the Army.") (October 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "NEW ISLAMIC STATE DOCUMENT SHOWS U.S. STILL IN THE CROSSHAIRS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "FBI Director James Comey told U.S. intelligence officials last month that the Bureau has approximately 900 ongoing Islamic State-related inquiries, most of which involve homegrown suspects.") (November 9, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "WARNING OVER BRUSSELS 'PITSTOP' FOR RADICALS" (SNIPPET: "Authorities in Belgium have warned that a Brussels suburb caught up in the hunt for the perpetrators of the Paris attacks has become a breeding ground for radical Islamists. Heavily armed police raided addresses in Molenbeek, which has a substantial Muslim population of mostly Moroccan and Turkish immigrants, after two of the suspects were identified as having lived in the district.") (November 16, 2015 04:42 UK) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - News Release - Release No: NR-438-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ali Ahmad Muhammad al-Razihi, Khalid Abd-al-Jabbar Muhammad Uthman al-Qadasi, Adil Said al-Hajj Ubayd al-Busays, Sulayman Awad Bin Uqayl al-Nahdi, and Fahmi Salem Said al-Asani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Arab Emirates.") (November 15, 2015) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - Counter Proliferation Investigation Unit - News Release: Philadelphia - "UK RESIDENT CONNECTED TO SYRIAN EXPORT SCHEME EXTRADITED TO U.S. TO FACE FEDERAL CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "A dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Syria was extradited from the U.K. Thursday and was arraigned today for his alleged part in a conspiracy to illegally export laboratory equipment, including chemical warfare agent detection equipment, from the United States to Syria." SNIPPET: "Ahmad Feras Diri, 42") (November 13, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Cleveland, Ohio - Press Release: Washington: "OHIO MAN ARRESTED FOR SOLICITING THE MURDER OF MEMBERS OF U.S. MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "TERRENCE J. MCNEIL, 25" SNIPPET: "McNeil professed his support on social media on numerous occasions for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.") (November 12, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "TWO MORE SUICIDE ATTACKERS IDENTIFIED" (SNIPPET: "Samy Amimour, 28, was charged in a terrorism investigation in 2012 and was the subject of an international arrest warrant." SNIPPET: "A suicide bomber who died outside the national football stadium was found with a Syrian passport with the name Ahmad al Mohammad, a 25-year-old born in Idlib.") (November 16, 2015 09:32 UK) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL (AP): "FRENCH AUTHORITIES NAME TWO MORE PARIS SUICIDE BOMBERS 20-year-old Frenchman Bilal Hadfi, 31-year-old Abdeslam identified as second and third attackers in bloodbath" (November 16, 2015 3:32 am) (Read More...)
FOX59.com (AP): Paris - "POLICE QUESTIONED, RELEASED SUSPECT SALEH ABDESLAM HOURS AFTER PARIS ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Four French officials have told The Associated Press that police questioned and released fugitive suspect Saleh Abdeslam hours after the Paris attacks.") (November 15, 2015 4:18 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "REVEALED: TWO OF THE JIHADIS SNEAKED INTO EUROPE VIA GREECE BY POSING AS REFUGEES AND BEING RESCUED FROM A SINKING MIGRANT BOAT -- AND SURVIVORS SAY ONE OF THE ATTACKERS WAS A WOMAN" (SNIPPET: "Ahmed Almuhamed, 25, believed have been in terror squad at the Bataclan concert hall before blowing himself up" SNIPPET: "Seven terrorists killed themselves using suicide belts while another was shot dead by police at the Bataclan gig" SNIPPET: "Paris attacks have left 129 dead and 349 injured - 96 of which are in a critical condition. 30 of dead not yet identified") (Updated November 15, 2015 19:18 EST) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com (AP): Berlin - "MAN ARRESTED LAST WEEK IN GERMANY WITH HIDDEN TNT, FIREARMS WAS HEADED TO PARIS, BAVARIA MINISTER SAYS" (SNIPPET: "A spokesman for Bavarian state police confirmed earlier Saturday that firearms, explosives and hand grenades were found when police stopped a man near the German-Austrian border on Nov. 5.") (November 14, 2015) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: Sofia - "RUSSIA PLANS A 'HYBRID WARFARE' CAMPAIGN AIMED AT DESTABILISING EUROPE, SAYS BULGARIAN PRESIDENT" by Lawrie Holmes (SNIPPET: "Rosen Plevneliev accuses Moscow of launching massive cyber attacks on Bulgaria's government institutions and increasingly testing Bulgaria's airspace in the wake of the annexation last year of Crimea, on the other side of the Black Sea.") (November 14, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "U.S.-CUBAN COOPERATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT: PAST FAILURES REBORN" by Chris Simmons (SNIPPET: "Given the institutionalized consistency of the Castro regime's senior leaders, this latest initiative is doomed to failure -- just like every one of its predecessors.") (November 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE KANSAS CITY STAR: "DEATH SENTENCE IMPOSED ON F. GLENN MILLER JR. IN HATE CRIME KILLINGS" by Tony Rizzo (SNIPPET: "The 74-year-old Missouri man who unleashed years of pent-up anti-Semitism in a spasm of gunfire that killed three Christians was sentenced Tuesday to death." SNIPPET: "Though Miller failed in his stated motive to kill as many Jews as possible that day, he defiantly declared his "mission" a success. On Tuesday, he reiterated his hatred of Jews and desire to kill Jewish people.") (November 10, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "REWARDS FOR JUSTICE - Reward Offers for Information on al-Shabaab Key Leaders" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program is offering rewards for information leading to the identification or location of six key leaders of the Somalia-based terrorist organization al-Shabaab. The U.S. Secretary of State has authorized rewards of up to $6 million for information on the whereabouts of Abu Ubaidah (Direye), up to $5 million each for information on Mahad Karate, Ma'alim Daud, and Hassan Afgooye, and up to $3 million each for information on Maalim Salman and Ahmed Iman Ali.") (November 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "NEW ISLAMIC STATE DOCUMENT SHOWS U.S. STILL IN THE CROSSHAIRS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "A 64-page terrorist operations manual recently released by an Islamic State supporter on Twitter underscores concerns that the U.S. homeland remains firmly in the group's crosshairs.") (November 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "TWO AMERICANS AMONG THE DEAD AFTER SHOOTING AT POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN JORDAN" (SNIPPET: "Two U.S. State Department contractors were killed after a Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday at a police training center, a U.S. official and a Jordanian government spokesman tell Fox News." SNIPPET: "Two additional U.S. trainers and at least two other Jordanians were reported hurt, and are receiving treatment in Amman.") (November 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "THE 72 YEAR-OLD TERRORIST WHO CARRIED OUT A VEHICULAR ATTACK LEFT A WILL EXPRESSING HER DESIRE TO BECOME A SHAHEEDA (MARTYRED WOMAN). It provides additional evidence refuting Palestinian claims that she was 'executed' by the IDF." (SNIPPET: "The terrorist was Tharwat Ibrahim al-Sha'rawi (Um Ayoub), 72, mother of five.") (November 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "MEMBER OF COLOMBIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS IN PRISON FOR HOSTAGE-TAKING OF THREE U.S. CITIZENS Three Hostages Were Held in Colombia for More Than Five Years" (SNIPPET: "Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran, 43, a member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Colombianas (FARC) terrorist organization, was sentenced...") (November 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: Mcallen, Texas - "CUBAN NATIONAL CONVICTED FOR HIS ROLE IN $200,000 CREDIT CARD FRAUD SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Alexis Acosta-Guzman, 40 a Cuban citizen" SNIPPET: "From March 2013 through August 2015, Acosta-Guzman wired thousands of dollars in funds to individuals in China, Russia and the Ukraine. In return, he received more than 1,000 credit card numbers and other personal information that had been stolen from individuals in the United States. Acosta-Guzman transferred that information to others using various e-mail accounts. He and co-conspirators would then use special devices and the stolen information to create physical credit cards. They used the fraudulent credit cards to make purchases throughout Texas at different retailers and convenience stores.") (November 3, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): Havana - "CUBA PLANNING NEW OIL EXPLORATION IN GULF OF MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Cuba is organizing a new search for oil in the Gulf of Mexico after four earlier exploratory wells failed to make commercially viable finds, a state official said Monday.") (November 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "Obama Admin: Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Not a Terror Group IRAN IS FOREMOST STATE SPONSOR OF TERROR" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The State Department does not currently believe that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps should be designated as a foreign terrorist organization despite the military organization's efforts to procure nuclear materials and conduct terrorist operations across the globe, according to a State Department official who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.") (November 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN TO SEND 'FLEET OF WARSHIPS' TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN Tehran's navy chief says vessels will 'soon berth' at Atlantic ports" (SNIPPET: "Iran intends to dispatch "a fleet of warships" to the Atlantic Ocean shortly, the semi-state Fars news agency reported Thursday, quoting the regime's navy chief. "Our warships will soon berth at ports in the Atlantic Ocean," Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari promised at a ceremony on Wednesday marking the return to port of Iranian warships that Fars said had taken part in joint drills with the Russian navy.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada - "BORDER AGENTS WARNED 'Disillusioned, Traumatized Foreign Fighters' May be Trying to Return to Canada: Documents" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "With an estimated 130 Canadians active in violent jihadist factions around the world, officials are concerned about their return. About 80 "returnees" have already come back to Canada but dozens of radicalized Canadians are still with ISIL and may flee as the terror group suffers setbacks.") (November 8, 2015; Updated November 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN INTERNET LAW COULD THREATEN SECURITY OF AMERICAN'S PERSONAL DATA Moscow requires major companies to move information to servers in Russia by start o next year" by Daniel Wiser (November 6, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC News: "PUTIN ASSOCIATE FOUND DEAD IN DC HOTEL" by Mike Levine and Justin Fishel (SNIPPET: "Mikhail Lesin" SNIPPET: "Lesin is credited with creating Russia Today, the English-language news network backed by the Russian government.") (November 6, 2015 6:42 pm ET) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "EXPLOSION REPORTEDLY HEARD ON BLACK BOX OF DOOMED RUSSIAN PASSENGER PLANE" (SNIPPET: "The black box recorder of the doomed Russian passenger plane that crashed on its way back from Egypt's Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh last week killing all 224 people on board reportedly reveals a loud explosion heard on the jet before it went down." SNIPPET: "The report of an explosion comes after British and American officials revealed that it was possible a bomb on board had brought the plane down.") (November 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST: "40-YEAR-OLD MOTHER OF 7 INDICTED FOR SPYING FOR AL AKSA TERROR GROUP" by Yonah Jeremy Bob (SNIPPET: "Al Aksa Martyrs Brigade" SNIPPET: "The woman joined the terror group for payment and used her smartphone to take pictures of strategic Israeli installations in Haifa, including the port, the police station and the court.") (November 5, 2015 15:09) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release - Cleveland: "FOUR MEN CHARGED WITH PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA" (SNIPPET: "Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 37; Ibrahim Zubair Mohammad, 36; Asif Ahmed Salim, 35; and Sultane Room Salim, 40, were each indicted on one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support and resources to terrorists, one count of providing material support and resources to terrorists and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. Farooq Mohammad and Ibrahim Mohammad both face an additional count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.") (November 5, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "ISIS FLAG, RADICAL MANIFESTO RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT CALIF. CAMPUS STABBER'S MOTIVE" by Malia Zimmerman, Hollie McKay (SNIPPET: "The California college student who stabbed four people last week was carrying an image of the black flag of ISIS according to a report Tuesday, as well as a handwritten manifesto with instructions to behead a student and multiple reminders to pray to Allah, yet authorities continued to insist Faisal Mohammad's motives had nothing to do with radical Islam.") (November 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SHERIFF: CALIF. UNIVERSITY STABBER WENT ON RAMPAGE AFTER BEING KICKED OUT OF STUDY GROUP" (SNIPPET: "The Twitter account on which the attack was praised appears to be one of thousands that regularly reference ISIS, according to Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC), which translated the message. Veryan Khan, of TRAC, which monitors ISIS and other groups on social media, said ISIS mounted a call for stabbings on Oct. 18, with the release 19 videos, but could not say what motivated Wednesday's attack.") (November 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING 14 PERCENT OF U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Nearly 200 U.S. troops have been killed and nearly 1,000 injured by Iranian-made explosives in Iraq...") (November 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S MILITARY LAUNCHES INCREASED CYBER ATTACKS ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Namazi is the fifth U.S. citizen currently in prison in Iran." SNIPPET: "According to U.S. officials, Iran has amassed a group of hackers trained by Russia focusing on various targets, including banks on Wall Street and oil companies in Saudi Arabia.") (November 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA TEST-FIRES SERIES OF NUCLEAR MISSILES DURING STRATEGIC DRILLS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A U.S. defense official said the Russian war games involved firing an SS-N-18 submarine-launched ballistic missile, or SLBM, an SS-N-23 SLBM, a land-based mobile SS-25 intercontinental ballistic missile, and a new SSN-30A Kalibr long-range ship-fired missile. The Russians also practiced firing an air-launched cruise missile during the Oct. 30 maneuvers.") (November 5, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "THREE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "Alexander Posobilov, Shavkat Abdullaev and Anastasia Diatlova" SNIPPET: ""Through lies and deceit, the defendants and their co-conspirators sold over $30 million of microchips, much of which was destined for Russian military and intelligence agencies."") (October 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "ARGENTINA INVESTIGATES TERRORIST THREAT AGAINST SHOPPING MALLS" (SNIPPET: "The alert was sounded after social networks circulated a supposed communique from the Argentine Security Ministry warning Federal Police of a threat against the Buenos Aires shopping malls Abasto and Unicenter, while urging a hike in precautionary levels at all their establishments. The alert attributed the threat to the terrorist group Ansar Dine, which has ties to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and says surveillance of migrants from Mali should be boosted to extreme levels.") (October 30, 2015/EFE) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - News Release No. NR-415-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Shaker Aamer from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Kingdom." SNIPPET: "Today, 112 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (October 30, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - News Release No: NR-412-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Ahmed Ould Abdel Aziz from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Mauritania." SNIPPET: "Today, 113 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Newark, New Jersey - Press Release: "NEW JERSEY MAN ADMITS CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Alaa Saadeh, 24" SNIPPET: "Saadeh admitted that prior to his arrest on June 29, 2015, he planned to travel overseas to join ISIL along with others. Saadeh discussed the plans to join ISIL with his brother, Nader Saadeh, Samuel Rahamin Topaz and Munther Omar Saleh, and told the judge today that each of them indicated that they wanted to join ISIL at various times.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington - "PENTAGON SPY AGENCY HIRES FIRST BRITISH DEPUTY DIRECTOR" by Mark Hosenball (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies have long had close relationships with their British counterparts, but former and current U.S. intelligence officials said this is the first time they knew of a U.S. spy agency naming a foreigner to a top executive position.") (October 30, 2015 4:04 pm) (Read More...)
CNN.com: London - "MI6 RECRUITS SPIES ON MUMSNET: Do Mothers Make the Best Secret Agents?" by Will Heilpern, for CNN (IMAGE CAPTION: "British spy agency MI6's advert from the parenting site Mumsnet." SNIPPET: "Forget sharp suits, expensive cocktails, gambling problems and one night stands. Maybe mothers are better spies than James Bond? A new job advertisement by British spy agency MI6 on the parenting website Mumsnet suggests just this.") (October 30, 2016) (Read More...)
CAPITAL GAZETTE.com: "GOOGLE TO LAUNCH 360-DEGREE MAPPING OF NAVAL ACADEMY" by Tim Prudente (SNIPPET: "Already, Google has filmed the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "JIHADISTS IN SYRIA TRAIN FOR URBAN WARFARE" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State and its jihadist rival Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's official branch in Syria, are training forces to conduct urban warfare at camps inside Syria." SNIPPET: "Jihadist groups in Syria have showcased urban warfare training prior to these two propaganda releases. Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar and Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad have both released material showing this type of instruction in Aleppo before their merger into Al Nusrah. The Islamic State's Sabiri's Jamaat, a group comprised of Dagestanis and Uzbeks, also released a video showing urban warfare training also in Aleppo early last year." SNIPPET: "Since the beginning of 2012, a total of 139 camps have been identified as being operational inside Iraq and Syria at one point in time.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DESTROYER PASSAGE IN S. CHINA SEA PROMPTS BEIJING WARNINGS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China offered threatening comments and warnings a day after the passage of a U.S. guided missile destroyer to within 12 miles of a disputed reef in the South China Sea where Beijing is building a military airstrip.") (October 29, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "IRAN'S NEW PALESTINIAN TERROR GROUP: AL-SABIREEN" by Khaled Abu Toameh (SNIPPET: "The Iranians are also believed to have supplied their new terrorist group in the Gaza Strip with Grad and Fajr missiles that are capable of reaching Tel Aviv." SNIPPET: "The leader of Al-Sabireen, Hisham Salem, is a former commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.") (October 28, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "MI5 BOSS: IS PLANNING UK MASS CASUALTY ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Andrew Parker says the threat from IS 'shows no sign of abating' after more than 750 British extremists travelled to Syria.") (October 29, 2015 2:07 UK) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TWITTER ACCUSED OF 'DERELICTION' FOR NOT SWIFTLY REMOVING TERRORIST ACCOUNTS Counterterrorism analyst says social media 'platform has been weaponized by ISIS extremists'" by Daniel Wiser (October 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "THREE DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRING TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "Earlier today, after a month-long trial, Alexander Posobilov, Shavkat Abdullaev and Anastasia Diatlova were convicted of all counts, including conspiring to export, and illegally exporting, controlled microelectronics to Russia. Posobilov was also convicted of money laundering conspiracy. These defendants, all of whom worked at Arc Electronics Inc. (Arc), Houston-based corporation, and eight other individuals were originally charged in October 2012. Five members of the conspiracy, including Arc owner Alexander Fishenko, previously pleaded guilty to related charges.") (October 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CUBAN ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA HIGHLIGHTS MOSCOW'S EXPANDING INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA Putin's government increases weapon sales, military cooperation as U.S. reduces aid to the region" by Daniel Wiser (October 27, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - Special to IPT News: "ISIS RAPES WOMEN TOWARD ALLAH" by Abigail R. Esman (SNIPPET: "Women sold as slaves. Women beaten in the streets. Women raped for sport. Girls as young as 8 or 9 years old forced into marriages with strangers, and bound to sexual servitude. The reports of the atrocities perpetrated by the Islamic State against girls and women -- most of them Yazidi -- seem as unending as they are despicable and senseless. But the latest may yet be the most depraved: women and girls being raped repeatedly as a way to "make" them Muslim.") (October 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Press Release: "GRAND JURY VOTES SECOND SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT CHARGING FIVE WITH CONSPIRACY TO MURDER OVERSEAS Three Defendants Charged with Perjury for Lying Before Federal Grand Jury" (SNIPPET: "At least nine Minnesotans have now been charged as part of this conspiracy. Three of the men charged have pleaded guilty, including ABDULLAHI YUSUF (February 16, 2015), HANAD MUSSE (September 9, 2015), and ZACHARIA ABDURAHMAN (September 17, 2015). The remaining defendants, HAMZA AHMED, ADNAN FARAH, GULED OMAR, ABDURAHMAN DAUD and MOHAMED FARAH, are scheduled to go to trial on February 16, 2016, before Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Davis.") (October 21, 2015) (Read More...)
YONHAP NEWS AGENCY - English: Seoul - "ISIS-LINKED GROUP THREATENS TO BOMB SEOUL STORE: POLICE" (SNIPPET: "In a posting on social media, the unidentified group said they would detonate explosives at a shop near COEX, a large shopping mall complex in the wealthy district of Gangnam, a police official said, asking not to be named." SNIPPET: "The attack is said to be planned for Sunday, though no specific time has been mentioned.") (October 25, 2015 15:00) (Read More...)
SUN-SENTINEL.com: "FEDS CHARGE WOMAN IN SOUTH FLORIDA PLOT TO BROKER $50M DRONE TO CHINA" by Paula McMahon (SNIPPET: "A woman accused of trying to send an unmanned Hellfire missile-firing drone and jet fighter engines to China via South Florida, pleaded not guilty to federal charges of illegal military weapons brokering Friday in Fort Lauderdale. Prosecutors say Wenxia Man, aka Wency, 44, was working with a man she called a "technology spy" who procures information from Russia and other nations "so that China can obtain sophisticated technology without having to conduct its own research." The so-called "technology spy," Xinsheng Zhang, was indicted on related charges in South Florida but authorities said he is in China and has not yet been arrested.") (October 23, 2015) (Read More...)
USNI NEWS: "CHINESE WARSHIPS TO MAKE NAVAL STATION MAYPORT PORT VISIT AMIDST SOUTH CHINA SEA TENSION" by Sam LaGrone (SNIPPET: "A trio of Chinese warships in the middle of a world tour are in route to Naval Station Mayport, Fla. for a scheduled goodwill port visit next month, U.S. Navy officials told USNI News on Thursday. The officials would not specify the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) combatants involved but USNI News understands the three ships are the Type 052C Luyang II-class guided-missile destroyer Jinan (152), the Type 054A Jiangkai II-class guided-missile frigate Yiyang (548) and the Type 903 Fuchi-class fleet oiler Qiandao Hu (886), Jane's reported the trio was in Stockholm late last month.") (October 22, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "JEWISH WORSHIPPERS STABBED IN MARSEILLE ON SATURDAY MORNING, LE FIGARO REPORTS" (SNIPPET: "Local police arrested the attacker, who was drunk at the time. He was heard to shout anti-Semitic statements during the attack.") (October 24, 2015, 20:31/Israel News) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (LOS ANGELES TIMES): "RAID UNCOVERS U.S.-MEXICO DRUG TUNNEL" by Richard Marosi (SNIPPET: "The passageway stretched about 2,600 feet, which would make it one of the longest ever built under the U.S.-Mexico border, according to U..S. authorities. It had all the features of a sophisticated underground passageway: ventilation, a cart-and-rail system and lighting. Like most such tunnels found in recent years, it was located in the light industrial neighborhood of Otay Mesa, an area congested with long-haul trucks and warehouses.") (October 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Phoenix, Arizona - Press Release: Tucson, Arizona - "MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 43 YEARS IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE OFFICER" (SNIPPET: "Jesus Eder Moreno-Ornelas, 31 of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico was sentenced") (October 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Phoenix, Arizona: Washington - "TWO MEN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER OF A U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT" (SNIPPET: "Ivan Soto-Barraza, 37, and Jesus Leonel Sanchez-Meza, 27, guilty") (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada: "WINDSOR MAN WHO 'GOT THE LAST LAUGH' AND SLIPPED PAST NO-FLY LIST NOW BACK IN CANADIAN COURT" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "27-year-old Palestinian-Canadian" SNIPPET: "El Shaer" SNIPPET: "This is the third time in less than two years that El Shaer has been arrested after returning from trips to the Middle East.") (October 16, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "STEVENS CABLED WASHINGTON: CIA SAYS 'AQ [Al Qaeda] TRAINING CAMPS WITHIN BENGHAZI'" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "On August 16, 2012--a little less than a month before the terrorist attacks on the U.S. State Department and CIA facilities in Benghazi, Libya--Amb. Chris Stevens sent a cable to State Department headquarters in Washington, D.C. stating that a CIA officer on the ground in Benghazi had briefed a State Department officer in that city the day before "on the location of approximately ten Islamist militias and AQ training camps within Benghazi." This information was released today in a report issued by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.") (January 15, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1196: "IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI'S LETTER OF GUIDELINES TO PRESIDENT ROHANI ON JCPOA SETS NINE CONDITIONS NULLIFYING ORIGINAL AGREEMENT ANNOUNCED JULY 14, 2015" by Y. Carmon and A. Savyon (October 22, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "U.S. PREPARING TO SELL 8 F-16s TO PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: " The New York Times reported that the Obama administration has informed Congress of a potential FMS of eight F-16s for Pakistan.") (October 23, 2016) (Read More...)
ARS TECHNICA.com: "NSA ADVISORY SPARKS CONCERN OF SECRET ADVANCE USHERING IN CRYPTOAPOCALYPSE" by Dan Goodin (SNIPPET: "In August, National Security Agency officials advised US agencies and businesses to prepare for a not-too-distant time when the cryptography protecting virtually all sensitive government and business communications is rendered obsolete by quantum computing. The advisory recommended backing away from plans to deploy elliptic curve cryptography, a form of public key cryptography that the NSA spent the previous 20 years promoting as more secure than the older RSA cryptosystem.") (October 22, 2015) (Read More...)
CYBERSECURITY TECHTARGET.com: "CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY NEEDS TO BE MORE DYNAMIC, EXPERTS SAY" by Michael Heller (SNIPPET: "The digital world moves very fast, but a new survey claims that cybersecurity strategy does not move fast enough to keep up with threats -- and experts tend to agree.") (October 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): Tripoli - "TRIPOLI SAYS READY TO COOPERATE WITH BRITAIN OVER LOCKERBIE" (SNIPPET: "The only person ever convicted in the Lockerbie bombing is former Libyan intelligence officer Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, who died in 2012 protesting his innocence. Scottish media named one of the two new suspects as former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi and the other as Abu Agila Mas'ud.") (October 21, 2015 20H45) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "'CLOCK KID' AHMED MOHAMED AND HIS FAMILY WILL MOVE TO QATAR" by Jessica CONTRERA (SNIPPET: "Less than 24 hours after Ahmed Mohamed met President Obama, his family decided it's time to leave America for good. The 14-year-old Texas boy who was arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that authorities said resembled a bomb will soon be living in Qatar.") (October 20, 2015) (Read More...)
MRCTV via YouTube.com - Video: "STUDENTS SAY AHMED'S CLOCK LOOKS LIKE A BOMB" (SNIPPET: "MRCTV's Dan Joseph asks George Mason students what they would think if they saw Ahmed's suitcase clock.") (September 23, 2015) (Watch Here.)
HURRIYET DAILY NEWS.com: Istanbul - "ISIL CHILD TRAINING CAMP DISCOVERED IN ISTANBUL: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "The suspects were reported to have trained children in basement apartments...") (October 19, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "IRAN-RUSSIA RELATIONS 2015: IRANIAN SHIPS DOCK AT RUSSIAN PORT AS TIES BETWEEN TEHRAN AND MOSCOW STRENGTHEN" by Christopher Harress (SNIPPET: "navy ships" "docking in Astrakhan") (October 19, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "EUROPEAN INFLUX OF MILITIAMEN LOYAL TO IRAN COULD POSE PROBLEMS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "The Foreign Relations Burea - Iraq (FRBI) identified images of 48 men on Facebook and Twitter who it says fought with Iranian-trained Shiite militias in Iraq and now are in Europe.") (October 19, 2015)
THE TELEGRAPH: "RUSSIA POSTS SYRIA ATTACK DRONE FOOTAGE AMID PROPAGANDA DRIVE" by Roland Oliphant, Moscow (SNIPPET: "The attempt to retake Jobar is one of several offensives launched by Syrian government forces since Russia began airstrikes to support ground operations by the regime, Iran, and Hizbollah three weeks ago.") (October 20, 2015 12:15 pm BST)
NY POST.com: "TEEN SAYS HE HACKED CIA DIRECTOR'S AOL ACCOUNT" by PhilipMessing, Jamie Schram and Bruce Golding (SNIPPET: "He explained "CWA" stood for "Crackas With Attitude," which he said referred to him and a classmate. The hacker contacted The Post last week to brag about his exploits, which include posting some of the stolen documents and a portion of Brennan's contact list on Twitter. The hacker's Twitter page includes the Muslim Shahada creed, which translates as, "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."" SNIPPET: "And he also got into the online Comcast account of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and posted a redacted screenshot of a billing page. He claimed that he listened to Johnson's voicemails.") (October 18, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE HACKED CIA DIRECTOR'S PRIVATE AOL EMAIL AND POSTED CONTACT LIST ONLINE" (SNIPPET: "Twitter accounts have linked to supposed contact list and call log of Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines") (Updated October 19, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN CLOSING GAP WITH SMALLER, OLDER U.S. MILITARY Air Force General: Adversaries developing capabilities that are 'better than what we currently have in many area'" by Daniel Wiser (October 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI RELEASES 2014 STATISTICS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED AND ASSAULTED" (SNIPPET: "According to statistics collected by the FBI, 96 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2014. Of these, 51 law enforcement officers died as a result of felonious acts, and 45 officers died in accidents. In addition, 48,315 officers were victims of line-of-duty assaults.") (October 19, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "TOP CHINESE GENERAL DEFENDS DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA" (SNIPPET: "China's military, especially its navy, is gathering formidable capabilities, fueled by large annual increases in the military budget, which is now the world's largest behind the U.S. China is adding new ships and submarines at a rapid pace, and its first aircraft carrier will soon become operational. Meanwhile, a massive military parade in Beijing last month showcased new missiles permitting China to hit targets -- including U.S. Navy ships and bases -- throughout the region.") (October 17, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS AND STRIPES (AP): Morton, Illinois - "ARMY VETERAN, 75, FIGHTS OFF 19-YEAR-OLD THREATENING CHILDREN WITH KNIVES" (SNIPPET: "19-year-old Dustin Brown" SNIPPET: "According to a court affidavit, Brown told police afterward that he "failed in his mission to kill everyone."") (October 16, 2015) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE Radio Liberty - Tracking Islamic State: "DAGHESTANI IMAM ARRESTED IN BERLIN ON SUSPICION OF RECRUITING IS MILITANTS" by Joanna Paraszczuk (SNIPPET: "A notorious Daghestani imam who openly runs pro-Islamic State (IS) social-media accounts has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of recruiting IS militantsThe suspect is Gadzhimurad K., better known as Murad Atajev. He was detained on October 14.") (October 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "ISIL-LINKED HACKER ARRESTED IN MALAYSIA ON U.S. CHARGES Defendant Charged with Providing Material Support to ISIL AND COMPUTER HACKING RELATED TO THE THEFT AND DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. MILITARY AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PERSONAL INFORMATION" (SNIPPET: "Kosovo citizen Ardit Ferizi" SNIPPET: "As alleged in the criminal complaint, Ferizi, also known by his hacking moniker "Th3Dir3ctorY," is believed to be the leader of a Kosovar Internet hacking group called Kosova Hacker's Security (KHS). Ferizi hacked into the computer system of a victim company located in the United States and stole the PII of thousands of individuals. He then provided the PII of over 1,000 U.S. service members and federal employees to ISIL to be used against those employees. Between June and August 2015, Ferizi provided unlawfully obtained PII to ISIL member Junaid Hussain, aka Abu Hussain al-Britani. On Aug. 11, 2015, in the name of the Islamic State Hacking Division (ISHD), Hussain posted a tweet titled "NEW: U.S. Military AND Government HACKED by the Islamic State Hacking Division!" which contained a hyperlink to a 30-page document. That document stated, in part, that "we are in your e-mails and computer systems, watching and recording your every move, we have your names and addresses, we are in your e-mails and social media accounts, we are extracting confidential data and passing on your personal information to the soldiers of the khilafah, who soon with the permission of Allah will strike at your necks in your own lands!" The next 27 pages of the document contained the names, e-mail addresses, e-mail passwords, locations and phone numbers for approximately 1,351 U.S. military and other government personnel. This posting was intended to provide ISIL supporters in the United States and elsewhere with the PII belonging to the listed government employees for the purpose of encouraging terrorist attacks against those individuals.") (October 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "POLICE RELEASE SUSPECT SKETCHES IN STABBING OF TRAIN HERO SPENCER STONE" (SNIPPET: "Detectives canvassed the area after the stabbing and collected surveillance video of the suspects leaving the area in a 2009-2012 Toyota Camry. The physical descriptions are two Asian or Filipino male adults wearing whites shirts and blue jeans.") (October 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "HAROON ASWAT, ABU HAMZA CO-CONSPIRATOR, SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TERRORISM OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "In late 1999, ASWAT, along with co-defendants Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a/k/a "Abu Hamza" ("Abu Hamza"), Ouassama Kassir, and Earnest James Ujaama, attempted to establish a terrorist training camp in the United States to support Al Qaeda, which has been designated by the United States Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization.") (October 16, 2015) (Read More...)
Video (REUTERS): "836,000 COUNTERFEIT DOLLARS SEIZED IN PERU" (SNIPPET: "More than $800,000 in counterfeit dollars bound for New York has been seized by Peruvian authorities.") (October 15, 2015 3:21 am EDT) (View Here.)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "PRIVATE JETS TO DEPORT ASYLUM SEEKERS..." by Ian Drury (SNIPPET: "Cyber-terrorist Younes Tsouli was the deportee on the one-man flight to Morocco this spring. The 32-year-old -- once described as Al Qaeda's most influential cyber-terrorist -- was jailed for 16 years in 2007. He was finally put on a plane after failing in a bid to avoid deportation from the UK on human rights grounds.") (October 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DIPLOMAT.com: "CHINA, CUBA SEEK ECONOMIC AND DEFENSE COOPERATION Two high-ranking Chinese officials made separate visits to Cuba this month." by Shannon Tiezzi (SNIPPET: "China and Cuba have also been making strides on the military front.") (June 27, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Dallas, Texas - Press Release: "IRAQI-BORN U.S. CITIZEN ADMITS MAKING FALSE STATEMENT TO FBI Defendant Admits Lying About Pledging Allegiance to Self-Proclaimed Leader of ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Bilal Abood, 37" SNIPPET: "On approximately April 29, 2013, Abood left the U.S. through Mexico and traveled through various countries into Syria. On September 16, 2013, Abood returned to the U.S. and admitted to FBI special agents that he had traveled to Syria, but he denied supporting any terrorist groups. A search warrant was executed on Abood's computer on July 9, 2014. A review of that computer revealed that on approximately June 19, 2014, Abood stated, while using his Twitter handle @ibnalislaam, "I pledge obedience to the Caliphate Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi."") (October 13, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "EASA ISSUES BULLETIN TO AIRLINES AFTER RUSSIA FIRED CRUISE MISSILES INTO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety bulletin on Oct. 9, warning airline companies of the potential danger of flying over Iran, Iraq and the Caspian Sea after Russia fired cruise missiles into Syria.") (October 13, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "STRATFOR'S ANALYSIS OF AN EXPANDED RUSSIAN AIR CAMPAIGN INTO IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "An analysis by Stratfor concluded that if Russia decides to expand its air campaign into Iraq, it will costs Moscow more time and money. It also risks antagonizing the United States.") (October 13, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "INTERIOR MINISTER TO REVOKE ATTACKERS' RESIDENCY STATUS" by Omri Efriam (SNIPPET: "The authority began the process of revoking the residency status of two East Jerusalem residents in recent days: Subhi Abu Khalifa from Shuafat -- who carried out the Thursday attack near the Israeli Police national headquarters in Jerusalem, and Shuruk Dawiyat -- who carried out the attack on Hagai st. in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The decision was made according the Interior Minister's authority under the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law. If the process is completed, the two attackers will be prevented from receiving social benefits, including those afforded by the National Insurance institute. These include medical insurance and ease of medical care. Article 11 of the temporary order (Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law,) provides the minister with the authority to revoke residency. This authority has been invoked several times in the past against those who carried out terror attacks against the state of Israel.") (October 9, 2015 19:48/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA ADDS 111 WARHEADS UNDER ARMS TREATY Moscow warheads above New START limit" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Russia has now deployed more than 100 nuclear warheads in its strategic arsenal above the limits set by the New START arms treaty limits--two years before it must meet treaty arms reduction goals." SNIPPET: "The United States during the same period of the Russian increases cut its deployed nuclear arsenal by 250 warheads.") (October 9, 2015 4:59 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA VIOLATES TURKISH AIRSPACE AGAIN IN DIRECT CHALLENGE TO NATO North Atlantic Council notes 'extreme danger os such irresponsible behavior'" BY DANIEL WISER (October 6, 2015) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "EDWARD SNOWDEN: RUSSIAN SEX BOMB SPY ANNA CHAPMAN ORDERED TO SEDUCE U.S. WHISTLEBLOWER, DEFECTOR REVEALS" by Nigel Nelson (SNIPPET: "The plan was for the temptress to enthrall the man who exposed American cyber-snooping -- and keep him in Moscow") (December 6, 2014; Updated December 8, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "SNOWDEN LEAKS 'WORST EVER LOSS TO BRITISH INTELLIGENCE'" (SNIPPET: "The Guardian has said it will continue to publish leaks by Mr Snowden, who is now in Russia.") (October 11, 2013) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com (AP News): Chisinau, Moldova - "AP INVESTIGATION: NUCLEAR SMUGGLERS SOUGHT EXTREMIST BUYERS" (SNIPPET: "In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs with suspected Russian connections that sought to sell radioactive material to Middle Eastern extremists, The Associated Press has learned. The latest known case came in February this year, when a smuggler offered a huge cache of deadly cesium -- enough to contaminate several city blocks -- and specifically sought a buyer from the Islamic State group. Criminal organizations, some with ties to the Russian KGB's successor agency, are driving a thriving black market in nuclear materials in the tiny and impoverished Eastern European country of Moldova, investigators say.") (October 7, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS (AP): "U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMS EITAM HENKIN WAS A U.S. CITIZEN" (SNIPPET: "Eitam Henkin who was killed along with his wife in front of their children by a Palestinian in the West Bank...") (October 6, 2015 08:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Cairo - "BAHRAIN WITHDRAWS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN AFTER BOMB-FACTORY FIND" (SNIPPET: "Bahrain said on Thursday it had recalled its ambassador to Iran, a day after it said security forces had discovered a large bomb-making factory and arrested a number of suspects linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.") (October 2, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "TURKEY SUMMONS RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR WHILE NATO DENOUNCES RUSSIAN INCURSION INTO TURKISH AIRSPACE" (SNIPPET: "Turkey has again summoned the Russian ambassador after a Russian fighter jet entered Turkish airspace for the second time on Oct. 4.") (October 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION EVADES CONGRESS BY HOSTING FIRST SPACE DIALOGUE WITH CHINA Analyst: 'The threat of China stealing U.s. space technology in the course of cooperation is very real'" by Daniel Wiser (October 2, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Alexandria, Virginia - "TWIN BROTHERS SENTENCED FOR WIRE FRAUD, CONSPIRING TO HACK INTO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PRIVATE COMPANY" (SNIPPET: "Twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, 23" SNIPPET: "Muneeb Akhter also provided stolen information to an individual he met on the "dark net," who sold the information to other dark-net users and gave Akhter a share of the profits." SNIPPET: "In or around February 2015, Sohaib Akhter used his contract position at the State Department to access sensitive computer systems containing personally identifiable information belonging to dozens of co-workers, acquaintances, a former employer, and a federal law enforcement agent investigating his crimes. Sohaib Akhter later devised a scheme to ensure that he could maintain perpetual access to desired State Department systems.") (October 2, 2015) (Read More...)
KOMANDO.com: "68,000 MEDICAL MACHINES ARE WIDE OPEN TO HACKERS" by Komando Staff (SNIPPET: "Two security researchers discovered they could access 21 anesthesia, 488 cardiology, 67 nuclear medical, and 133 infusion systems, 31 pacemakers, 97 MRI scanners and 323 photo and communications gear - just from one healthcare organization! They also found dozens of vulnerabilities in other medical devices.") (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "NAMES OF OREGON VICTIMS RELEASED, RANGE IN AGE FROM 18 TO 67" (SNIPPET: "Witnesses said the gunman specifically targeted Christians.") (October 2, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC.net.au - ABC NEWS: NSW POLICE HEADQUARTERS GUNMAN IDENTIFIED AS FARHAD JABAR KHALIL MOHAMAD" (SNIPPET: "15-year-old was armed with a revolver" SNIPPET: "The ABC understands Farhad's sister Shadi went missing on Thursday." SNIPPET: "They said he had earlier gone to a mosque or prayer hall in Parramatta where, after prayer, he changed into a black robe." SNIPPET: "One source confirmed the teenager was a Sunni Muslim who was born in Iran.") (Updated October 3, 2015) (Read More...)
ALGEMEINER.com: "ISRAELI COUPLE KILLED IN FRONT OF THEIR FOUR CHILDREN IN DRIVE-BY TERROR ATTACK" by Ruthie Blum (SNIPPET: "Hamas praised the double murder, and called on activists in the West Bank to carry out additional terrorist attacks.") (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "NIGERIAN CITY OF MAIDUGURI 'ATTACKED BY FIVE CHILD BOMBERS'" (SNIPPET: "Five children, four girls and one boy, were behind a series of blasts in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday, sources say." SNIPPET: "More than 100 people died in similar attacks in the city two weeks ago." SNIPPET: "Maiduguri is where Boko Haram Islamist militants were first based when they began their insurgency six years ago.") (October 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM: "WOMEN ALSO KILL FOR HONOR: PHYLLIS CHESLER STUDY" (SNIPPET: "There was a time when most people believed that honor killings -- if they had even heard of them -- took place far away, in places like Afghanistan and Algeria and Iran. These days, we know otherwise. They happen here in the West as well: in Texas, in Toronto, in Paris and Amsterdam.") (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: IMAGES: CHINA MIGHT BE BUILDING FIRST INDIGENOUS AIRCRAFT CARRIER Increased naval projection by Beijing could threaten freedom of navigation in international waters" by Daniel Wiser (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "RUSSIANS TELL U.S. TO REMOVE WARPLANES FROM SYRIA, SENIOR OFFICIAL SAYS" (SNIPPET: "EXCLUSIVE: Russian officials have demanded that American warplanes exit Syrian airspace immediately, a senior U.S. official told Fox News early Wednesday. The official told Fox News that Russian diplomats sent an official demarche ordering U.S. planes out of Syria, adding that Russian fighter jets were now flying over Syrian territory. U.S. military sources told Fox News that U.S. planes would not comply with the Russian demand.") (September 30, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE: RUSSIA CREATING A2/AD BUBBLE IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: ""These very sophisticated air defense capabilities are not about [the Islamic State], they're about something else," said the former commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe.") (September 30, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA AGAIN FLIGHT TESTS ILLEGAL INF CRUISE MISSILE" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "However, intelligence analysts reported that the missile's assessed range is between 300 miles and 3,400 miles--the distance covered under the landmark INF treaty that banned an entire class of intermediate-range missiles. The SSC-X-8 test also involved what officials called a "nuclear profile," meaning that the weapon is part of Russia's strategic nuclear forces.") (September 28, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "SEVEN INDICTED OVER SUSPECTED ISLAMIC STATE TERROR PLOT IN ISRAEL Israeli Arab terror cell purchased weapons, gathered intelligence and planned to carry out attacks near Nazareth, Shin Bet says" by Judah Ari Gross (SNIPPET: "Though Israeli security forces have claimed more than 40 Israeli citizens have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the Islamic State, this terror cell is the first IS-affiliate discovered within Israel.") (October 1, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS MAJOR ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT LEADERS, FINANCIAL FIGURES, FACILITATORS, AND SUPPORTERS Coordinated Treasury, State, and United Nations Designations in Advance of the Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism Underscore an International Focus on Defeating ISIL" (September 29, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "MAIDEN FLIGHT OF CHINESE LONG MARCH-11 SOLID LAUNCH VEHICLE" (SNIPPET: "The launch put three "Tianwang-1" satellites and one Pujian-1 satellite into orbit. According to the video, China claims it can launch a Long March-11 rocket into space with just 24 hours of notice.") (September 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com: "OPM UNDERESTIMATED NUMBER OF FINGERPRINTS STOLEN IN HACK BY MILLIONS" by Katie Bo Williams (SNIPPET: "OPM revised its original estimate of 1.1 million to 5.6 million after it discovered archived records not previously analyzed. The agency says that the new estimate does not impact the overall number of individuals whose data was exposed by the hack. The total still stands at as many as 22.1 million former, current and prospective federal employees, contractors and others. Citing federal experts, OPM assured breach victims that "as of now, the ability to misuse fingerprint data is limited," but that "this probability could change over time as technology evolves."") (September 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "RUSSIA CLAIMS FOUR DIPLOMATS 'FORCED OUT' OF LONDON" by Matthew Holehouse (PHOTO CAPTION: "Sergey Nalobin, who was a regular fixture of the Westminister drinks circuit, is thought to be one of the diplomats") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada: Toronto - "CANADA REVOKES CITIZENSHIP OF TORONTO 18 RINGLEADER USING NEW ANTI-TERROR LAW" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Zakaria Amara" SNIPPET: "Amara led a faction that was acquiring the components for large truck bombs that were to be detonated during the morning rush hour outside the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service office beside the CN Tower. An Ontario military base was also to be attacked." SNIPPET: "Two Pakistanis arrested in Toronto on national security grounds -- one of them for plotting a suicide bombing in the downtown financial district and at the United States consulate -- were scheduled to be deported as early as Sunday.") (September 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: "ROUND ROCK MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "In Austin this afternoon, 24-year-old self-proclaimed "jihadi" Rahatul Ashikim Khan (a.k.a. "Rahat Khan," "Authentic Tauheed 19," and "AT19") was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support and resources to terrorists...") (September 25, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "TOR-M2U DEPLOYED TO KURIL ISLANDS" (SNIPPET: "Russian forces has deployed the Tor-M2U air defense system in the Kuril Islands, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported.") (September 25, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Boguchar, Russia - "RUSSIA PLANS SECOND BIG MILITARY BASE NEAR UKRAINIAN BORDER" by Anton Zverev (SNIPPET: "The new base will house 5,000 soldiers and heavy weaponry, according to public documents and people working at the site.") (September 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN ON ISRAEL: 'We Are Going to Destroy Them'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Ataollah Salehi, commander of Iran's army, said that no matter how many weapons are given to Israel, "we are going to destroy them," according to comments reported in Iran's state-controlled press and independently translated from Persian for the Washington Free Beacon. The comments follow reports that Iran has unveiled new advanced military hardware and intends to violate international prohibitions on its construction of ballistic missiles, which could be used to carry a nuclear payload.") (September 23, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "CALGARY MAN WHO JOINED ISIL CHARGED WITH TERRORISM, 'UTTERANCE OF THREATS TOWARDS CANADA'" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Farah Shirdon" SNIPPET: "Now calling himself "Abu Usamah," he said ISIL was paying him a salary, and urged others to "run to the land of jihad brothers and help us in re-establishing the Islamic caliphate."") (September 24, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "FOREIGN FIGHTER GROUP OFFICIALLY JOINS AL NUSRAH FRONT" by Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Jaish al Muhajireen wal Ansar (JMWA, or "the Army of the Emigrants and Helpers") has sworn allegiance to the Al Nusrah Front, an official branch of al Qaeda. The move is hardly surprising, as JMWA, which is comprised mainly of foreign fighters, has long fought alongside Al Nusrah and other al Qaeda-linked organizations in Syria. JMWA's bayat (oath of allegiance) was released via the group's official Twitter feed. Al Nusrah tweeted the statement, which can be seen below, later in the day as well.") (September 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. FREES OSAMA BIN LADEN BODYGUARD FROM GUANTANAMO BAY" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "The Defense Department said Tuesday that Abdul Shalabi, believed to have once served as Osama bin Laden's bodyguard, has been transferred from the prison at Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia.") (September 23, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. NR-370-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "Abdul Shalabi" SNIPPET: "Today, 114 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (September 22, 2015) (Read More...)
SECURITY WEEK: "NAIKON THREAT GROUP LINKED TO CHINESE ARMY" by Eduard Kovacs (SNIPPET: "Cyber threat intelligence companies ThreatConnect and Defense Group released on Thursday a joint report linking the advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as "Naikon" to a unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Naikon, a threat actor that has been active since at least 2010...") (September 24, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS: Seattle - "CHINA'S PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN SEATTLE TO MEET TECH TITANS, START U.S. VISIT" by Michael Martina and Eric M. Johnson (SNIPPET: "The Chinese president is due to tour Boeing's widebody plant and the nearby Microsoft campus on Wednesday, and will later meet Warren Buffett, Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook and Amazon.com head Jeff Bezos, among 30 U.S. and Chinese business leaders at a roundtable discussion. U.S. tech companies are seeking to expand access to the Chinese consumer market." SNIPPET: "For Boeing, the visit could bring a formal announcement of plans for an aircraft finishing plant in China.") (September 22, 2015 7:26pm EDT) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. CITIZEN ARRESTED IN CHINA BEFORE CHINESE PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON" by Daniel Wiser (SNIPPET: "Chinese authorities secretly detained Sandy Phan-Gillis, an American businesswoman, six months ago during a trip to help promote relations between Houston and its sister city Shenzhen, a manufacturing city in southern China.") (September 22, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE JET IN SECOND NEAR-COLLISION WITH U.S. SPY PLANE PLA jet flies close to nose of RC-135 over East China Sea" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Chinese interceptor jet") (September 22, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN SPY SHIP MAKES PORT CALL IN CARIBBEAN Research vessel tracked near U.S. nuclear sub areas" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Russian military ship" SNIPPET: "The research ship Yantar on Sunday sailed into the port of Willemstad, capital of the Caribbean island of Curacao, after transiting international waters off the southeastern United States. Maritime tracking data showed that it was near Aruba several days ago.") (September 22, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT WANTS TO BUY AT LEAST 12 MORE SU-30MKVs" (SNIPPET: "Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said he will talk to Russian President Putin for delivery of at least 12 new Su-30MKV fighters.") (September 22, 2015) (Read More...)
CBC.ca (THE CANADIAN PRESS): "2 CANADIANS AMONG 4 ABDUCTED ON PHILIPPINE ISLAND Hostages were taken by boat, military spokesman says" (SNIPPET: "Unidentified gunmen have abducted two Canadians, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman from a southern Philippine island, the military and police said Tuesday." SNIPPET: "He also said the gunmen appeared to have specifically targeted the victims when they entered the Holiday Oceanview Samal Resort before midnight Monday on the northern tip of the island, about 975 kilometres southeast of Manila.") (September 21, 2015; Updated September 22, 2015 2:39 am ET) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "PAKISTAN: ISIS PLANS TERRORIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHRISTIANS" by Lawrence A. Franklin (SNIPPET: "The Pakistani government and military have warned the nation's tiny Christian minority that Islamic terrorist groups plan to target Christian religious institutions in the near future. The wave of anti-Christian attacks will allegedly include Pakistan's Christian churches, schools, and hospitals.") (September 22, 2015 4:00 am) (Read More...)
MOTHERBOARD.Vice.com: "CUBA'S MYSTERIOUS 'NUMBERS STATION' IS STILL ON THE AIR" by Joshua Kopstein (SNIPPET: "This is HM01, sometimes called "Voce De La Chica," a shortwave numbers station a believed to be operated by the Cuban intelligence directorate, Direccion de Inteligencia (DI).") (September 16, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. NR-361-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Younis Abdurrahman Chekkouri from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Morocco." SNIPPET: "Today, 115 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (September 17, 2015) (Read More...)
AP - THE BIG STORY: Berlin - "GERMAN POLICE KILL ISLAMIC EXTREMIST AFTER KNIFE ATTACK" by Frank Jordans (SNIPPET: "Security officials confirmed to The Associated Press that the attacker was Rafik Mohamad Yousef, who was convicted seven years ago of belonging to an al-Qaida-linked terror group." SNIPPET: "Yousef, an Iraqi national") (September 17, 2015) (Read More...)
Labs Blog - F-SECURE.com: "THE DUKES: 7 YEARS OF RUSSIAN CYBER-ESPIONAGE" (SNIPPET: "We believe that the Dukes are a well-resourced, highly dedicated, and organized cyber-espionage group that has been working for the Russian government since at least 2008 to collect intelligence in support of foreign and security policy decision-making.") (September 17, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1184: "MEDIA AFFILIATED WITH ASSAD REGIME CONFIRM REPORTS OF RUSSIAN MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIA" by N. Mozes (SNIPPET: "In the past three weeks, there have been numerous media reports in the non-Arabic media stating that Russia, the Syria regime's main ally alongside Iran, has decided to step up its military involvement in Syria and participate in fighting alongside the forces of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad; some of the reports also claim that this plan is already being implemented on the ground. Arab media outlets, both pro- and anti-Assad, have also reported on Russian military involvement in Syria.") (September 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN: RUSSIA TO HELP US IMPROVE OUR CENTRIFUGES Tehran's nuclear chief says Moscow will enable 'enhanced uranium enrichment, as part of July's nuclear deal" (September 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "MI5 CHIEF ANDREW PARKER: Social Media Companies Must Reveal Details of Potential Threats" by Danny Boyle (SNIPPET: "Andrew Parker revealed Britain's security services have foiled six terrorist attacks over the past 12 months as he warned the level of plotting against the UK is at its greatest level in more than three decades.") (September 17, 2015 9:47 am BST) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "ISIS-OBSESSED 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL MURDERED HER MUM WITH KITCHEN KNIFE AFTER WATCHING JIHADI JOHN BEHEAD BRITISH HOSTAGES ONLINE" by John Shammas (SNIPPET: "Lisa Borch" SNIPPET: "Lisa, alongside her radical boyfriend Bakhtiar Mohammed Abdulla, stabbed her mum Tina Romer Holtegaard at least 20 times at their home in Kvissel, rural Denmark. A court heard how the teenager fell in love with a radical Muslim, but was heartbroken when he left her to go back to his family in Sweden. However she then met Iraqi 29-year-old Abdulla at a refugee centre near her home and fell in love, prosecutors said.") (Updated September 15, 2015 13:26) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - USAO-NJ - Press Release: Camden, New Jersey - "RUSSIAN NATIONAL ADMIT ROLE IN LARGEST KNOWN DATA BREACH CONSPIRACY EVER CHARGED Hackers Targeted Major Payment Processors, Retailers and Financial Institutions Around the World" (SNIPPET: "Vladimir Drinkman, 34, of Syktyvkar, Russia, and Moscow") (September 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MOSCOW SUSPECTED IN HACK OF U.S. INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS BlackEnergy malware used by Russians found in water, energy control systems" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The cyber attacks have been underway since 2011 and U.S. officials suspect Russia is behind them.") (October 31, 2014) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "CHINESE MILITARY SATELLITE LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT" (SNIPPET: "China launched a military satellite into orbit on Sept. 12 using a Long March-3B rocket.") (September 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE CHINA CHALLENGE: THE WEAPONS THE PLA DIDN'T SHOW" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "They include China's growing cadre of cyber warfare forces; its ground launched anti-satellite missiles and its new ultra-high-speed maneuvering hypersonic glide vehicle, known as the DF-ZF.") (September 8, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Cairo - "AL QAEDA CHIEF URGES LONE WOLF ATTACKS, MILITANT UNITY" (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western countries to carry out attacks inside there and urged greater unity between militants.") (September 13, 2015 1:48 pm EDT) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "FLORIDA MAN ARRESTED FOR ILLEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES" (SNIPPET: "Between the months of July and September 2015, Goldberg distributed information to the CHS on how to manufacture a bomb. He instructed the CHS to make a pressure cooker bomb and fill it with nails, metal and other items dipped in rat poison. Goldberg instructed the CHS to place the bomb at an upcoming memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, that was commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.") (September 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "PRIME MINISTER SAYS 2 BRITISH NATIONALS KILLED IN AIRSTRIKES WERE PLOTTING ATTACKS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Confirming press accounts, Cameron said that three British nationals have been killed in recent airstrikes carried out by the UK and US in Syria. And British intelligence believes two of them were involved in planning attacks in the West.") (September 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ISLAMIC STATE-LINKED TWITTER ACCOUNT THREATENS NEW ATTACKS IN U.S. FOR 9/11" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Several tweets from an Islamic State follower identifying himself as Abu Mohammed al-Khorasani hint that the terror group could be plotting new attacks inside the U.S. on the upcoming anniversary of 9/11.") (September 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS 'TRYING TO RECRUIT SYRIAN REFUGEES IN GERMANY'" by Justin Huggler in Berlin (SNIPPET: "Pierre Vogel" SNIPPET: "But in June German police stormed a house where the preacher had been living until recently and arrested a suspected jihadist who was hiding inside. There are also claims Mr Vogel may have met with another alleged jihadist now on trial in Germany shortly before he travelled to Syria to join Isil. The preacher's public speeches have repeatedly been banned by the German authorities. In 2011 he tried to hold public funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden." SNIPPET: "The Office for the Protection of the Constitution is currently watching 30 mosques and some 1,900 Islamists in the state, according to the authorities.") (September 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "RUSSIAN AGENT PLEADS GUILTY TO LEADING SCHEME TO ILLEGALLY EXPORT CONTROLLED TECHNOLOGY TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "Alexander Fishenko, a dual citizen of the United States and Russia" SNIPPET: "Four members of the conspiracy previously pled guilty, and three are scheduled to commence trial on September 21, 2015.") (September 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Newark, New Jersey - Press Release: Washington - "NEW JERSEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Samuel Rahamin Topaz, 21" SNIPPET: "Topaz discussed plans to join ISIL with Nader Saadeh, Alaa Saadeh and Munther Omar Saleh, and he admitted that at various times, each of them indicated that they wanted to join ISIL. Topaz also admitted that they all watched ISIL-related videos, some of which depicted the execution of non-Muslims and individuals regarded as apostates from Islam.") (September 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, MN - Press Release: Washington - "MINNEAPOLIS MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Defendant is the Second of Nine Co-Conspirators to Plead Guilty" (SNIPPET: "Hanad Mustofe Musse, 19") (September 9, 2015) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "IS IT OK TO SHOOT DOWN A DRONE OVER YOUR BACKYARD?" by Bruce Schneier (SNIPPET: "Many people have written about the possible terrorist uses of drones.") (September 9, 2015) (Read More...)
BLOOMBERG VIEW: "WHEN TERRORISTS HAVE DRONES" by Editorial Staff (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah has been flying them into Israeli airspace for a decade. Hamas claims to have three varieties. Al-Qaeda has planned to use remote-controlled planes for a range of brutal attacks. In 2012, a Massachusetts graduate student was imprisoned for plotting to strap plastic explosives to small drones and fly them into the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol.") (July 22, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AIRBUS BUILDS DRONES THAT FLY 90 DAYS NON-STOP FOR UK MILITARY Airbus hopes to sell Ministry of Defence solar-powered drones that fly twice as high as airliners and can spy on targets for months on end" by Alan Tovey (September 9, 2015) (Read More...)
Video: "AIRCRAFT WARNING SERVICE: 'EYES ALOFT' 1943 U.S. ARMY TRAINING FILM; WWII GROUND OBSERVER CORPS" (SNIPPET: "Civilians from every American community were selected to scan the skies and report to central command suspicious air activity that could endanger their neighbors...") (Watch Here; Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "BULGARIA BLOCKS AIRSPACE FOR RUSSIAN PLANES AS PUTIN BOOSTS INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIAN WAR Kremlin reportedly planning to send more troops to support Bashar al-Assad" by Daniel Wiser (September 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA BUILDING NUCLEAR-ARMED DRONE SUBMARINE" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Russia is building a drone submarine to deliver large-scale nuclear weapons against U.S. harbors and coastal cities, according to Pentagon officials. The developmental unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, when deployed, will be equipped with megaton-class warheads capable of blowing up key ports used by U.S. nuclear missile submarines. such as Kings Bay. Ga., and Puget Sound in Washington state.") (September 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "IRAN: WE WILL CONTINUE TO ARM ANY GROUP FIGHTING AGAINST U.S. Iran's defense minister reiterated the official Iranian position that, even after the nuclear deal, Iran will continue to arm the 'resistance.'" (September 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "CONGRESSIONAL REPORT: IRAN SPENDS BILLIONS TO FOMENT GLOBAL TERROR The Congressional Research Service details monies spent by Iran supporting terrorist organizations in the Middle East." by Meira Svirsky (September 7, 2015) (Read More...)
KHAAMA.com: "POISONING OF SCHOOLGIRLS CONTINUES IN HERAT" by Zabihullah Moosakhail (SNIPPET: "These incidents have also taken place in Kabul, Bamyan, Maidan Wardak, Jawzjan and Badakhshan provinces in recent years.") (September 8, 2015 11:43 am) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: "RUSSIA SAID TO BE RECREATING SOVIET SPY NETWORK IN EUROPE" (SNIPPET: The Czech Republic's counterintelligence agency says the number of Russian spies remains high and the Kremlin is building a spy network in Europe similar to the Soviet network before World War II.") (September 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "RUSSIA 'IS BUILDING MILITARY BASE IN SYRIA'" by Rob Crilly, New York (PHOTO CAPTION: "The anonymous officials say Russia has set up an air traffic control tower and transported prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel to an airfield serving the Syrian port city of Latakia") (September 5, 2015 5Z:53 pm BST) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SAUDI AL QAEDA CLERIC SHOWCASES TRAINING CAMP FOR CHILDREN IN SYRIA" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "A group led by Abdullah al Muhaysini, a popular al Qaeda-linked cleric in Syria, has released a video showing a training camp for children likely located in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib.") (September 4, 2015) (Read More...)
AIRLIVE.net - AIR NEWS & SERVICES - Alert: "PASSENGER STARTS A FIRE ON MONARCH FLIGHT WITH HUNDREDS OF HOLIDAYMAKERS FROM BIRMINGHAM TO EGYPT" (SNIPPET: "A passenger has been tackled by cabin crew after starting two small fires on board a Monarch flight to Egypt." SNIPPET: "They added that the passenger who set the fires was escorted away, but "showed no remorse and verbally abused the passengers whose flight was cancelled".") (September 5, 2015 10:23 am) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - The TSA Week in Review: "35 FIREARMS, BLACK POWDER, CONCEALED KNIVES AND MORE" (SNIPPET: "A knife was discovered in a traveler's carry-on bag at Jacksonville (JAX). He was permitted to leave the checkpoint so he could place the knife in his car. The knife was discovered again upon his return taped to a fishing lure.") (September 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX BUSINESS (AP): New York - "LATVIAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY FOR ROLE IN COMPUTER VIRUS INFECTING MORE THAN 1 MILLION COMPUTERS" (SNIPPET: "Deniss Calovskis" SNIPPET: "Prosecutors say the virus infected 40,000 U.S. computers from 2005 to 2012, including 190 at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.") (September 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release - St. Louis, Missouri: "TWO LOCAL MEN SENTENCED ON FEDERAL EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "Olajuwon Davis and Brandon Orlando Baldwin" SNIPPET: "Olajuwon Davis, a member of the New Black Panther Party") (September 3, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Washington - "SINAI BLASTS INJURE SIX PEACEKEEPERS, INCLUDING FOUR AMERICANS" (SNIPPET: "The four Americans were struck by the second blast as they were en route to help the soldiers hurt in the first, according to Major Roger Cabiness.") (September 4, 2015 08:35/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "PARCHIN INSPECTION PLAN WON'T WORK, IAEA's CREDIBILITY ON THE LINE, SAYS EX-DEPUTY Oversight of suspect site can't be done by camera, says Olli Heinonen; calls on agency to publish secret side deals" by Raphael Ahren (September 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: "IRAN COULD OUTSOURCE ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM TO NORTH KOREA" by Peter Brookes (SNIPPET: "First, there's no doubt that North Korea has the bomb, having conducted three tests 2006, 2009, and 2013), possibly using both plutonium and uranium. Next, according to some U.S. government assessments, Pyongyang may have already miniaturized the underground testing device into a nuclear warhead, capable of being mated to a ballistic missile. Plus, North Korea has been willing to share its nuclear know-how.") (September 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PRIVATE GOVERNMENT REPORT: IRAN SPENDING BILLIONS TO PAY TERRORIST SALARIES" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The report discloses that funding for these terrorist groups could actually be much higher, as Iran obfuscates public records about its defense spending and financial support for paramilitary groups secretly conducting operations outside the Islamic Republic.") (September 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. SHADOWING RUSSIAN SHIP IN ATLANTIC NEAR NUCLEAR SUBMARINE AREAS High-tech spy vessel carries cable-cutting gear, mini-subs" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Russian research ship Yantar has been tracked from the northern Atlantic near Canada since late August as it makes its way south toward Cuba. Defense officials familiar with reports on the Russian ship say the Yantar is believed to be gathering intelligence on underwater sensors and other equipment used by U.S. nuclear submarines based at Kings Bay, Georgia. The submarines, their transit lanes, and training areas stretch from the coastal base through the Atlantic to Europe.") (September 3, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PUTIN TOUTS 'PEAK' FOR RUSSIA-CHINA RELATIONS AS TWO COUNTRIES DEVELOP MILITARY, ECONOMIC TIES Two nations recently completed largest-ever joint naval exercise" by Daniel Wiser (September 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE COMBAT SHIPS OPERATE NEAR ALASKAN COAST AS OBAMA EXPLORES WILDERNESS" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: ""This would be a first in the vicinity of the Aleutian Islands. I don't think we'd characterize anything they're doing as threatening," an unnamed defense official said.") (September 2, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "5 CHINESE WARSHIPS SPOTTED OFF ALASKA COAST DURING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VISIT" by Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "There are three surface warfare ships, one amphibious assault ship and one supply vessel. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the sighting.") (September 2, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "OBAMA TAKES A TURN AT REALITY TV IN ALASKA" by Greg Jaffe (SNIPPET: "The next step: Bear Grylls landed President Obama on his reality show, where they'll talk global warming in Alaska. An NBC news release said the president, fresh off a weekend trip to the golf course...") (August 31, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington - Press Release: "RUSSIAN NUCLEAR ENERGY OFFICIAL PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY INVOLVING VIOLATIONS OF THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT" (SNIPPET: "Vadim Mikerin, 56, of Chevy Chase, Maryland") (August 31, 2015) (Read More...)
HNGN.com: "KANSAS MAN TO BE SENTENCED FOR WICHITA AIRPORT BOMB PLOT, COULD FACE 20 YEARS OF PRISON TIME, JUDGE SAYS A Kansas man who has plead guilty to trying to use a weapon of mass destruction is set to be sentenced Monday" by Ma. Camille Arigo (SNIPPET: "Terry L. Loewen" SNIPPET: "Uncovered conversations between the Kansas man and the agents reveal that he has read materials written by Anwar al-Awlaki, the leader who inspired al-Qaeda that was killed by a U.S. drone in Yemen last 2011." SNIPPET: "Out of 462 cases of terrorism cases in the U.S., 320 had convictions, 31 were acquitted or dismissed cases and 111 have yet to be solved.") (August 30, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX5SanDiego.com (LOS ANGELES TIMES): San Diego, Calif. - "6 MEN BOOTED FROM SAN DIEGO FLIGHT FACE FEDERAL CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "Set to be charged are Saiman Hermez, 19; Jonathan Khalid Petras, 20; Ghazwan Assad Shaba, 21; Essa Solaqa,20; Khalid Yohana, 19; and Wisam Imad Shaker, 23.") (September 1, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: "HOUSTON MAN SENTENCED ON GUN CHARGE" (SNIPPET: "A Houston man arrested earlier this year following his social media posts regarding ISIS has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Frederick Remon Robinson, 46, pleaded guilty June 3, 2015.") (August 28, 2015) (Read More...)
WSMV.com: Murfreesboro, TN - "MTSU STUDENTS ACCUSED OF FIRING PELLET GUN NEAR HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER GAME" (SNIPPET: "Mohamad Nasoah Al-Dahan and Khaled Mahfouz, both 21, are charged with felony reckless endangerment with a weapon. They are being held on a $25,000 bond.") (August 28, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "WHEN THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA DOES ONLINE INFORMATION OPERATIONS" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "Draw your own conclusions. From here it looks like China's idea of online active measures is somewhat similar to that of the Russians.") (August 30, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "KENYAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS FOR CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Hussain Said, 27, a citizen and resident of Nairobi, Kenya, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida for conspiring to provide material support to three separately designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, al-Qa'ida, al-Qa'ida in Iraq/al-Nusrah Front (AQI/al-Nusrah Front) and al-Shabaab." SNIPPET: "Additionally, Said tried to recruit other individuals for attacks within the United States.") (August 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON NOT TARGETING ISLAMIC STATE TRAINING CAMPS No airstrikes against 60 camps producing 1,000 fighters monthly" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The camps are spread throughout Islamic State-controlled areas of Iraq and Syria and are off limits in the U.S.-led international bombing campaign because of concerns about collateral damage, said officials familiar with planning and execution of the yearlong bombing campaign. Additionally, the IS (also known as ISIS or ISIL) camps have been so successful that Islamic State leaders are considering expanding the camps to Libya and Yemen.") (August 28, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. NR-341-15: "DoD IDENTIFIES AIR FORCE CASUALTIES" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died of wounds suffered Aug. 26 when the vehicle they were traveling in was attacked near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan.") (August 27, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "2 COALITION TROOPS KILLED IN INSIDER ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Taliban has not claimed credit for today's insider attack, but the group has devoted significant effort into attempts to kill NATO troops and foreigners by infiltrating the ranks of Afghan security forces.") (August 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "MEMBER OF COLOMBIAN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PLEADS GUILTY TO HOSTAGE-TAKING OF U.S. CITIZENS Three Hostages Were Held in Colombia for More Than Five Years" (SNIPPET: "Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran, 43, a member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias Colombianas (FARC))terrorist organization") (August 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT NEWS: "PENNSYLVANIA LAWMAKER DEMANDS PUNISHMENT FOR PROFESSOR WHO DEFENDED KILLING BLASPHEMERS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "The professor, Kaukab Siddique, also made numerous statements in an online newsletter and on Facebook rationalizing the actions of the Islamic State, Hamas and al-Qaida.") (August 24 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON POST: "HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE INDICTED IN U.S. FOR ATTACK ON KHOBAR TOWERS CAPTURED" by Adam Goldman (SNIPPET: "1996 bombing of an American military housing complex in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. service members" "Ahmad Ibrahim al-Mughassil, 48" SNIPPET: "Mughassil is believed to possess significant information about Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, U.S. officials said.") (August 26, 2015 7:03 pm) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "51 FIREARMS AND MORE" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Left: A concealed knife was discovered in the battery compartment of a flashlight at Phoenix (PHX).") (August 21, 2015) (Read More...)
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, Kabul, Afghanistan - "EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS" (SNIPPET: "As of late August 2015, militants planned to conduct an attack against an unknown U.S. citizen at the Bos Hotel in Lashkar Gah, Lashkar Gah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. No further information was available regarding the attackers, timing, target, location, or method of any planned attacks.") (August 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Albany, New York - Press Release: "UPSTATE NEW YORK MAN CONVICTED FOR HIS ROLE IN ATTEMPTING TO ACQUIRE A LETHAL RADIATION DEVICE Jury Finds Glendon Scott Crawford Guilty on All Counts Following a Five-Day Trial" (SNIPPET: "a self-professed member of the Ku Klux Klan") (August 21, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MAN ADMITS TRYING TO SMUGGLE COCAINE THROUGH UNDERWATER TUNNEL ACROSS U.S.-MEXICO BORDER" (SNIPPET: "A Honduran national admitted Wednesday that he tried to smuggle drugs into the US via an underwater tunnel after he was arrested while wearing scuba gear. Evelio Padilla, 28, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Diego to one count of possession of drugs with intent to distribute.") (August 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "CHAPO-LIKE NARCO TUNNEL FOUND UNFINISHED JUST 160 FEET FROM U.S. BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Mexican authorities have uncovered a new high-tech tunnel, much like the one used by drug lord Joaquin, 'El Chapo' Guzman in his July 11 escape, this time under the border city of Tijuana. It is the third tunnel found in and around Tijuana this year." SNIPPET: "Over the past 10 years, authorities have discovered 181 tunnels at the border between Tijuana and San Diego, El Pais reported.") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENCE WEB.co.za (REUTERS): "SUDANESE MIGRANT WHO WALKED CHANNEL TUNNEL TO UK WILL FIGHT CHARGE" (SNIPPET: "Abdul Rahman Haroun") (August 25, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CAPTURED HAMAS OPERATIVE DETAILS GROUP'S TERRORIST PLANS" (SNIPPET: "The terrorist, Ibrahim Adal Shahada Sha'ar, 21, described about Hamas' tunnel reconstruction efforts, planned terrorist attacks against Israel, military strategy, and coordination with Iran, the Jerusalem Post reported." SNIPPET: "He admitted that he stored several 50 kg explosive charges in his home and said that fighters kept explosives and other material in their own homes since Hamas commanders worried that the organization's weapons depots would be targeted by Israel.") (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
YONHAP NEWS - English: Seoul - "50 N. KOREAN SUBMARINES AWAY FROM BASE" (SNPPET: ""Seventy percent of North Korea's submarines left their bases, and their locations are not confirmed," the South Korean military official told reporters. The North is known to have around 70 submarines. The unpredictable communist nation has also doubled the number of its artillery troops on the border, with the command to be combat ready, according to the official.") (August 23, 2015 15:40) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES (AP): Arras, France - "3 AMERICANS PRAISED FOR SUBDUING GUNMAN ON EUROPEAN TRAIN Suspect might be man flagged by Spanish authorities last year for links to Islamic radical movements" (SNIPPET: "Counter-terrorism investigators on Saturday formally identified the man as 26-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani, the man investigators suspected early on was the gunman who targeted an Amsterdam to Paris train on Friday.") (August 22, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "COURAGEOUS U.S. SERVICEMEN, COLLEGE STUDENT OVERPOWER GUNMAN ABOARD TRAIN IN NORTHERN FRANCE -- THWARTING POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACK, OFFICIALS SAY" by Nina Golgowski, Denis Slattery (SNIPPET: "The heroes -- two U.S. service members and a college student -- overpowered the suspect, armed with a handgun, an automatic rifle and a knife, after shots rang out on board the train carrying 554 passengers near the France-Belgium border. "We heard a gunshot, and we heard glass breaking behind us, and saw a train employee sprint past us down the aisle," said Anthony Sadler, a senior at Sacramento State University. He and two traveling companions, Spencer Stone, an Air Force member from Sacramento, Calif., and National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos of Roseburg, Ore., brought down the suspect." SNIPPET: "The suspect was described as a 26-year-old Moroccan national, according to Sliman Hamzi, an official with the police union Alliance, who spoke on French television. The man was known to European counterterrorism agencies for his radical jihadist views, a senior European counterterrorism official told CNN.") (Updated August 22, 2015 3:54 am) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA: Dubai - "IRAN UNVEILS NEW MISSILE, says seeks peace through strength" (SNIPPET: "Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km (310 miles) and it said military might was a precondition for peace and effective diplomacy. The defence ministry's unveiling of the solid-fuel missile, named Fateh 313..." SNIPPET: "The defence ministry said the Fateh 313, unveiled on Iran's Defence Industry Day, had already been successfully tested and that mass production would start soon.) (August 22, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CHINA REPORTEDLY STEPPED UP LAND RECLAMATION PROJECTS IN SOUTH CHINA SEA" (SNIPPET: "The Wall Street Journal, citing the newly released report, writes China has reclaimed 2,900 acres of land mass across the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea as of June. The territorial claims are up 50 percent in May, according to the report. The U.S. fears the islands will be used for military purposes and could pose a threat to one of the world's biggest commercial shipping routes as China claims land in what other countries see as international waters, according to the newspaper. Defense officials also say China's assertiveness poses a risk of possible confrontation with the U.S.") (August 21, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SUSPECT PLANNED TO KILL 'SEVERAL RANDOM PEOPLE' AT MAINE SUPERMARKET, AFFIDAVIT SAYS" ("Connor MacCalister" SNIPPET: "Police have identified MacCalister as a woman. But the suspect's brother told the Portland Press Herald that MacCalister is transitioning to a man.") (August 21, 2015) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - Arutz Sheva 7: "IDF ELIMINATES TERROR CELL THAT FIRED ROCKETS Senior officer reveals 4 Islamic Jihad terrorists who were directed by Iran killed in vehicle 10-15 kilometers from the Syrian border." by Ido Ben-Porat (August 21, 2015 11:45 am) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS (CBS/AP): Pyongyang, North Korea - "NORTH KOREA DECLARES FRONTLINE TROOPS IN "QUASI-STATE OF WAR"" (SNIPPET: "South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing an unidentified government source, reported on Friday that South Korean and U.S. surveillance assets detected the movement of vehicles in North Korea carrying short-range Scud and medium-range Rodong missiles in a possible preparation for launches.") (August 21, 2015 3:36 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Inside the Ring: "NORTH KOREAN UNDERGROUND MISSILE COMPLEX DETECTED" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The underground complex includes both facilities for preparing missiles for launch and storage areas that are connected by rail lines, according to officials familiar with intelligence reports of the complex.") (August 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "AMERICAN SUICIDE BOMBER DEPLOYED IN ISLAMIC STATE ASSAULT IN BAIJI" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "An American suicide bomber, identified only as Abu Abdullah al Amriiki, reportedly detonated himself during an assault on pro-government positions in the central Iraqi city of Baiji." SNIPPET: "This is not the first American suicide bomber used by the Islamic State. Earlier this year, the jihadist group said that Abu Dawoud al Amriiki detonated a car bomb on Iraqi positions near the city of Samarra. Another American, Moner Mohammad Abusalha, who was also known as Abu Hurayra al Amriki, carried out a suicide attack in Syria last year. Abusalha, who was from Florida, was a member of Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda's branch in Syria.") (August 19, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MAN ADMITS TRYING TO SMUGGLE COCAINE THROUGH UNDERWATER TUNNEL ACROSS US-MEXICO BORDER" (SNIPPET: "A Honduran national" SNIPPET: "Evelio Padilla, 28" SNIPPET:"150-foot-long tunnel") (August 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY, FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND NYPD COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCE ARREST OF MAN FOR HOAX THREAT TO BLOW UP THE STATUE OF LIBERTY" (SNIPPET: "Jason Paul Smith was arrested today in Lubbock, Texas" SNIPPET: "In the 911 Call, SMITH identified himself as "Abdul Yasin," described himself as an "ISI terrorist," and threatened that "we" are preparing to "blow up" the Statue of Liberty." SNIPPET: "The iPad registered in SMITH's name has used the Service to make other 911 calls, including at least two calls in May 2015 from a user who identified himself as "Isis allah Bomb maker" and who threatened to attack Times Square and kill police officers at the Brooklyn Bridge." SNIPPET: "Smith,42, of Harts, West Virginia") (August 19, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "BROOKLYN RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS Defendant Had Purchased Ticket to Travel to Turkey to Join ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, a citizen of Uzbekistan") (August 14, 2015) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "ISRAEL NABS ROCKET BUILDING MATERIALS SMUGGLED TO GAZA Fiberglass cylinders for long-range rockets found in 'clothing' shipment, week after fiberglass unearther in Gazan 'school supplies.'" by Yedidya Ben-Or (SNIPPET: "two tons of fiberglass cylinders") (August 17, 2015, 10:01 am) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "TEENAGE GIRL FOUND DEAD AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED BY ABDUCTORS WHO DEMANDED ONE MILLION EARO RANSOM by Allan Hall (SNIPPET: "Two men have been arrested, one in Dresden, the other in a town in Bavaria." SNIPPET: "Media reports said one man was aged 39 and jobless, the other 61 and a metalworker.") (August 18, 2015) (Read More...)
DW.com - English: "GUNMEN ALLEGEDLY ABDUCT GERMAN CITIZEN IN AFGHANISTAN" (SNIPPET: "in the Afghan capital, Kabul" SNIPPET: "Faraidon Obaid, head of the criminal investigations department in Kabul, told DW that a foreigner was abducted Monday morning but did not confirm if it was a German national.") (August 17, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ANALYSIS: Osama bin Laden's Son Praises Branches in New Message" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Hamzah bin Laden" SNIPPET: "However, an Arabic transcript posted with the message indicates his audio was recorded in May or June of this year, meaning it is somewhat dated." SNIPPET: "Like his father, Hamzah calls for continued attacks in the West. And he encourages so-called "lone wolf" attackers to strike.") (August 17, 2015) (Read More...)
AL-MONITOR.com: "Al-Qaeda's Emir Strikes Back" by Bruce Riedel (SNIPPET: "After almost a year of silence, Ayman al-Zawahri, the 64-year-old emir of al-Qaeda, late this week issued two audio messages. In one he proclaimed his loyalty to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor. In the second, he introduced a longer message from Osama bin Laden's favorite son Hamza urging attacks on America, England, France and Israel.") (August 16, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL (THE TIMES-PICAYUNE): "JOHN KERRY CELEBRATES U.S. EMBASSY OPENING WITH EXPELLED CUBAN SPIES" (SNIPPET: "Editor's Note: Cuban's intelligence services have long perceived the US as a hapless, bumbling giant. Instances like this -- Kerry with career Directorate of Intelligence (DI) officers Gustavo Machin and Josefina Vidal -- reinforce Havana's institutionalized contempt. Machin and Vidal were both thrown out of the US for engaging in espionage against the United States.") (August 16, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL (WASHINGTON TIMES): "CUBA WON'T MOVE 'ONE MILLIMETER' TO PLEASE ENEMIES IN THE U.S." (SNIPPET: "Editor's Note: Career Directorate of Intelligence (DI) Officer Josefina Vidal left the US in May 2003 as part of a mass expulsion of 16 Cuban spy-diplomats" (August 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "MILITARY OFFICIALS CONSIDER KANSAS, SOUTH CAROLINA FACILITIES AS ALTERNATIVES TO GITMO PRISON" (SNIPPET: "'Terrorists should not be living down the road from Fort Leavenworth - home to thousands of Army soldiers and their families, as well as military personnel from across the globe who study at the Intellectual Center of the Army'" -Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas (August 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: Washington - "ISLAMIC STATE LEADER RAPED AMERICAN HOSTAGE KAYLA MUELLER, U.S. OFFICIALS SAY" by David Lawler (SNIPPET: "The parents of a late American hostage held by the Islamic State say they have been informed that she was raped repeatedly by Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the terrorist group's leader. Kayla Mueller was taken captive in 2013 while volunteering as an aid worker in Syria.") (August 14, 2015 9:06 pm BST) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE NORTH KOREA ACTIVATED SECOND URANIUM CENTRIFUGE HALL" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Yongbyon fuel fabrication plant" SNIPPET: "The North Korean military claimed in May that it has the capability of miniaturizing nuclear weapons, which is a crucial step toward building nuclear missiles.") (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
IHS - News Release: London, UK - "NORTH KOREA USING SECOND CENTRIFUGE HALL NEW SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGEST Second half of centrifuges now likely to be operation as part of Uranium Enrichment Workshop" (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Salt Lake City, Utah - Press Release: Washington - "FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS KURBANOV ON TERRORISM CHARGES Idaho Man Found Guilty of Conspiracy and Attempt to Provide Material Support and Possession of an Unregistered Destructive Device" (SNIPPET: "Fazliddin Kurbanov, 33" SNIPPET: ""Fazliddin Kurbanov conspired to provide material support to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and procured bomb-making materials in the interest of perpetrating a terrorist attack on American soil," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.") (August 12, 2015) (Read More...)
Video - FOX NEWS: "REPORTS: MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS ROCK NORTHERN CHINESE CITY" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Raw video captures blasts, shockwaves in the Binhai New Area in China's Tianjin municipality" (August 12, 2015) (Watch Here.)
BBC News: "DIEGO GARCIA: MALDIVES TOURISTS 'WERE SAILING TO U.S. BASE'" (SNIPPET: "The Haveeru Online news site said the crew had brought their passports, even though they were in international waters.") (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN, RUSSIA HOLD WARGAMES Iranian and Russian warships team up for war drills" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "At least 200 Iranian naval forces also will participate in the war drills, according to Iran's Fars News Agency.") (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN AIR FORCE TO PURCHASE 48 NEW COMBAT JETS" by Jenna Lifhits (SNIPPET: "Vedomosti reported Tuesday that the $1.5 billion contract will be the largest signed by the Russian Air Force since 2012.") (August 11, 2015) (Read More...)
ABCnet.au News: "INSIDE RUSSIA'S TROLL FACTORY: CONTROLLING DEBATE AND STIFLING DISSENT IN INTERNET FORUMS AND SOCIAL MEDIA" by Norman Hermant (SNIPPET: "The Troll Factory's actual address is 55 Savushkina Street, St Petersburg.") (August 12, 2015) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE: "'STRIKE AT YOUR NECKS': PRO-ISLAMIC STATE HACKERS CLAIM TO POST ADDRESSES, PASSWORDS OF U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL" by Sharona Schwartz (SNIPPET: "The group, which calls itself the "Islamic State Hacking Division," said it hacked into U.S. military computers and released the personal information of military and government personnel, including alleged names, addresses, military-issued email addresses, passwords and credit card information." SNIPPET: "The hackers called for the information to be used for lone wolf attacks in the U.S. against servicemen and women.") (August 12, 2015 2:22 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Alexandria, Virginia - "RUSSIAN TALIBAN FIGHTER CONVICTED OF TERRORISM CHARGES Led Attack on U.S. and Afghan Forces in Afghanistan in 2009" (SNIPPET: "Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin, 55, a Russian national and former Russian army tank commander") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STUDY: IRAN TERROR FUNDING GETS $4.8 BILLION BOOST UNDER NUKE DEAL Sanctions relief could boost Iranian defense spending by 50 percent" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Under the parameters of the deal, Iran will receive nearly $150 billion in sanctions relief and cash assets.") (August 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN WARSHIPS DOCK IN IRAN FOR WAR TRAINING Iranian military leader: 'Only the dead body of the American troops realizes the power of' Iran" by Adam Kredo (August 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Moscow - "IRAN QUDS CHIEF VISITED RUSSIA IN BREACH OF U.N. TRAVEL BAN" (SNIPPET: "Qassem Soleimani, chief of the force which is an overseas arm of the Revolutionary Guards, has been subject to an international travel ban and asset freeze by the U.N. Security Council since 2007. Fox News reported on Thursday that Soleimani had arrived in Moscow on July 24 and met President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu before departing three days later.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NATO REDUCING AIR PATROLS AROUND BALTIC SEA AS RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS CONTINUE Only 8 NATO aircraft will patrol region beginning in September" by Jack Caravelli (SNIPPET: "So far this year across Europe NATO aircraft have scrambled 250 times in response to Russian military air activity. NATO aircraft intercepted some 150 Russian military aircraft in the Baltic in 2014.") (August 10, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Dallas - "AIRLINE TECHNOLOGY FIRM SABRE INVESTIGATING COMPUTER BREACH" (SNIPPET: "Citing people familiar with the investigation, Bloomberg had reported last week that China-backed hackers breached computer systems at United Airlines in May or June.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST: "REPORT: CHINA SET TO PROVIDE IRAN WITH FIGHTER JETS IN $1 BILLION DEAL In exchange, Iran will permit China access to its largest oilfield for the next 20 years." (SNIPPET: "24 J-10 fighter jets") (August 6, 2015 11:08) (Read More...)
ARRL.org - The National Association for Amateur Radio: "CHINESE AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES SET TO LAUNCH IN EARLY SEPTEMBER" (SNIPPET: "nine satellites" SNIPPET: "All are part of the CAS-3 series of satellites." SNIPPET: "Kung said a Long March-6 rocket will carry the XW-2 and CAS-3 satellites into orbit along with 11 other satellites.") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Press Release: "AUTHORITIES WANT TO QUESTION MAN SEEN IN VIDEO NEAR BAPTIST CHURCH" (SNIPPET: "Investigators looking into Sunday mornings detonation of explosive devices outside two Las Cruces churches are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man seen on surveillance video near Calvary Baptist Church, and the FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that helps solve the case.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
STRIPES.com - STARS AND STRIPES: Washington - "WIDOW OF KEY ISLAMIC STATE LEADER TRANSFERRED TO KURDISTAN GOVERNMENT" by Tara Copp (SNIPPET: "Umm Sayyaf, also known as Nasrin As'ad Ibrahim, is suspected of having a role in kidnapping Kayla Mueller, 26, the American aid worker held by the Islamic State for more than a year before she was killed during an airstrike on the compound where she was being held.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE SEATTLE TIMES (AP): Washington - "U.S. WILL NOT CHARGE ISIS MILITANT WHO HELD CAPTIVE KAYLA MUELLER" by Ken Dilanian, AP (SNIPPET: "An Islamic State militant who helped imprison and brutalize American hostage Kayla Mueller will not be charged in the U.S., the White House announced Friday." SNIPPET: "She will be tried in the Kurdish system.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. NR-322-15: "DEFENSE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THE TRANSFER OF UMM SAYYAF" (SNIPPET: "Nasrin As'ad Ibrahim, also known as Umm Sayyaf, a suspected member of ISIL" SNIPPET: "Umm Sayyaf was the wife of a senior ISIL leader, Abu Sayyaf. Abu Sayyaf was killed by U.S. Special Operations Forces during a raid in Syria.") (August 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.de - Germany's news in English: "JIHADISTS THREATEN GERMANY IN KILLING VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "Two German-speaking jihadists claiming to belong to the Isis militant group threatened Germany with attacks in an execution video broadcast online Wednesday.") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.de - Germany's news in English: "JIHADIST WHO FLED SPAIN IS ARRESTED IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "The Moroccan national, who lives in Spain" SNIPPET: "The ministry said he was "very active on social networking sites, playing the role of recruiter by touting the benefits of joining (Islamic State) fighters".") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BANGLADESH ISLAMISTS SLAUGHTER ANOTHER SECULAR WRITER" (SNIPPET: "Five men posing as prospective tenants stormed the Dhaka apartment of blogger Niloy Neel Friday afternoon, hacking him to death.") (August 7, 2015) (Read More...)
NBC Los Angeles: "POLICE SHOOT, KILL MAN IN LONG BEACH STABBING ATTACK Six victims transported to hospitals with minor-to-critical injuries." by William Avila and Kate Larsen (SNIPPET: "Family members of the suspected attacker arrived to the scene after learning he'd been killed. They identified him as Derrick Leake, 28, of Long Beach.") (August 7, 2015 10:10 pm PDT) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "MALI HOTEL SIEGE: 13 DEAD, FOUR HOSTAGES FREED" (SNIPPET: "Four hostages have been freed from a hotel in central Mali after a standoff with Islamic extremists that left 13 people dead.") (August 8, 2015 09:58 UK) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH (AFP): "FATE OF CROATIAN HOSTAGE HELD BY ISIL STILL UNKNOWN" (SNIPPET: "Tomislav Salopek, hostage" SNIPPET: "The fate of a Croatian abducted by the Islamic State group near Cairo was unknown Saturday, hours after a deadline set by the jihadists to execute him apparently passed.") (August 8, 2015 3:31 am BST) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST: "REPORT: CHINA SET TO PROVIDE IRAN WITH FIGHTER JETS IN $1 BILLION DEAL In exchange, Iran will permit China access to its largest oilfield for the next 20 years." (SNIPPET: "24 J-10 fighter jets") (August 6, 2015 11:08) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN WARNS OF 'THIRD WORLD WAR'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of Iran's powerful Expediency Council, warned in comments that the "outbreak of World War III" is coming in the near future, according to a report by Iran's Fars News Agency.") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "RUSSIA CLAIMS FOUR DIPLOMATS 'FORCED OUT' OF LONDON" by Matthew Holehouse (SNIPPET: "They are thought to include Sergey Nalobin, who was tasked with building relations with MPs and who was a regular fixture of the Westminster drinks circuit and at political party conferences. Accused of running a "front group" to promote the Kremlin's interests in the Conservative Party two years ago, he had been in Britain for five years and three months before returning to Russia yesterday." SNIPPET: "The Russian Embassy has long been regarded with suspicion, with some estimates attributed to UK sources claiming that half of those posted there are engaged in intelligence-gathering.") (August 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NATO FIGHTER JETS INTERCEPT RECORD NUMBERS OF RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT AT END OF JULY" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Whats more, emergency deployments of NATO jets over Europe have reached their highest frequency--250 times this year, 120 of which were conducted by the Baltic air policing mission--since the end of the Cold War.") (August 3, 2015) (Read More...)
ALASKA DISPATCH NEWS - Arctic (YLE NEWS - Eye on The Arctic): "FINLAND CONFIRMS 6TH RUSSIAN AIRSPACE VIOLATION IN JUST OVER A YEAR" (SNIPPET: "Russian planes are believed to have breached Finnish airspace five times last year, beginning in May. There has also been an increase in sightings of Russian submarines and military vessels near the Finnish coast. Moscow has failed to provide any explanations for the incidents.") (July 14, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - Video: "AL QAEDA'S NEW CALLS FOR ATTACKS AGAINST U.S." (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda praises Chattanooga shooter and FBI warns about new threats to military families") (August 5, 2015) (Watch Here.)
CBS4: Denver, Colorado - "FBI: MIDDLE EASTERN MEN INTIMIDATING U.S. MILITARY FAMILIES IN COLORADO & WYOMING" (SNIPPET: "The alert says Middle Eastern men are approaching families of U.S. military members at their homes in Colorado and Wyoming. It mentions Greeley, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the specific areas.") (August 4, 2015) (Read More...)
KSDK.com: St. Charles County, MO. - "MAN VANDALIZED, TRIED TO BURN DOWN CHURCH" by Farrah Fazal (SNIPPET: "He said the man trashed the kitchen, turned on all the burners, dumped all the food from the fridges on the floor." SNIPPET: "Arender said the man stole a laptop, destroyed a bible, slashed the printer with a sword and also broke into two nearby homes. The surveillance video from one of those homes caught the man on camera.") (August 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST: Iran - "GERMAN BANKS TO OPEN IRANIAN BRANCHES, OFFICIAL SAYS" (SNIPPET: "In an interview with Iran's Press TV on Tuesday, Iran's Central Bank Governor Valiollah Seif said Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who is also the federal minister of economic affairs, agreed to this during his recent trip to the Islamic Republic, though did not name specific banks.") (August 4, 2015) (Read More...)
VICE NEWS: Mexico - "A PHOTOJOURNALIST FLED VERACRUZ UNDER THREAT, BUT MURDER FOUND HIM IN MEXICO CITY" by Daniel Hernandez (SNIPPET: "The death of 31-year-old Ruben Espinosa is the seventh killing of a journalist so far this year in Mexico.") (August 2, 2015 12:05 am) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com (AP): Memphis, Tennessee - "POLICE ID SUSPECT IN MEMPHIS COP KILLING; MANHUNT UNDERWAY" (SNIPPET: "Tremaine Wilbourn, 29, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton, 33, on Saturday night, Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said at a news conference." SNIPPET: "He said Wilbourn is on supervised release after serving a federal sentence for robbery of a banking institution.") (August 2, 2015 11:22 am) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "ISLAMIST DEATH THREAT FOUND ON NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER'S CAR Local and military police are treating it as a possible terrorist threat, after the attack on the military recruiting center that left five dead in Tennessee" (July 27, 2015) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Washington - "ASSAILANT IN GARLAND, TEXAS ATTACK BOUGHT GUN IN 2010 UNDER FAST AND FURIOUS OPERATION" by Richard A. Serrano (SNIPPET: "Nadir Soofi" SNIPPET: "What Soofi could not have known was that Lone Wolf was at the center of a federal sting operation known as Fast and Furious, targeting Mexican drug lords and traffickers. The idea of the secret program was to allow Lone Wolf to sell illegal weapons to criminals and straw purchasers, and track the guns back to large smuggling networks and drug cartels. Instead, federal agents lost track of the weapons and the operation became a fiasco, particularly after several of the missing guns were linked to shootings in Mexico and the 2010 killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Arizona.") (August 1, 2015 3:00 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Homicide: "'GRETA INVESTIGATES LONE WOLVES -- ENEMIES AMONG US,' HIGHLIGHTS BRENDAN TEVLIN MURDER CASE" by Pamela Browne (SNIPPET: "accused murderer, Ali Mohammad Brown" SNIPPET: "This is the first murder case in New Jersey in which a defendant has been charged with terrorism under state law. Besides allegedly killing Tevlin on June 25, 2014, Brown is also accused of killing three other men in Washington state earlier last year. They were 30-year-old Leroy Henderson, Dwone Anderson-Young, 23, and Ahmed Said, 27. Brown is expected to be arraigned August 4.") (July 31, 2015) (Read More...)
TWIN CITIES.com - Pioneer Press: "MSP AIRPORT TEMPORARILY EVACUATED AFTER BAG TESTS POSITIVE FOR EXPLOSIVES" by Sarah Horner (SNIPPET: "Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport" SNIPPET: "unattended bag" SNIPPET: ""It ended up there were not explosives inside (it)," Scovronski said. "The bag is with the airport police as they investigate, number one, what causes it to test positive, who belongs to the bag and why they left it there," Scovronski said.") (August 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RADICAL ANTI-WAR GROUP DELIVERING FLOWERS TO KERRY'S HOUSE TO THANK HIM FOR IRAN DEAL" by Alana Goodman (SNIPPET: "Code Pink came under fire in May after traveling to Pyongyang, North Korea, to attend a "peace symposium" and called for an end to sanctions against the regime. In 2008, the group also traveled to Iran to meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, then its president. Code Pink has also advocated for "victims" of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen and was a key organizer of the Gaza flotillas.") (July 31, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS: NUKE DEAL LOOPHOLES BOLSTER ILLICIT IRANIAN-N. KOREAN ALLIANCE Billions of dollars in sanctions relief will allow Iran to 'go shopping' for weapons in North Korea" by Adam Kredo (July 29, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com - English (FOCUS): "RUSSIA'S PRIVATE MILITARY FIRMS OPERATE IN LEGAL GREY AREA" (SNIPPET: "Kiev and the West have accused Russian troops of participating in the Ukraine conflict on a massive scale. The Kremlin denies sending professional troops into the country and insists the Russians there are "volunteers" who have signed up to help the separatists. But increasingly, analysts are noting the presence of a third category of fighters: the employees of private military companies, or PMCs.") (July 28, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "JASDF INTERCEPTS KJ-200 OVER EAST CHINA SEA" (SNIPPET: "Along with the KJ-200 were two H-6H bombers and a lone GX-8 ELINT aircraft.") (July 31, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Buffalo, New York - Press Release: Washington - "NEW YORK MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Arafat M. Nagi, 42, of Lackawanna, New York" SNIPPET: "Further investigation determined that Nagi pledged allegiance to ISIL and the leader of the terrorist group, Abu Bakr al Bagdadi. The defendant traveled to Turkey on two occasions, in October 2012 and July 2014, with the intention to meet with members of the group. Evidence revealed that prior to these trips, the defendant purchased large number of military combat items, including a tactical vest, army combat shirt, body armor, a Shahada Flag, combat boots, a backpack, burn kit, hunting knife, machete and night vision goggles.") (July 29, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "FLORIDA RESIDENT SENTENCED FOR ACCESSING AND REMOVING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FROM MILITARY COMPUTERS" (SNIPPET: "Christopher R. Glenn, 34" SNIPPET: "Glenn proceeded to encrypt the files and place them on an Internet-accessible network storage device located in his residence in Honduras. Glenn also conspired with his wife, Khadraa A. Glenn, 28, to commit naturalization fraud for her benefit by fabricating fraudulent documents and submitting false statements and the documents to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Khadraa A. Glenn previously pleaded guilty to naturalization fraud conspiracy and was sentenced on Oct. 7, 2014.") (July 31, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "FLORIDA RESIDENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO USE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION" (SNIPPET: "Harlem Suarez, also known as Almlak Benitez, 23" SNIPPET: ""According to the complaint, Harlem Suarez, a self-professed ISIL adherent, knowingly attempted to use a weapon of mass destruction--a backpack bomb--in the United States," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.") (July 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "MIAMI RESIDENT AND ISIL SYMPATHIZER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING A FIREARM" (SNIPPET: "Miguel Moran Diaz, 45" SNIPPET: "According to court documents and statements made in court, in late January 2015, Diaz came to the attention of the FBI due in part to Facebook postings in the name of "Azizi Al Hariri," a photo of Diaz possessing a firearm and articles regarding the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization." SNIPPET: "On Jan. 30, 2015, during a meeting with the confidential source in Miami, Diaz described himself as a "Lone Wolf" for ISIS. Diaz indicated that he wanted to acquire a .308 caliber bolt action rifle and intended to scratch "ISIS" into the shell casings. Diaz claimed that after he killed people, authorities would find the shell casings and put the city on lockdown as they attempted to locate the sniper. Diaz also used his iPhone to view Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP's) Inspire Magazine website in order to learn how to build bombs.") (July 28, 2015) (Read More...)
TRIBUNE.com.pk: "'Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead'" by Tahir Khan (SNIPPET: "Supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban Mullah Omar died over two years ago from Tuberculosis, a former Afghan Taliban minister and member of the central leadership council revealed to The Express Tribune on Wednesday." SNIPPET: "It is widely speculated that Mullah Baradar Akhund will succeed Mullah Omar as the supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban.") (July 29, 2015) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "SCUD MISSILES FIRED INTO SAUDI ARABIA FROM YEMEN TRACED TO N. KOREA: OFFICIAL" (SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the issue.") (July 29, 2015 14:48) (Read More...)
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT: Sana'a and Aden - "IRANIAN OFFICERS INTERROGATED YEMENI GOV'T LOYALISTS IN HOUTHI DETENTION: SOURCE" by Arafat Madabish (SNIPPET: "A pro-government fighter, who was previously arrested by the Houthis in Aden, said he had been interrogated by an Iranian officer who used a translator. The Iranian interrogator questioned him about the number of forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in Aden, their location and the type of weapons they had.") (July 22, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1171: "U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY: 'We have absolute knowledge' about 'certain military activities' the Iranians 'were engaged in'; IRAN REJECTS OUTRIGHT U.S. TERMS FOR FUTURE INSPECTION -- FOR EXAMPLE, INSPECTION OF MILITARY SITES" by A. Savyon and Y. Carmon (June 24, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "SPUTNIK DOMAIN ANOMALIES" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "If you have found your way to this website, you most likely are aware that there is this Kremlin agitprop network called Sputnik, and that the Kremlin has made no effort to disguise the project as being in any way independent." SNIPPET: "But with at least 26 domains dedicated to the effort, there were bound to be some anomalies in the whois records.") (July 26, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "THE PRO-RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "If we are doing counterintelligence, then on a troll-by-troll basis we would want to look at those trolls who bridge local Czech/Slovak issues and broader anti-NATO, anti-EU, anti-USA activities. Those bridging links will be the genuine agents of the Kremlin. You can be sure they are there - I've done enough looking at the scene in Czech Republic and Slovenia to confirm that.") (July 26, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "DIRTY MONEY AND STATE COLLAPSE" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "The interplay of Russian and European businesses, particularly in the tech sector, and the role of current and/or former intelligence officers and agents, is likely behind some portion of the activity we call Kremlin Trolls.") (July 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "FORMER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT AND DAMAGING ARMY COMPUTERS" (SNIPPET: "WEI CHEN, 61" SNIPPET: "Nonetheless, in response to the form's question about whether he had ever served in a foreign country's military, Chen falsely answered, "no." In fact, Chen, who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, served from approximately 1971 to 1976 in an anti-aircraft unit in China's People's Liberation Army. After making this false statement on the SF86, the indictment charges, Chen was hired as a DOD contractor and worked as a system administrator at Camp Buehring, a large U.S. Army base in Kuwait.") (July 28, 2015) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "SCUD MISSILES FIRED INTO SAUDI ARABIA FROM YEMEN TRACED TO N. KOREA: OFFICIAL" (SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia has shot down about 40 percent of some 20 Scud missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, said the official, who is familiar with the issue.") (July 29, 2015 14:48) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Washington/Seoul - (LEAD): "N. KOREA COMPLETES UPGRADE OF ROCKET SITE, SHOWS NO SIGNS OF LAUNCH PREPARATIONS YET" (SNIPPET: "38 North said the North has completed all construction work at the facility" SNIPPET: "Also Tuesday, a North Korean diplomat left open the possibility of a rocket launch.") (July 29, 2015 11:26) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "MASSACHUSETTS MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH PLOT TO ENGAGE IN TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "Alexander Ciccolo, aka Ali Al Amriki, 23" SNIPPET: "During a search of Ciccolo's apartment after he was arrested, agents found several partially constructed "Molotov cocktails." These incendiary devices contained what appeared to be shredded Styrofoam soaking in motor oil. Ciccolo had previously stated that this mixture would cause the fire from the exploded devices to stick to people's skin and make it harder to put the fire out. Shortly after his arrest, while he was being processed at the Franklin County Correctional Center, Ciccolo stabbed a nurse with a pen, leaving a bloody gash on the top of the nurse's head.") (July 23, 2015) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "WHY ARE CHRISTIAN CONVERTS NOT ALLOWED IN U.S.?" by Chad Groening (SNIPPET: " A national defense analyst says the Obama administration is giving preferential treatment to Muslims wanting to immigrate to the United States while forcing persecuted Christians to wait at the end of the line.") (July 24, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "2 ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ARRESTED IN MULTI-STATE CRIME SPREE" (SNIPPET: "The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Joseph Brian Buddenberg, 31, and Nicole Juanita Kissane, 28, both of Oakland, California. They both were charged with conspiracy to violate the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. A federal grand jury indictment unsealed Friday said the two caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages during 40,000 miles of cross-country trips over the summer and into the fall of 2013.") (July 24, 2015) (Read More...)
YAHOO News (AFP): Rabat - "MOROCCO ARRESTS WOMEN LINKED TO 'IS TERRORIST' CELL" (SNIPPET: "It said the pair had also been to "Al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan"." SNIPPET: "The newly formed Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation -- dubbed Morocco's FBI by the media -- said an eight-member "terrorist cell" was dismantled across the country in the towns of Tangiers, Bouznika, Khouribga and Taounate. It said the eight had been in contact with IS leaders and given refuge to fighters who had received "intensive training in producing explosives and gang warfare"." SNIPPET: "An estimated 1,500 Moroccans, however, figure among the ranks of jihadist groups.") (July 24, 2015 5:14 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS - Video: "McCAUL ON FOX NEWS WITH NEIL CAVUTO" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, discussing Islamic extremism on Fox News with Neil Cavuto on "Your World."") (July 23, 2015) (Watch Here.)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ARMY CHIEF-OF-STAFF NOMINEE: RUSSIA, IRAN AMONG GREATEST THREATS TO UNITED STATES" by Daniel Bassali (SNIPPET: "Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.V.) asked Milley what he believed currently presented the biggest danger to the nation. Milley went on to say that Russia, China, the Islamic State, and North Korea all posed risks. The general singled out Iran with the recent nuclear deal as an adversary still. The statement echoes the analysis of Gen. Joseph Dunford, Obama's nominee for the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ten days ago to the same committee.") (July 21, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
THE LOCAL.it - Italy's News in English: "TWO HELD OVER PLOTTING ISIS-STYLE ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The Tunisian and Pakistani had opened a Twitter account on which they posted threatening messages written by hand and held up in front of historic Italian monuments, from the Colosseum in Rome to the Duomo in Milan. "We are in your streets, we are everywhere. We identify our targets while we wait for zero hour", said one message, written in Italian, French and Arabic." SNIPPET: "Last week, an Albanian man suspected of recruiting on behalf of Isis was deported. The expulsion came a week after another man was arrested in Pisa, accused of spreading jihadist propaganda and inciting terrorism. Meanwhile, seven others were arrested in early July as part of Italy's anti-terror sweep.") (July 22, 2015) (Read More...)
EXPATICA.com - Belgian News: "TWO EX-GUANTANAMO INMATES CHARGED WITH 'TERRORISM' IN BELGIUM" (SNIPPET: "Moussa Zemmouri, a 37-year-old Belgian of Moroccan origin, and an Algerian identified as Soufiane A.") (July 24, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "UK TERROR SUSPECT JUNEAD KHAN ARRESTED FOR PLOTTING TO KILL U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL BASED IN BRITAIN" by Lewis Dean (SNIPPET: "Junead Ahmed Khan, 24, and his uncle Shazib Ahmed Khan, 22, were charged with hatching a plan to join the terror network in contravention of the Terrorism Act 2006. The charge dates between 1 August 2014 and 10 May 2015. Junead Khan has been further charged with contravening section 5 of the act, dating between 10 May 2015 and 14 July 2015. for conceiving a way to kill US military personnel posted in the UK.") (July 21, 2015 13:01 BST) (Read More...)
ABS-CBNnews.com (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. UNLIKELY TO BLAME CHINA PUBLICLY OVER OPM DATA BREACH -- OFFICIALS" by Mark Hosenball and Patricia Zengerie, Reuters (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials have said basic job application data submitted by 4.2 million people was hacked in a breach disclosed in April and more sensitive security clearance application and investigation data related to 21.5 million Americans was compromised in a hack revealed in May." SNIPPET: "There was some support in Congress for publicly naming China.") (Updated July 23, 2015 9:44 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA TO CHINA AFTER OPM CYBER ATTACKS: THANK YOU" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "President Obama thanked China, the suspected source of the large-scale cyber attacks against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), for its role in finalizing the Iran nuclear arms deal.") (July 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN BOMBERS FLEW WITHIN 40 MILES OF N. CALIFORNIA COAST Tu-95 Bear bombers intercepted off Mendocino on day Putin calls Obama" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "In the Alaska encounter earlier in the day, two U.S. F-22 fighters intercepted the Bear bombers along the south coast of Alaska near the Aleutian Islands around 10:30 A.M. eastern time.") (July 22, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "PENTAGON SAYS AL QAEDA VETERAN KILLED IN 'KINETIC STRIKE' IN SYRIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "While al Fadhli's death would be a blow to al Qaeda's network, other veterans remain active in Syria, For example, Sanafi al Nasr is a leader in the "Khorasan Group."") (July 22, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: Washington - "PENTAGON OFFICIAL CONFIRMS DEATH OF KHORASAN GROUP LEADER" (SNIPPET: "Muhsin al-Fadhli, a longtime al-Qaida operative" SNIPPET: "Fadhli was the leader of a network of veteran al-Qaida operatives, sometimes called the Khorasan Group, who are plotting external attacks against the United States and its allies, Davis said in a statement.") (July 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: WE WILL TRAMPLE UPON AMERICA" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "A senior Iranian cleric delivered Friday prayers in Tehran while standing behind a podium that declared, "We Will Trample Upon America," according to photos released by Iran's state-controlled media. Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani, who was handpicked by the Islamic Republic's supreme leader to deliver the prayers, delivered a message of hostility toward the United States in the first official remarks since a final nuclear deal was signed between Iran and world powers in Vienna last week. A Persian-language message on the podium declared, "We will trample upon America" while the English phrase "We Defeat the United States" can be seen underneath.") (July 20, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "'19,000 CENTRIFUGES ALREADY SPINNING' ..." by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "In fact, most of the increase in Iran's centrifuge numbers occurred under the current administration. And under the just-completed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement, Iran will have the international community's blessing to keep more centrifuges than it had when Obama entered the White House.") (July 20, 2015 5:23 am EDT) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "ISLAMIC STATE FORCES YOUNG IRAQI BOYS TO 'PRACTISE BEHEADING ON DOLLS'" by Charlotte Krol, and AP, video source APTN/Militant Video (SNIPPET: "They forced boys as young as eight to convert to Islam from their ancient faith and become jihadi fighters, making them practice beheadings on dolls.") (July 20, 2015 7:50 am BST) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "ISLAMIC STATE PUBLISHES FIRST CHILD-BEHEADER VIDEO A boy around 10 years old beheaded a captured regime air force captain in the city of Homs, the first time ISIS has used a child in a beheading video." (July 19, 2015) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (PREMIUM TIMES): "NIGERIA: FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS BEHIND DAMATURU EID GROUND BLASTS" by Ola' Audu (SNIPPET: "The bomb blasts on Friday at the Eid prayer ground in Yobe, Damaturu have been traced to two little girls between the ages of 10 and 11, eyewitnesses and local security sources said.") (July 17, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "UCLA HOSPITAL SYSTEM TARGETED IN MAJOR CYBERATTACK" (SNIPPET: "A major cyberattack on the University of California, Los Angeles hospital put at risk the personal information for at least 4.5 million people, officials said Friday.") (July 18, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Newark, New Jersey - "11 FLIGHTS REPORT BEING LIT BY LASERS OVER NEW JERSEY" (SNIPPET: "The FAA says the incidents occurred Wednesday between 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.") (July 16, 2015) (Read More...)
NAVY TIMES.com: "SOURCES: NAVY OFFICER, MARINE FOUGHT TO TAKE OUT CHATTANOOGA GUNMAN" by David Larter (SNIPPET: "A report distributed among senior Navy leaders during the shooting's aftermath said Lt. Cmdr. Timothy White, the support center's commanding officer, used his personal firearm to engage Abdulazeez, Navy Times confirmed with four separate sources. A Navy official also confirmed a Washington Post reported indicating one of the slain Marines may have been carrying a 9mm Glock and possibly returned fire on the gunman.") (July 24, 2015 11:43 a.m. EDT) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH.co.uk (REUTERS): "CHATTANOOGA SHOOTER SENT TEXT MESSAGE DECLARING WAR Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez texted his close friend a link to a long Islamic verse" (SNIPPET: "Hours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five US servicemen, the suspected gunman texted his close friend a link to a long Islamic verse that included the line: "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war against him." The friend, who requested anonymity, showed the text message to Reuters on Saturday.") (July 18, 2015 10:42 pm BST) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "CHATTANOOGA GUNMAN'S MIDDLE EAST TRIPS PROBED Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez spent approximately seven months in Jordan in 2014, the Wall Street Journal reports." (July 18, 2015 01:13 UK) (Read More...)
WABC-TV NEW YORK Eyewitness News 7: "CHATTANOOGA SHOOTING SUSPECT BRIEFLY WORKED AT NUCLEAR PLANT" by Lee Ferran (SNIPPET: "Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez was a conditional employee at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio but the job only lasted 10 days. Abdulazeez, who graduated from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga with an engineering degree in 2012, worked at the plant in late May 2013.") (Updated July 18, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "CHATTANOOGA SHOOTINGS: 5 DEAD INCLUDING GUNMAN AFTER RECRUITING CENTERS GUNFIRE" (SNIPPET: "A Kuwaiti-born gunman brought terror to a pair of military facilities in Tennessee, opening fire with multiple weapons and killing four Marines -- before his death ended the rampage. Three people, including a sailor and a police officer, were wounded in the Thursday carnage. It wasn't clear if the shooter, identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, killed himself or if he was gunned down in the Chattanooga mayhem.") (July 16, 2015; Updated July 17, 2015 4:47 am) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.fr - France: "WHAT WE KNOW ABOU FRANCE'S FOILED TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "The French government revealed on Wednesday night that specialist counter-terror police had thwarted a plot to kidnap and behead a military chief and film the barbaric act on a go-pro camera." SNIPPET: "France is on high alert for more terror attacks with the French PM Manuel Valls recently declaring that it was a question of when, and not if, another atrocity would take place on French soil." SNIPPET: "All the suspects were described as "radicalised Muslims".") (July 16, 2015) (Read More...)
VOCATIV.com: "U.S. COMPANIES ARE PLAYING HOST TO ISIS WEBSITES AND FORUMS Websites disseminating propaganda by ISIS and other Islamic extremists are hosted by at least three American companies" by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Liran Tzach (SNIPPET: "Vocativ's analysis also found that at least one web company, Colocrossing, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, provides hosting services for a forum affiliated with Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group. Forum topics on the site range from discussions on weapons and military equipment to one focused on Israel entitled "Zionist Enemy."") (July 17, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "SENATOR COTTON: 'Nine years ago Iran was trying to kill me, and to kill my soldiers'" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Gen. Joseph Dunford, the U.S. Marine general nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers last week that the head of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)-Qods Force, Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, was responsible for the deaths of at least 500 U.S. soldiers and Marines in Iraq. Qassem (Ghasem) Soleimani is one of dozens of Iranian individuals who will benefit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal announced in Vienna on July 14.") (July 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "RUSSIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 24 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ONLINE WIRE FRAUD SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "online nickname 'Joga'" SNIPPET: "Alexey Svetlichnyy, 32, a Russian citizen living in Tewksbury, Mass." SNIPPET: "Svetlichnyy and his co-conspirators used the stolen data to make online purchases of numerous goods, including Apple iPads, Samsung cell phones, laptop computers, servers, computer processors, scuba diving equipment, high-end camera lenses, and water filtration equipment. They also used the stolen data to make online purchases of stored value cards issued by or on behalf of American Express, Visa, Budget Rental Car, Frontier Airlines, Macy's and other retailers.") (July 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Pittsburgh - Press Release: Washington - "MAJOR COMPUTER HACKING FORUM DISMANTLED As Part of Coordinated Law Enforcement Efforts in 20 Countries, United States Charged 12 Defendants in Connection with Computer Fraud Conspiracy" (SNIPPET: "Darkode") (July 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Newark, New Jersey - Press Release: "VIETNAMESE NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR OPERATING A MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL HACKING AND IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Hieu Minh Ngo, 25") (July 14, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SOURCES: GERMAN MINISTER TO VISIT IRAN ON SUNDAY AFTER NUCLEAR DEAL" (SNIPPET: "German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel plans to fly to Iran on Sunday, industry and coalition sources told Reuters, to quickly tap the new trading opportunities from this week's historic nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers.") (July 15, 2015 10:48/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NUCLEAR DEAL SILENT ON IRAN'S PARCHIN MILITARY PLANT, BUSHEHR" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Iranian nuclear deal reached in Vienna contains no reference to the Parchin military facility where most of Iran's past nuclear arms-related work was carried out. Additionally, the draft agreement made public on Tuesday contains no stated limits on Iran's Russian-made Bushehr nuclear power facility that analysts say could produce plutonium for dozens of bombs. Also, the accord will lift international sanctions on several Iranian entities currently engaged in supporting terrorism and building ballistic missiles, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-Air Force Al Ghadir Missile Command.") (July 14, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "MASSACHUSETTS MAN CHARGED WITH BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF FIREARMS Government Moves for Pre-Trial Detention Based on Terrorist Attack Plans" (SNIPPET: "Alexander Ciccolo, a/k/a Ali Al Amriki, 23") (July 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "BY DAY, AT HEART OF COUNTER-TERROR POLICING, AND BY NIGHT, PREACHER OF EXTREMISM" by Andrew Gilligan (SNIPPET: "For almost two years Abdullah al Andalusi, led a double life, the Telegraph can reveal." SNIPPET: "HMIC admitted that Mr al Andalusi, whose real name is Mouloud Farid, had passed a security vetting check to work as a civil servant at the inspectorate." SNIPPET: "Under the name by which he was known to HMIC, Mouloud Farid, his links with the Muslim Debate Initiative were a matter of public record. He was registered as a director of the organisation at Companies House, though he earlier this year changed to yet a third name, Wazir Leton Rahman, on the companies register." SNIPPET: "Mr al Andalusi, a prominent figure on the extremist lecture circuit, is closely associated with the extremist group Hizb ut Tahrir, which believes that voting and democracy are un-Islamic. He is also a strong supporter of the terrorist lobby group Cage...") (July 12, 2015 6:00 am BST) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL (AP): Pristina, Kosovo - "KOSOVO ARRESTS 5 TERROR SUSPECTS IN ALLEGED WATER PLOT Men linked ot Islamic State allegedly planned to poison reservoir that supplies city of 200,000" (SNIPPET: "Police have been on alert in recent weeks after Kosovo-born volunteers appeared on IS propaganda videos warning of imminent attacks against targets including water supplies.") (July 12, 2015 3:56 pm) (Read More...)
KHAAMA.com: "ISIS KILLS CHILD DURING BOOBY-TRAP TRAINING BY BLOWING HIM UP: IRAQI OFFICIAL" by Mirwais Adeel (SNIPPET: "The incident took place in Salahuddin in Iraq's north of Baghdad where the child was booby-trapped and was blown up by a remote control to teach ISIS fighters regarding the mechanisms." SNIPPET: "Several videos have emerged from the areas under the control of the group which purportedly shows children executing prisoners, referring to them as the "Cubs of the Caliphate". The Islamic State also recently kidnapped hundreds of children to use them for suicide attacks.") (July 13, 2015 1:50 pm) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BURKA-CLAD MALE SUICIDE BOMBER STRIKES IN CHAD CAPITAL" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman in a burka struck yesterday in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena. The attack killed 14 people and wounded over 70 others. The blame was immediately placed on Boko Haram, which is now known as "Wilayat Gharb Ifriqiyah" (West African Province), or Islamic State West Africa (ISWA). The bomber attempted to enter a market within the city but detonated when confronted by military police, the Associated Press reported.") (July 12, 2015) (Read More...)
KPLC TV.com (KRGV/CNN): Hargill, Texas - "ARSON CAUSED DAMAGE TO 2 TX CHURCHES" (SNIPPET: "Fire officials said the fires that broke out at Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church and the First Baptist Church in Hargill were both arsons. Officials found broken windows at both churches, along with bricks inside. Power was cut off at both buildings, and the fire alarms were disabled. Fire officials say they also found signs that an accelerant was used in the fires.") (Upated July 12, 2015 3:17 am PDT) (Read More...)
STARS AND STRIPES: Manama, Bahrain: "IRANIAN VESSEL POINTED LASER AT NAVY SHIP, HELICOPTER IN GULF OF ADEN" by Chris Church (SNIPPET: "The Iranian ship repeatedly used the laser to target the USS Forrest Sherman and a helicopter belonging to the ship during the course of four days, said Lt. Brett Dawson, the deputy public affairs officer for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.") (July 10, 2015) (Read More...)
ESTONIAN PUBLIC BROADCASTING: "RUSSIAN PLANE VIOLATES ESTONIAN AIRSPACE" (SNIPPET: "Russian army's An-72 transport plane entered Estonian airspace without permission on Thursday at 12:45. The Russian embassy has been issued a demarche over airspace violation. The intrusion happened near Vaindloo island and lasted for less than a minute.") (July 10, 2015 2:22 pm) (Read More...)
HAMPTONROADS.com - PILOTONLINE.com - THE VIRGINIA-PILOT: "PROSECUTORS: TOP GUN GRAD OFFERED CHINA SECRETS WITH JAILBREAK" by Scott Daugherty (SNIPPET: "Lt. Daniel Chase Harris" SNIPPET: "The letter concluded with a threat to contact the Russian Embassy if the Chinese did not act fast.") (July 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: 21 MILLION AFFECTED IN MASSIVE DATA BREACH" by Morgan Chalfant (SNIPPET: "Over 21 million individuals inside and outside the government fell victim to a hack supposedly carried out by Chinese sources, in addition to over four million current and former government employees whom the U.S. Office of Personnel Management disclosed had been compromised in a separate breach it acknowledged last month.") (July 9, 2015) (Read More...)
VICE NEWS: "DID NORTH KOREA REALLY PUBLISH PICTURES OF A BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS FACILITY?" by Avi Asher-Schapiro (SNIPPET: "North Korea might have just revealed that it has the capability to produce massive quantities of biological weapons. On June 6, a North Korean scientist defected to Finland with 15 gigabytes of electronic evidence that he claims documents how the country is testing chemical and biological agents on its own citizens.") (July 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE AGE: Tokyo - "DEFECTOR SAYS NORTH KOREA TESTS GERM WARFARE ON DISABLED" by Julian Ryall (SNIPPET: "The researcher, who has only been identified by his surname, Lee, was based at a microbiology research centre in Ganggye, near the Chinese border, but defected on June 6, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.") (July 4, 2015) (Read More...)
English.AHRAM.org.eg (REUTERS): "NEW YEMENI AL QAEDA LEADER CALLS FOR ATTACKS ON UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "The new leader of al Qaeda's Yemen branch has called for attacks on the United States in his first speech since taking command, the US-based SITE monitoring group reported on Thursday, citing an audio recording. Qassim al-Raymi succeeded Nasser al-Wuhayshi as military commander of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) after Wuhayshi was killed in a US drone strike in Yemen's south-eastern city of Mukalla last month.") (July 9, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "FBI HEAD: SEVERAL POTENTIAL ATTACKS THWARTED AHEAD OF JULY 4" (SNIPPET: "Federal agents had ramped up efforts in recent months to arrest Islamic State sympathizers across the country, arresting more than 10 in the last four weeks in places including New Jersey, Ohio and North Carolina.") (July 10, 2015) (Read More...)
IDAHO STATESMAN: "IDAHO U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES OUTREACH TO REFUGEE, MUSLIM COMMUNITY" (SNIPPET: "On the eve of a terrorist trial in Boise involving an Uzbek Muslim refugee, U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson said Friday that law enforcement and civil rights groups had met with refugee and Muslim groups to reassure them that authorities would be vigilant to protect them against bias crimes.") (July 10, 2015) (Read More...)
KTVB.com: Boise, Idaho - "JURY SELECTION UNDERWAY IN BOISE TERRORISM CASE" (SNIPPET: "Fazliddin Kurbanov, a refugee from Uzbekistan, was arrested in May of 2013. Prosecutors say he was funneling money and software to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a terrorist group with ties to the Taliban. He's also accused of traveling to Utah to recruit members and teach them how to build bombs.") (July 7, 2015) (Read More...)
IDAHO STATESMAN: "GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO SHIELD TERRORISM TRIAL WITNESSES FROM VIEW" by John Sowell (SNIPPET: "Boise resident Fazliddin Kurbanov, 32, is accused of plotting to set off bombs at military bases and public areas where large groups of people could be killed.") (June 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Salt Lake City, Utah - Press Release: Boise, Idaho - "BOISE MAN ARRESTED; TERRORISM CHARGES FILED IN IDAHO AND UTAH Suspect Allegedly Conspired to Provide Support to Terrorist Organization; Demonstrated the Making and Use of Explosive Devices" (SNIPPET: "Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30" SNIPPET: "an Uzbekistan national" SNIPPET: "Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan") (May 16, 2013) (Read More...)
KREBS ON SECURITY: "FINNISH DECISION IS WIN FOR INTERNET TROLLS" by Brian Krebs (SNIPPET: "In a win for Internet trolls and teenage cybercriminals everywhere, a Finnish court has decided not to incarcerate a 17-year-old found guilty of more than 50,000 cybercrimes, including data breaches, payment fraud, operating a huge botnet and calling in bomb threats, among other violations." SNIPPET: "Julius Kivimaki -- a.k.a. "Ryan" and "Zeekilll"") (July 8, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Testimony - James B. Comey, Director Federal Bureau of Investigation - Joint Statement with Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates Before the Senate Judiciary Committee: "GOING DARK: ENCRYPTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE BALANCES BETWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PRIVACY" (July 8, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "MEXICAN NAVY BLACK HAWK CAME UNDER ATTACK BY GUNMEN, SIX DIED" (SNIPPET: "Mexican state of Tamaulipas" SNIPPET: "The helicopter was hit seven times but no one on board was hurt. Two months ago, a navy Cougar helicopter also came under attack by gunmen.") (July 7, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "SOUTH KOREAN NAVY OFFICER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR CHINA" by Mark Hanrahan (SNIPPET: "China's foreign intelligence activities have been thrown into the spotlight in recent months, after a high-profile cyberattack targeted the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and compromised the data of millions of federal employees, many of whom have access to sensitive information.") (July 4, 2015 12:41 am EDT) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr - Lead: Seoul - "NAVY OFFICER ARRESTED FOR LEAKING MILITARY SECRETS TO CHINA" (SNIPPET: "The sources identified him as a lieutenant commander in the Defense Security Command, which is tasked with counterespionage, citing military prosecutors. The officer is suspected of handing over materials deemed military secrets in return for receiving money after being won over to China by a Chinese agent while he was studying in China from 2009 to 2012, the source said, without giving any further details.") (July 3, 2015 23:47) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINA'S DREAM IS AMERICA'S NIGHTMARE" by Steven W. Mosher (SNIPPET: "Col. Liu, you see, makes it perfectly clear that the "dream" of China is to "dominate the world." And in order to do so, he writes, China needs to revive its "warrior culture" and remember its history of "offensive warfare." SNIPPET: "Those who dismiss such statements as the blustering of a lowly PLA colonel are making a grave error. For his views are shared not only by the hawks in the People's Liberation Army, but also by the vast legions of the Chinese Party-State itself.") (June 28, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.com.lb (AP): Brussels - "EU OFFICIAL: TERRORISTS COULD CROSS MEDITERRANEAN TO EUROPE" (SNIPPET: "The European Union's top prosecutor says she has been told that smugglers' boats bringing migrants across the Mediterranean to Europe also are carrying terrorist fighters from ISIS.") (July 6, 2015 03:17 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "OFFICIALS: U.S. JETS SCRAMBLE TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS OFF CALIFORNIA, ALASKA COASTS ON JULY 4" by Lucas Tomlinson (SNIPPET: "The first incident occurred at 10:30 a.m. ET on July 4 off the coast of Alaska, Fox News is told. Two U.S. Air Force F-22 jets were scrambled from their base in Alaska to intercept two Tupolev Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers, capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The second incident occurred at 11:00 a.m. ET also on July 4, off the central coast of California. Two F-15s from an undisclosed location were scrambled to intercept another pair of Tu-95 Bear bombers. A spokesman for NORAD would not confirm if either pair of bombers was armed.") (July 6, 2015) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "RUSSIA CLAIMS TO HAVE SUPER WEAPON THAT DISABLES WESTERN SATELLITES AND LONG RANGE ARMS Russian weapon can zap satellites and switch off long range weapons" by Will Stewart (July 5, 2015) (Read More...)
TIMES HERALD-RECORD (AP): Bratislava, Slovakia - "SLOVAK AGENCY: RUSSIAN SPIES INCREASE ACTIVITIES IN EU, NATO" (SNIPPET: "The agency says foreign spies have tried to infiltrate Slovak state offices, security forces and influence the public opinion.") (July 3, 2015 10:28 am EDT) (Read More...)
MORNING STAR NEWS: Istanbul, Turkey - "CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST MUSLIM ACCUSED OF KILLING CHRISTIAN IN EGYPT Like other accused of violence against Copts, suspect is declared insane." (SNIPPET: "Prosecuting attorneys on June 24 found that the accused in the January shooting, Hasan Baghdadi, was incompetent to stand trial by reason of insanity and closed the case before it could be presented to a judge, according to human rights activists. Additionally, the investigation into Baghdadi's brother, Mohammed, who was also allegedly involved in the incident, was dropped.") (July 2, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Salt Lake City, Utah - "UTAH JUDGE AWARDS $134M BY DEFAULT TO U.S. SOLDIERS IN SUIT AGAINST CANADIAN EX-GITMO DETAINEE" (SNIPPET: "28-year-old Omar Khadr" SNIPPET: "Khadr pleaded guilty to throwing a grenade that killed U.S. solider Christopher Speer of North Carolina and injured Layne Morris of Utah in 2002.") (July 2, 2015) (Read More...)
EL PASO TIMES.com: "BROKEN CAR LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF POSSIBLE CAR BOMB IN JUAREZ Three men, woman arrested in case" by Lorena Figueroa (SNIPPET: "Officials said that the explosives were seized and destroyed by the Mexican military.") July 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CARTEL BLOG: Chihuahua, Mexico: "A CAR BOMB WAS DIFFUSED IN JUAREZ, MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "The agents arrested Jesus David Molina Aguilera, 19; Daniel Juarez Aguilera, 38; a 17 years old, and Martha Graciela Molina.") (June 30, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS - UK: "POLICE ARREST GIRL, 15, ON TERROR CHARGE The teenager's arrest comes as a woman, 26, appears in court accused of being a member of Islamic State." (SNIPPET: "The 26-year-old from Burton on Trent is accused of sending tweets encouraging others to "commit, prepare or instigate" terrorism and being a member of the banned organisation between October 2014 and January this year.") (July 2, 2015 15:30 UK) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH (TIMES OF ISRAEL): "HAMAS AND IRAN AT THE IFTAR TABLE" (SNIPPET: "Senior members of the Palestinian terror group Hamas and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah met with officials from Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps for an iftar meal [breaking of the Ramadan fast] in Beirut this week, according to Palestinian media reports.") (July 7, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "IRAN SECOND GHADIR RADAR UNVEILED" (SNIPPET: "According to the news report, a third radar has finished construction.") (July 6, 2015) (Read More...)
SFGATE.com [California] - "FBI INVESTIGATING VANDALISM OF FIBER-OPTIC CABLES IN LIVERMORE" by Henry K. Lee (SNIPPET: "Vandals severed underground fiber-optic cables in Livermore and disrupted cable and Internet service in the Sacramento area, the 11th such case in Northern California in the past year, authorities said Wednesday.") (Updated July 1, 2015 1:50 pm) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "RUSSIA EXPECTED TO LAUNCH MISSILE EARLY-WARNING SATELLITE IN NOVEMBER" (SNIPPET: "At the moment, Russia does not have any early-warning satellite in geosynchronous orbit to warn of a missile attack. This is set to change in November when the first EKS satellite is launch into space.") (July 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: "A SPACE WAR WITH CHINA OR RUSSIA IS A REAL THREAT" Commentary Justin Johnson and Michaela Dodge (SNIPPET: "Both Russia and China have developed, or are developing, the ability to shoot satellites out of space. In addition to this, a number of other countries are developing ways to harm satellites from the ground using jammers and lasers. Lieutenant General John Raymond, who is in charge of U.S. military space operations, told Congress, earlier this year that the Chinese have tested anti-satellite weapons twice in the past two years and that the Russians have a previously undeclared microsatellite in space, which some believe to be a space weapon.") (June 30, 2015) (Read More...)
HAARETZ - Middle East Updates: "TUNISIA: BEACH KILLER TRAINED WITH MUSEUM GUNMEN" (SNIPPET: "Attacker who killed 38 at beach resort on Friday trained in jihadi camp in Libya at same time as men who attacked Tunis museum in March, says Tunisian Interior Ministry official.") (July 1, 2015 1:45 am) (Read More...)
TERROR MONITOR.org (via Twitter.com): "One year ago, #ISIS announced its existence. Since then, 3,097 attacks and at least 6,546 killed" (June 29, 2015 7:13 pm) (View Map; Read More...)
CFRA.com (CTV News): "CSIS WEBSITE ATTACKED A SECOND TIME CTV: May have connection to Ottawa 'swatting' trial" (SNIPPET: "The Canadian Security Intelligence Service's website went down following a second cyberattack on federal government sites in less than two weeks.") (June 30, 2015 12:58 am) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES A SENIOR TALIBAN MEMBER Action Targets Leader Who Supports the Taliban's Financial and Operational Activities" (SNIPPET: "Maulawi Abdul Rashid Baluch (Rashid)") (June 24, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "UK: BELFAST PASTOR FACES PRISON FOR 'GROSSLY OFFENDING' ISLAM" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "An evangelical Christian pastor in Northern Ireland is being prosecuted for making "grossly offensive" remarks about Islam. James McConnell, 78, is facing up to six months in prison for delivering a sermon in which he described Islam as "heathen" and "satanic." The message was streamed live on the Internet, and a Muslim group called the police to complain." SNIPPET: "The executive director of the Belfast Islamic Center, Raied al-Wazzan, is leading the push to prosecute McConnell." SNIPPET: "But the Belfast Islamic Center's website continues to prominently display the writings of a Muslim extremist named Bilal Philips, who has been banned from entering the UK because of his preaching of violence against Jews, Christians and homosexuals, and his glorification of Islamic suicide bombers.") (June 28m 2015) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com (CBS/AP): "FEDS WARN OF POTENTIAL JULY 4 ATTACKS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT" (SNIPPET: " The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Friday warning of potential attacks against law enforcement officers and the military during the July 4th holiday, CBS News has learned.") (Last updated June 27, 2015 8:12 pm EDT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "ALBANIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING AND CONSPIRING TO SUPPORT TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "Agron Hasbajrami, 31, an Albanian citizen" (SNIPPET: "According to court documents and statements made in court today, in September 2011, Hasbajrami attempted to travel to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (the FATA) for the purpose of joining a radical jihadist insurgent group. In addition, he sent over $1,000 in multiple wire transfers abroad to support terrorist activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.") (June 26, 2015) (Read More...)
SPACE FLIGHT NOW.com: "CHINA SENDS UP REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE" by Stephen Clark (SNIPPET: "The orbit is inclined 97.3 degrees to the equator, and is similar to the orbit of China's Yaogan 14 military spy satellite.") (June 27, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Washington - "PENTAGON: CHINA AIMS TO CHALLENGE U.S. AIR DOMINANCE" by David Alexander (SNIPPET: "China is mounting a serious effort to challenge U.S. military superiority in air and space, forcing the Pentagon to seek new technologies and systems to stay ahead of its rapidly developing rival, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Monday.") (June 23, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com - Military Avaition News: "FINNISH HORNETS INTERCEPT RUSSIAN I1-76" (SNIPPET: "This is the second time this year Finnish fighters were launched to identify aircraft suspected of violating its airspace.") (June 28, 2015) (Read More...)
IJREVIEW.com: "RUSSIAN TROLLS ARE DECEIVING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND NOW THEY'RE COVERING THEIR TRACKS" Katrina Jorgensen (SNIPPET: "Earlier this month, Adrian Chen penned a disturbing article for the New York Times Magazine outlining how online trolls based in Russia were attempting to manipulate Americans through false media and political misdirection. These Russian trolls are now attempting to discredit his story by wiping it from the internet. Chen's piece, called "The Agency", details a massive operation with ties to the Russian government that perpetuates false news stories, propaganda and general trolling against anti-Russian rhetoric:") (June 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GAY MARRIAGE: WHY SUPREME COURT GOT IT WRONG" by Pastor Robert Jeffress (SNIPPET: "One does not have to be a homophobe or bigot to believe that the Supreme Court made a tragic error today in creating out of thin air an imaginary right for gay marriage. Friday's landmark mistake will have legal, sociological, and spiritual consequences for years to come.") (June 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: "TAIWANESE NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO VIOLATING U.S. SANCTIONS ON EXPORTATION OF GOODS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "44-year-old Kunlin Hsieh ... (aka Kunlin Xia)" SNIPPET: "Hsieh admitted that from October 2007 to August 2014, he conspired with others to obtain electronic parts, namely circuit boards with American-made laminates, from U.S. companies without disclosing to them that the parts were destined for Iran. These parts had dual-use military and civilian capability and could be used in such systems as missile guidance systems, secure tactical radio communications, and military radar networks." SNIPPET: "Hsieh's co-defendant, 29-year-old fellow Junbon employee and Latvian citizen Agris Indricevs") (June 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "TWIN BROTHERS GUILTY OF WIRE FRAUD, CONSPIRING TO HACK INTO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND PRIVATE COMPANY" (SNIPPET: "Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter, 23" SNIPPET: "Sohaib Akhter used his contract position at the State Department" SNIPPET: "Muneeb Akhter was performing contract work for a private data aggregation company") (June 26, 2015) (Read More...)
SIOUXLANDNEWS.com - KMEG14 - FOX 44 NEWS: Washington, D.C. - "ISIS EXPANSION ALONG U.S. BORDERS" (SNIPPET: "Our southern border is long and U.S. border patrol agents work to fight illegal activity like illegal immigration, drugs and now according to an FBI consultant, the border could be an attractive region for ISIS thanks in part to powerful drug lords." SNIPPET: "But these tunnels could easily be an underground highway for ISIS to spawn its brutality here.") (June 26, 2015) (Read More...)
CENTER ON NATIONAL SECURITY at Fordham Law: New York - "BY THE NUMBERS: ISIS CASES IN THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "This report analyzes the cases of 56 individuals charged with ISIS-related crimes, and 3 that have been killed, in the U.S. since March 2014.") (June 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (FRANCE24 with REUTERS): "DETAILS EMERGE ON SUSPECT IN TERRORIST ATTACK ON FACTORY IN FRANCE" (SNIPPET: "Yassin Sahli, a 35-year-old deliveryman and father of three, was arrested on Friday as the main suspect in a terrorist attack on a US-owned gas plant near the southeastern French city of Lyon. Sahli was taken into police custody Friday on suspicion of decapitating a man and ramming his vehicle into the Air Products factory, setting off an explosion that left two people injured." SNIPPET: "Although Sahli was dropped from surveillance in 2008, he has been on the radar of the domestic security agency, the DGSI, for at least the past two years and was described in 2013 as a "hardcore Muslim" in one intelligence memo, according to RTL radio.") (June 26, 2015; updated June 27, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.fr - France: "HUNDREDS NOW VIOLENTLY ILL AFTER FRENCH 'MUD RACE'" (SNIPPET: "UPDATED: The number of people who fell sick after taking part in a Mud Day race in southern France has shot up to around 1,000, with the finger of blame being pointed at the bacteria in the mud.") (June 23, 2015; Updated June 25, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "TUNISIA ATTACKER HAD NEVER TRAVELED ABROAD" (SNIPPET: "Seifeddine Rezqui" SNIPPET: "...had been a student at Kairouan university." SNIPPET: "The Islamic State group has claimed credit for the attack, identifying the gunman by his jihadi pseudonym Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, the SITE Intelligence Group has reported.") (June 27, 2015 12:07/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "TOURISTS LEAVE TUNISIA AFTER ATTACKER KILLED 39" (SNIPPET: "lone gunman" SNIPPET: "The attack in the Tunisian resort of Sousse was the worst ever in the country and came just months after the March 18 massacre at the national Bardo museum in Tunis that left 22 people dead, again mostly tourists. It is expected to deal a heavy blow to the country's tourism industry, which accounts for nearly 15 percent if Tunisia's gross domestic product.") (June 27, 2015 11:13/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. INTEL CHIEF CALLS IRAN THE LEADING TERROR SPONSOR, AS NUKE TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "The nation's top intelligence official labeled Iran the leading state sponsor of terrorism and called the regime -- and its proxy Hezbollah -- the single most important factors keeping Syrian dictator Bashar Assad in power, according to a letter obtained by Fox News.") (June 25, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1171: "U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY: 'WE HAVE ABSOLUTE KNOWLEDGE' ABOUT 'CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES' THE IRANIANS 'WERE ENGAGED IN'; Iran Rejects Outright U.S. Terms for Future Inspection -- For Example, Inspection of Military Sites" by A. Savyon and Y. Carmon (June 24, 2015) (Read More...)
CBC NEWS - Manitoba: "AARON DRIVER DEFENDS ISIS, ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT, BUT DENIES HE'S A THREAT 'They had it coming to them. They deserved it,' says Winnipeg ISIS supporter of attacks in Canada" by Caroline Barghout, CBC News (SNIPPET: "RCMP want a peace bond against him, saying they consider him a terror threat. Court documents said Driver "will participate in, or contribute to, directly or indirectly, the activity of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity, pursuant to S.810.01 of the Criminal Code.") (Last updated June 24, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "SWEDISH CO-CREATOR OF BLACKSHADES MALWARE THAT ENABLED USERS AROUND THE WORLD TO SECRETLY AND REMOTELY CONTROL VICTIMS' COMPUTERS SENTENCED TO 57 MONTHS IN PRISON" (SNIPPET: "Alex Yucel" SNIPPET: "Michael Hogue, the co-creator of the RAT, pled guilty before Judge Castel in January 2013, and is awaiting sentencing.") (June 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BENGHAZI SUSPECT KILLED IN MOSUL, PENTAGON SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon said today that Ali Awni al Harzi, a suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, was killed on June 15 by an American airstrike in Mosul, Iraq.") (June 23, 2015) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: ADMITTING SYRIAN REFUGEES: THE INTELLIGENCE VOID AND THE EMERGING HOMELAND SECURITY THREAT" (June 24, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
ARUTZ SHEVA 7 - ISRAEL INTERNATIONAL NEWS.com: "HAVE ARIEL U. STUDENTS FOUND THE WAY TO MAP OUT TERROR TUNNELS? Reinventing the wheel: Meet the RoboWheel 1001, invented by students to confront the Hamas tunnel threat in Gaza Belt." (SNIPPET: "While the invention does not find hidden tunnels, it can help map out tunnels once a single entry point or pier is found.") (June 22, 2015 3:08 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS --TODAY: "EUROPE PREPARES FOR WAR" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Russian president Vladimir Putin is keen to make threats. How far Putin will actually go is uncertain.") (June 22, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "WHEN IT COMES TO KREMLIN TROLLS OUTSIDE OF RUSSIA..." by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "More than a few of the Kremlin's trolls currently operating outside of Russia and or allied nations are likely acting as Russian agents in the strictly legal sense of the term (agent, not be confused with intelligence officers, the latter being those who recruit and run agents).") (June 20, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "RUSSIA INSIDER'S FOOTPRINT" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "Russia Insider has two domain names, russiainsider.com and russia-insider.com" SNIPPET: "Here is a taste of Russia Insider on Facebook:") (June 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FORMER REP. WEST ATTACKS OBAMA'S FOREIGN POLICY FAILURES West: American weakness behind rise of Putin, the Islamic State, Iran" by Emma-Jo Morris (June 19, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Portland, Oregon - Press Release: Washington - "OREGON RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 87 MONTHS IN PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH 2009 SUICIDE BOMBING OF ISI HEADQUARTERS IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Reaz Qadir Khan, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen") (June 19, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Cleveland, Ohio - Press Release: Washington - "U.S. CITIZEN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL AND OTHER FEDERAL OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "Amir Said Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazi, 38" SNIPPET: "According to the complaint, Al-Ghazi, who changed his name from Robert McCollum earlier this year, is alleged to have pledged his support to ISIL and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi via social media in 2014.") (June 19, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "9 DEAD IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA CHURCH SHOOTING AND HATE CRIME, GUNMAN AT LARGE" (SNIPPET: "Officials described him as a 21-year-old white man with sandy blond hair and a slender build wearing a gray hoodie, blue jeans and Timberland boots.") (June 18, 2015 12:55 am ET) (Read More...)
CBC.ca (AP): "BOKO HARAM ATTACKS IN NIGER KILL 40" (SNIPPET: "Boko Haram's six-year-old uprising is blamed for the deaths of an estimated13,000 people. More than 1.5 million have been driven from their homes, some across borders.") (June 18, 2015) (Read More...)
IT NEWS - IDG News Service: "CHINESE UNIVERSITY OPENS MICROSOFT-BACKED U.S. OUTPOST" by Blair Hanley Frank (SNIPPET: "China's Tsinghua University has teamed up with the University of Washington and Microsoft to launch the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) -- a tech-focused graduate school that's the first of its kind. The program, which was announced Thursday afternoon, will bring people from around the world to a new facility in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle, to learn and work together. The launch marks the first time a Chinese research institution has opened a physical presence in the U.S., the backers said.") (June 18, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com - Military Aviation News: "RAF EUROFIGHTERS IN ESTONIA INTERCEPT RUSSIAN MiG-31BMSs" (SNIPPET: "During this period the unit scrambled four times to identify four MiG-31BMs, two Tu-22M3s, two An-26s and an A-50 Mainstay.") (June 19, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "Trust Ed, he knows how to keep your data safe" (SNIPPET: "Russian agent Ed Snowden endorses a/v vendor FSecure.") (June 18, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco, California - Press Release: "FBI AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE CONCERNING SEVERED FIBER OPTIC CABLES IN THE EAST BAY AND SOUTH BAY" (SNIPPET: "The FBI, in a close-working relationship with local law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area, is requesting assistance to identify the individuals responsible for vandalizing fiber optic cables in Fremont, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Berkeley, and San Jose, California. Within the past year, cables were intentionally severed at the following locations:" SNIPPET: "At this time, there is no indication these incidents are linked with the sabotage of the PG&E Metcalf substation in April 2013.") (June 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "WOULD-BE ISLAMIC STATE TERRORIST CHARGED IN NEW YORK" (SNIPPET: "Searches of Saleh's computer and Twitter feed revealed his violent jihadist ideology.") (June 17, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "FEDS BUST QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENT ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING ISIS AND PLANNING NEW YORK BOMBING" by Laura Bult and John Marzulli (SNIPPET: "The feds have foiled an ISIS-loving Queens man's bid to unleash a Boston Marathon-type bombing in New York, authorities said. Munther Omar Saleh is suspected of trying to build and detonate pressure cooker bombs, according to court papers released Tuesday." SNIPPET: "The complaint also refers to two unidentified co-conspirators of Saleh who were apparently taken into custody, but it is unclear if they are cooperating with the government.") (June 16, 2015; Updated June 17, 2015 12:29 am) (Read More...)
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS - Crime Blog: "PHOENIX MAN ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING WITH GUNMEN WHO ATTACKED 'DRAW THE PROPHET' EXHIBIT IN GARLAND" by Naheed Rajwani (SNIPPET: "Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem is accused of hatching a plot with Nadir Soofi and Elton Simpson to attack the "Draw the Prophet" exhibit and contest May 3, according to court records. He also has been accused of wanting to join the Islamic State terrorist organization and attack the Super Bowl. Kareem, also known as Decarus Thomas...") (June 16, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC.net.au News: "ISLAMIC STATE: Khaled Sharrouf passed airport checks, evaded authorities in less than two minutes" by Jason Om (SNIPPET: "Despite being on a watch list, Sharrouf was able to escape detection by using his brother's passport.") (June 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Norfolk, Virginia - Press Release: "NAVY CIVILIAN ENGINEER PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ESPIONAGE Defendant Attempted to Pass Navy Supercarrier Schematics to Egypt" (SNIPPET: "Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, 36") (June 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Omaha - Press Release: "FOUR INDICTED ON GUN CHARGES RELATED TO SCHEME TO SHIP GUNS TO LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "Ali Afif Al Herz, age 50, Bassem Afif Herz, age 30, Sarah Majid Zeaiter, age 24, and Adam Al Herz, age 22, all from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have been charged in a 46 Count indictment filed yesterday in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.") (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS HIZBALLAH FRONT COMPANIES AND FACILITATORS IN LEBANON AND IRAQ Action Targets Lebanese Businessmen and their Companies for Supporting Hizballah's Financial Operations and Terrorist Activities" (June 10, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Treasury Notes blog: "CONTINUING TO COMBAT TERRORISTS AND FINANCIAL CRIMINALS: THE U.S. NATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING RISK ASSESSMENT AND NATIONAL TERRORIST FINANCING RISK ASSESSMENT" by Jennifer Fowler (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
ARKANSAS NEWS.com: "OFFICIALS: SUSPECT IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER INCIDENT AT LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE" by John Lyon (SNIPPET: "The spokespeople also said they did not immediately know whether there was any connection between Monday's incident and an incident Sunday in which a shotgun was found in a taxi cab parked at the base. According to a Jacksonville police report, Cartton Conway, 29, of Little Rock, a driver for Yellow Cab, parked a cab at the base at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday and asked a sergeant at the base if he would be held responsible if something were found in the vehicle. Base personnel then searched the vehicle and found a Winchester shotgun with an apparently shortened barrel concealed in a black hooded sweatshirt in the trunk.") (Updated June 15, 2015 7:09 pm) (Read More...)
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Arkansas - Release No. 030615: "FBI CONTINUES INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING LITTLE ROCK AFB INCIDENT" (SNIPPET: "This morning, at approximately 9:15 a.m., a male suspect attempted to gain unauthorized access to the base. The suspect began to exit his vehicle at the main gate and approached Security Forces personnel with a weapon. Base defenders engaged the suspect and deterred the threat." SNIPPET: "His condition was labeled critical...") (Updated June 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Threats: "HACKERS NABBED DATA ON EVERY FEDERAL EMPLOYEE, UNION CLAIMS" (SNIPPET: ""Based on the sketchy information OPM has provided, we believe that the Central Personnel Data File was the targeted database, and that the hackers are now in possession of all personnel data for every federal employee, every federal retiree, and up to one million former federal employees," Cox said in the letter dated Thursday.") (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "OFFICIALS: SECOND HACK EXPOSED MILITARY AND INTEL DATA" (SNIPPET: "Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several U.S. officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach of federal records that could dramatically compound the potential damage.") (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GUNMAN DEAD AFTER FIRING ON DALLAS POLICE OUTSIDE HEADQUARTERS" (SNIPPET: "James Boulware" SNIPPET: "Investigators found a package containing pipe bombs near the headquarters building and the suspect told police he had C-4 explosives in his armored van, Brown said. The package exploded as an Explosive Ordinance Robot picked it up. "Lots of shrapnel was included in the pipe bombs that exploded -- screws, nails," a police spokesman tweeted. Two pipe bombs were also found in the van after the suspect was shot. When police detonated those devices, the gunman's van caught fire and ammunition rounds went off inside.") (June 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "BRITISH SPIES REMOVED FROM OPERATIONS AFTER RUSSIA AND CHINA CRACK CODES TO LEAKED SNOWDEN FILES MI6 has been forced to pull spies out of operations due to Russia and China cracking encrypted documents stolen by US whistleblower Edward Snowden" by Nicola Harley (June 14, 2015 12:06 am BST) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "NORTH KOREA'S SERIOUS NEW NUCLEAR MISSILE THREAT" by Peter Huessy (SNIPPET: "North Korea claims to have nuclear warheads small enough to fit on their ballistic missiles and missiles capable of being launched from a submerged platform such as a submarine.") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "PLANAF J-11Bs DEPLOYED TO BASHI CHANNEL OR THE FIRST TIME" (SNIPPET: "The People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force deployed its aircraft to the Bashi Channel, between Taiwan and Philippines, again on Jun. 10. This time the J-11B fighter flew there as well.") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA CONDUCTS FOURTH TEST OF WU-14 STRIKE VEHICLE 'Extreme maneuvers' used in latest high-speed warhead test" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China this week carried out the fourth test of an ultra high-speed nuclear delivery vehicle that conducted what intelligence officials say were extreme maneuvers. The test of the Wu-14 hypersonic strike vehicle was carried out Sunday, launched atop a ballistic missile fired from a test facility in western China. It was the fourth successful test of the Wu-14 in the past 18 months and the frequency of tests is being viewed by U.S. intelligence analysts as an indicator of the high priority placed on developing the weapon by the Chinese.") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "6 GITMO DETAINEES SENT TO OMAN, ENDING PAUSE IN TRANSFERS" by Nedra Pickler (SNIPPET: "The 11 detainees transferred so far in 2015 have all been from Yemen. Forty-three of the 51 remaining detainees who have been approved for transfer are from Yemen.") (June 13, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - News Release - Release No. NR-235-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Idris Ahmad 'Abd Al Qadir Idris, Sharaf Ahmad Muhammad Mas'ud, Jalal Salam Awad Awad, Saa'd Nasser Moqbil Al Azani, Emad Abdallah Hassan, and Muhammad Ali Salem Al Zarnuki from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Oman." SNIPPET: "Today, 116 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (June 13, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISLAMIC STATE" (SNIPPET: "David Wright aka Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq, 25, of Everett, Mass., and Nicholas Rovinski aka Nuh Amriki aka Nuh al Andalusi, 24, of Warwick, Rhode Island" SNIPPET: "The affidavit further alleges that, in furtherance of that plan, Wright, Rovinski and Rahim conspired to attack and behead a person referred to in the affidavit as "Intended Victim-1," a resident of New York, who had organized a conference in Garland, Texas, on May 3, 2015, featuring cartoons depicting the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.") (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "THIRD MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BOSTON BEHEADING PLOT" (SNIPPET: "The agency's Rhode Island Joint Terrorism Task Force arrested Nicholas Rovinski in Warwick, R.I. shortly after 8 p.m. local time." SNIPPET: "Court documents filed last week allege that Rahim traveled to Rhode Island to discuss the plot with his nephew, David Wright, and a third man, believed to be Rovinski. Wright was arrested hours after Rahim's death and charged with conspiracy with intent to obstruct a federal investigation.") (June 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "QAZI BROTHERS SENTENCED ON TERRORISM VIOLATIONS AND ASSAULT ON TWO DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS Younger Sibling Plotted to Attack New York City with a Weapon of Mass Destruction" (SNIPPET: "Raees Alam Qazi, 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 32, both naturalized U.S. citizens from Pakistan") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: "VIRGINIA TEEN PLEADS GUILTY TO PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Seventeen-year-old Facilitated Travel to Syria for 18-year-old Prince William County, Virginia, Resident" (SNIPPET: "Ali Shukri Amin, 17" SNIPPET: "In a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Amin admitted to using Twitter to provide advice and encouragement to ISIL and its supporters. Amin, who used the Twitter handle @Amreekiwitness, provided instruction on how to use Bitcoin, a virtual currency, to mask the provision of funds to ISIL, as well as facilitation to ISIL supporters seeking to travel to Syria to fight with ISIL. Additionally, Amin admitted that he facilitated travel for Reza Niknejad, an 18-year-old Prince William County resident who traveled to Syria to join ISIL in January 2015. Niknejad was charged yesterday in the Eastern District of Virginia with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiring to provide material support to ISIL and conspiring to kill and injure people abroad.") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "FIFTH DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Defendant Allegedly was Part of ISIL Foreign Fighter Support Network and Solicited Funds to Send a Co-Defendant Overseas to Join ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Akmal Zakirov") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "'TWITTER TERRORIST' ALAA ESAYED JAILED FOR TWEETS" (SNIPPET: "Alaa Esayed, 22, an Iraqi national from Kennington, south London, admitted encouraging terrorism and dissemination of a terrorist publication. She posted more than 45,000 tweets in Arabic to her 8,240 followers, with many encouraging violent jihad. Posts were published on Twitter and Instagram between 1 June 2013 and 14 May 2014, the Old Bailey was told.") (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1167: "NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS AT AN IMPASSE: Leader Khamenei Rejects Agreement Reached on Token Inspection of Military Sites and Questioning of Scientists; U.S. Willing to Close IAEA Dossier on Iranian PMD, to Settle for Inspecting Declared Nuclear Sites Only, and to Rely on Intelligence; EU Objects" (June 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAQI SHIITE MILITIA COMMANDER THREATENS TO ATTACK U.S." (PHOTO CAPTION: "Akram Abbas al Kabi, the "secretary general" of the Harakat Nujaba, holds hands with Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah." SNIPPET: "The Harakat Nujaba leader has a long history of hostility to the United States.") (June 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPT SUMMONS U.S. AMBASSADOR OVER MB VISIT" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Egypt asked the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to account for the Obama administration's allowing Muslim Brotherhood officials to visit Washington for a private conference this week sponsored by the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSIC).") (June 9, 2015) (Read More...)
BUSINESS INSIDER.com.au - Briefing: "CYBER EXPERT: People are missing the real question we should ask about Israel spying on Iran talks" by Natasha Bertrand (SNIPPET: "The firm's billionaire founder and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky, used to work for the KGB and reportedly maintains relationships with former and current Russian intelligence officials.") (June 11, 2015 3:05 am) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de - SPIEGELonline International: "THE WORM TURNS: VIRUS HUNTER KASPERSKY BECOMES THE HUNTED" by Matthias Gebauer and Marcel Rosenbach (SNIPPET: "The Russian IT security firm Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new, powerful cyber weapon, apparently a successor to the notorious Duqu software. But this time the virus hunter itself is a target.") (JUNE 10, 2015 01:57 PM) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS: "RUSSIA JAILS U.S. BUSINESS CONSULTANT" (SNIPPET: "Scott Blacklin, a former president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Russia, has been held in the provincial city of Nizhny Novgorod since May 20. The U.S. raised the issue of his detention "several times at senior levels" in Moscow and in Washington, an official at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow said, arguing that he violated no laws.") (June 4, 2015) (Read More...)
SHROPSHIRE STAR - UK News: "IS BRITONS 'TRAVELLING VIA CANADA' Britons heading to the Middle East to join the so-called Islamic State have travelled via Canada to avoid detection, the Foreign Secretary has said." (June 9, 2015 14:31) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Kansas City - Press Release: Washington - "KANSAS MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN PLOT TO EXPLODE CAR BOMB AT AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "Terry Lee Loewen, 59" SNIPPET: "Loewen told the undercover employee he was waiting for what he called "the green light" from Allah to carry out a violent attack on a civilian target. He said he did not expect to live through any of the attacks he had in mind. He also said he was inspired by the teachings of Osama bin Laden and Anwar al-Awlaki, and that he had downloaded thousands of pages of information on jihad. In September 2013, Loewen sent photos of airplanes on the tarmac at the Wichita airport. He commented that he could have "walked over there, shot both pilots ... slapped some C4 on both fuel trucks and set them off before anyone even called TSA."") (June 8, 2015) (Read More...)
NDTV.com: London (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): London - "'STALKERS': TRACKING ISLAMIC STATE'S FEMALE CHEERLEADERS ONLINE"(SNIPPET: "" I personally have received a couple of Twitter death threats," Saltman said." SNIPPET: "A recent US study identified at least 46,000 Twitter accounts linked to supporters of the IS group, with three-quarters of them tweeting in Arabic.") (Updated June 7, 2015 09:07 IST) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE: "SPAIN IN THE EYE OF THE STORM OF JIHAD" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "Spanish security forces have arrested a total of 568 jihadists over the past ten years in 124 separate operations against Islamic terrorism, Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz revealed at an African security conference in Niger on May 14.") (June 6, 2015) (Read More...)
TSA.gov - THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "FIREARMS CONCEALED IN AMPLIFIERS, PROPANE, AND MORE" (PHOTO CAPTION: "An Orlando (MCO) traveler concealed two handguns, one unassembled rifle, and an unidentified amount of ammunition inside three amplifiers in a checked bag." PHOTO CAPTION: "This belt buckle knife was discovered at Philadelphia (PHL)." (June 5, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "TSA DIRECTOR REASSIGNED IN WAKE OF SECURITY FAILURES" by Justin Fishel and Mike Levine via Good Morning America (SNIPPET: "The acting director of the Transportation Security Administration has been reassigned after an internal investigation revealed security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able to smuggle mock explosives or banned weapons through checkpoints in 95 percent of trials.") (June 2, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
VICE NEWS: "SAUDI COURT UPHOLDS SENTENCE OF 1,000 LASHES AND 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ACTIVIST BLOGGER" by Gillian Mohney (SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has upheld a sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years in prison for a blogger accused of insulting Islam, despite international pressure to overturn the harsh punishment. Raif Badawi, 31, has been jailed since 2012 for creating the "Liberal Saudi Network," an online forum used to discuss religion. The site was taken down following his arrest.") (June 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - Inside the Ring: "SECRET DIRECTIVE OUTLINES OBAMA SUPPORT FOR MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "President Obama and his administration continue to support the global Islamist militant group known the Muslim Brotherhood. A White House strategy document regards the group as a moderate alternative to more violent Islamist groups like al Qaeda and the Islamic State. The policy of backing the Muslim Brotherhood is outlined in a secret directive called Presidential Study Directive-11, or PSD-11. The directive was produced in 2011 and outlines administration support for political reform in the Middle East and North Africa, according to officials familiar with the classified study.") (June 4, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENSE NEWS.com: Washington - "TOP CHINESE OFFICIAL TO TOUR BOEING FACILITY" by Aaron Mehta (SNIPPET: "General Fan Changlong, the vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, will also visit three military bases and tour an aircraft carrier as part of his travels, which come a week after US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter slammed China for actions he called "out of step" with other nations in the Pacific.") (June 6, 2015 9:27 a.m. EDT) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "CHINA SUSPECTED IN MASSIVE BREACH OF FEDERAL PERSONNEL DATA" by Ken Dilanian and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar (SNIPPET: "China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers, American officials said Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that data from the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department had been compromised.") (June 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: IRAN NEGOTIATORS IGNORE MISSILES AT THEIR OWN PERIL Missile tech development a 'litmus test' for Iranian intentions" by Emma-Jo Morris (June 3, 2015) (Read More...)
CBC.ca (AP): "STEPHEN HARPER SAYS RUSSIA CAN'T REJOIN G-7 WITH PUTIN IN POWER 'Canada would very, very strongly oppose Putin ever sitting around that table again,' Harper says" (June 4, 2015) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWSASIA.com (REUTERS): Buenos Aires - "ARGENTINE PRESIDENT MET EDWARD SNOWDEN IN MOSCOW -- LAWYER" (SNIPPET: "Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez held talks with U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden during a visit to Russia in April, Anthony Romero, director of the American Civil Liberties Union and one of Snowden's lawyers said on Thursday." SNIPPET: "Fernandez travelled to Russia to deepen bilateral trade ties, signing energy cooperation documents, part of a drive by Moscow to strengthen ties with South America.") (June 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON POST - World Views - blog: "A WHISTLEBLOWER IS TRYING TO BRING DOWN RUSSIA'S SECRET INTERNET TROLL ARMY" by Karoun Demirjian (SNIPPET: "Lyudmila Savchuk is suing her old employer, the Internet Research Agency, for moral damages and seeking to close the company, on the grounds that employees who punched 12-hour shifts to troll various Western Web sites with pro-Kremlin comments did not have proper Russian employment contracts. Various reports have documented the work of the secretive agency, set up in St. Petersburg, where hundreds of employees would set up fake identities through social media profiles, fill the comments sections of Russia-related articles, and stage fake campaigns and news events, all to promote a pro-Kremlin, anti-Western message.") (June 4, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENSE ONE.com: "EXPECT UP TO 10 GUANTANAMO TRANSFERS WITHIN WEEKS" by Molly O'Toole (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration intends to transfer up to 10 detainees from the Guantanamo detention center to other countries this month, a senior defense official told Defense One.") (June 3, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Testimony by Michael B. Steinbach, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Statement Before the House Homeland Security Committee, Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2015: "TERRORISM GONE VIRAL: THE ATTACK IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND BEYOND" (SNIPPET: "The widespread use of technology propagates the persistent terrorist message to attack U.S. interests whether in the Homeland or abroad." SNIPPET: "As a communication medium, social media is a critical tool for terror groups to exploit.") (June 3, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News: "COUNTERTERRORISM EXECUTIVE BRIEFS CONGRESS ON LATEST THREATS" (SNIPPET: "He also talked about the Going Dark issue--especially as it relates to terrorism--as some of the online conversations between terrorists and those they are targeting for recruitment take place through private messaging platforms. Going Dark refers to the gap between the laws and technology designed to allow for the lawful intercept of communications content by law enforcement and the changing forms of Internet communications.") (June 3, 2015 12:00 pm) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul - Hearing: "TERRORISM GONE VIRAL: THE ATTACK IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND BEYOND" (DESCRIPTION: "The ISIS-inspired terror attack in Garland, Texas demonstrates that terrorism is going viral. This hearing will examine the increasing threat from violent Islamist extremists groups, like ISIS, who use the Internet and social media to recruit fighters, share propaganda, and inspire and potentially direct attacks.") (Washington, D.C., June 3, 2015 10:00 am) (Watch Here; Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "EVERETT MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO OBSTRUCT NATIONAL SECURITY INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "David Wright a/k/a Dawud Sharif Wright a/k/a Dawud Sharif Wright a/k/a Dawud Sharif Abdul Khaliq" SNIPPET: "The affidavit also alleges that Wright and Rahim met with a third person on a beach in Rhode Island on May 31, 2015, to discuss the planned beheading. At approximately 5:00 a.m. on June 2, 2015, law enforcement intercepted a call between Wright and Rahim, in which Rahim insisted that he could no longer wait to take action. Instead of carrying on with his plan to behead the planned out-of-state target, Rahim declared that he was going to, "go after" the "boys in blue," here in Massachusetts, because, "it's the easiest target." Rather than discourage Rahim, Wright supported the plan, telling Rahim to prepare his will and to leave his possessions to a named individual. After discussing Rahim's plan to attack police officers in Massachusetts, Wright advised Rahim to destroy his phone and all of the evidence it contained to prevent "CSI" at "the scene" from obtaining incriminating information.") (June 3, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "IN BOSTON SHOOTING, ISLAMISTS DAMN FIRST, IGNORE FACTS LATER" (SNIPPET: "Virtually everything Islamist activists in the United States claimed about Tuesday's fatal shooting of terror suspect Usaama Rahim in Boston appears to have been debunked within 24 hours.") (June 3, 2015) (Read More...)
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT - BPDnews.com: "BPD AND FBI SPECIAL AGENTS INVOLVED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT IN ROSLINDALE" (SNIPPET: "Additionally, as part of this ongoing investigation, Boston Police and State Police made an arrest this evening in Everett.") (June 2, 2015) (Read More...)
MyFOXboston - BOSTON 25: "POLICE: MAN PULLED KNIFE ON OFFICERS BEFORE ROSLINDALE SHOOTING" (Upated June 2, 2015 2:44 pm PDT) (SNIPPET: "Additionally, police have blocked off a street in Everett and are investigating. Stay with us for the latest updates on this crime scene, which may be connected to Rahim's shooting. A third crime scene that may be connected to the case was established in Rhode Island Tuesday evening." SNIPPET: "According to FOX25 sources, there were three different Joint Terrorism Task Force teams out, doing 24-hour surveillance on at least three different individuals in the area for quite some time. In addition to Rahim's death, two other individuals were in custody Tuesday afternoon. Those two were not facing charges as of Tuesday afternoon, but were in custody and are being questioned.") (Updated June 2, 2015 2:44 pm PDT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "TWO MORE FRIENDS SENTENCED FOR IMPEDING BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, was sentenced this afternoon to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, and ordered to report to the Bureau of Prisons on July 24, 2015. In October 2014, Phillipos was found guilty by a federal jury of two counts of making false statements to law enforcement in a terrorism investigation. Azamat Tazhayakov, 21, of New Bedford, was sentenced this morning to 42 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Tazhayakov was convicted by a federal jury in July 2014 of conspiring to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with the intent to impede a terrorism investigation. Tazhayakov is a national of Kazakhstan who was temporarily living in the United States on a student visa while attending the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass). At the time of his arrest his visa had been revoked.") (June 5, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "DIAS KADYRBAYEV SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS FOR IMPEDING THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Dias Kadyrbayev, 21, a close friend of convicted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was sentenced today to six years in prison for his role in retrieving, and later disposing of, evidence in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation, specifically Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's backpack, containing fireworks and other items, as well as his role in concealing Tsarnaev's laptop computer from law enforcement. Kadyrbayev previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with the intent to impede the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Kadyrbayev has agreed to be deported to Kazakhstan from the United States after serving his sentence. At the time of his arrest, Kadyrbayev was in the United States on a revoked student visa while attending the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMass).") (June 2, 2015) (Read More...)
NY1 NEWS: "NYPD: MAN WANTED IN BROOKLYN SUBWAY SLASHING" (SNIPPET: "Investigators say the man seen here approached the 29-year-old victim on an A train at the Euclid Avenue stop around 6:15 p.m. They say he slashed her neck with a sharp object then ran off.") (June 2, 2015 6:22 am EDT) (Watch Here; Read More...)
ABC NEWS - Exclusive: "UNDERCOVER DHS TESTS FIND SECURITY FAILURES AT U.S. AIRPORTS" (SNIPPET: "According to officials briefed on the results of a recent Homeland Security Inspector General's report, TSA agents failed 67 out of 70 tests, with Red Team members repeatedly able to get potential weapons through checkpoints. In one test an undercover agent was stopped after setting off an alarm at a magnetometer, but TSA screeners failed to detect a fake explosive device that was taped to his back during a follow-on pat down. Officials would not divulge the exact time period of the testing other than to say it concluded recently.") (Jun 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STUDYING 'FAR-RIGHT' SOCIAL MEDIA USE $585,719 study to combat violent extremism" by Elizabeth Harrington (SNIPPET: "The Department of Justice is concentrating on "far-right" groups in a new study of social media usage aimed at combatting violent extremism. The Justice Department's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded Michigan State University $585,719 for the study, which was praised by Eric Holder, the former attorney general, earlier this year.") (June 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY MAIL: "TWO U.S. JIHADIS WHO MADE ISIS PROPAGANDA VIDEOS -- INCLUDING ONE ON THE FBI'S MORE WANTED TERRORIST LIST -- 'ARE KILLED IN IRAQI AIR STRIKE'" by John Hall (SNIPPET: "Ahmad Abousamra and Abu Osama al-Amriki were killed in Anbar province") (June 1, 2015) (Read More...)
MAGIC VALLEY NEWS: Twin Falls, Idaho - "MAGIC VALLEY LEGISLATORS RESPOND TO REFUGEE CENTER CONCERNS" (SNIPPET: "Questions have been swirling since late April, though, when the center announced it will likely receive 300 refugees -- possibly from Syria -- starting in October." SNIPPET: "Clow said many of the fears about incoming Syrian refugees are that they're linked to radical Islamic extremists. CSI doesn't know the religious background of refugees coming in." SNIPPET: "Since 1984, the center has settled almost 5,000 people in the Magic Valley. Most are from Iraq and Iran." SNIPPET: "The federal government decides how many refugees will come and from which countries.") (June 1, 2015) (Read More...)
The Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: Washington, D.C - "[POSTPONED] Subcommittee Hearing on Potential Threats Posed by Syrian Refugee Resettlement Program" (SNIPPET: "This hearing will review the potential threat posed by terrorists exploiting refugee resettlement programs, the challenge of gathering sufficient information to vet them, and what additional risk mitigation measures can be implemented to improve the ability to detect refugee applicants of concern.") (May 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA TO START CONSTRUCTION ON NEW IRANIAN NUKE PLANT Eathquake hits near Iran's current nuke plant" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian officials announced in late 2014 that it had already begun the initial stages of construction on at least two nuclear plants in the region. In November, Tehran finalized a deal with Russia to aid in the construction of these plants.") (June 1, 2015) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com Military Aviation News: "RUSSIA TO RESUME PRODUCTION OF TU-160" (SNIPPET: "During his tour of the Kazan Aviation Plant, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that production of the Tu-160 bomber will resume.") (April 30, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "U.S. SUPPORT FOR IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS 'SHOULD NOT ALARM US,' GENERAL ALLEN SAYS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "...General (retired) John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition To Counter ISIL, or the Islamic State..." SNIPPET: "The "extremist elements" referred to by Allen include the Hezbollah Brigades, which has been designated by the US government as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, Saraya Khorasani, the Badr Organization, Asaib al Haq (League of the Righteous), Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigade), Sayyed al Shuhada Brigade, and Harakat Nujaba. Top leaders of the last four groups are listed by the US as specially designated global terrorists. The problem with Allen's comments is that these so-called "extremist elements" are indeed the largest part of the Popular Mobilization Committee.") (May 29, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS - Technology: "NORTH KOREAN HACKERS 'COULD KILL', WARNS KEY DEFECTOR" by Dave Lee and Nick Kwek (SNIPPET: ""[A Stuxnet-style attack] designed to destroy a city has been prepared by North Korea and is a feasible threat," Prof Kim said." SNIPPET: "When it comes to cyber-attacks, few groups are as notorious as North Korea's Bureau 121, which has operated since the late nineties. Most security researchers agree that the group operates out of China. Specifically, in the basement of a restaurant, rated highly on TripAdvisor for its tremendous Korean food.") (May 29, 2015) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - Tatler: "INDIANA GRANDMA NOW ISIS SUPPORTER 'JIHAD KATHIE,' LIVING AND INCITING VIOLENCE IN GERMANY German media highlighted the American jihadist transplant and her husband after they flew the ISIS flag outside their home. She has a valid passport and can return to the U.S. at any time." by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "A 50-year-old grandmother from Indianapolis who was profiled by Fox News in 2010 is back in the news in Germany, where she now lives, for the open support she and her jihadist husband are showing for the Islamic State. Kathie Smith...") (May 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "INDIANA GRANDMA UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE TERROR TIES" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "Muslim-convert, Kathie Smith, 46, of Indianapolis, married a suspected German jihadist tied to the Islamic Jihad Union last year and has been flying back and forth between the U.S. and Germany as recently as two weeks ago.") (December 24, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco, Calif. - Press Release: "CHINESE PROFESSORS AMONG SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE AND THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS FOR BENEFIT OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Chinese Professors Alleged to Have Stolen Valuable Technology from Avago Technologies and Skyworks Solutions to Benefit a PRC University" (SNIPPET: "Hao Zhang, 36, a citizen of the PRC" SNIPPET: "Wei Pang, 35, a citizen of the PRC" SNIPPET: "Jinping Chen, 41, a citizen of the PRC" SNIPPET: "Huisui Zhang (Huisui), 34, a citizen of the PRC" SNIPPET: "Chong Zhou, 26, a citizen of the PRC" SNIPPET: Zhao Gang, 39, a citizen of the PRC") (May 19, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION REMOVES CUBA FROM TERROR LIST Castro regime recently involved in arms trafficking with rogue regimes, U.S. adversaries" by Daniel Wiser (May 29, 2015) (Read More...)
11ALIVE.com: Fort Benning, Georgia - "SHOOTING REPORTED IN FORT BENNING; ONE IN CUSTODY" (SNIPPET: "Police have taken one person into custody but they are still searching for between three and five black males who are believed to be in the woods in the Patton Village area.") (May 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BRITISH SCHOOLGIRLS BEING TRAINED FOR 'SPECIAL MISSIONS' BY ISIL, WARNS DEFECTOR" by Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "It raises the prospect the youngsters might be being lined up to become suicide bombers.") (May 28, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS (AP): Paris - "NO EXIT: FOR FEMALE JIHADIS, SYRIA IS ONE-WAY JOURNEY" by Lori Hinnant, AP (SNIPPET: "Only two of the approximately 600 Western girls and young women who have joined extremists in Syria are known to have made it out of the war zone. By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the male foreign fighters have left or are on their way out, according to figures from European governments that monitor the returns.") (May 28, 2015) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: Tajikistan - "MISSING TAJIK POLICE COMMANDER APPEARS ON INTERNET, SAYS HAS JOINED IS" (SNIPPET: "Gulmurod Halimov" SNIPPET: "In the video, Halimov says he joined the Tajik police force in the early 1990s and attended training courses in Moscow and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the last several years.") (May 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CLARION-LEDGER: "PUBLIC HELP SOUGHT TO SOLVE HANCOCK DEPUTY'S ASSAULT" by Therese Apel (SNIPPET: "Bass told the Sun-Herald that DNA swabs were performed on the K-9 but the results will not be known for weeks.") (May 27, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CLARION-LEDGER: "K-9 SAVES HANCOCK COUNTY DEPUTY FROM AMBUSH ATTACK A multi-agency manhunt in under way after a deputy was ambushed, beaten, and cut with a box cutter in Pearlington on Monday evening." by Therese Apel (SNIPPET: ""They told him they were going to slit his throat..."") (May 27, 2015) (Read More...)
IRS.gov - Newsroom: "IRS STATEMENT ON THE 'GET TRANSCRIPT' APPLICATION" (SNIPPET: "The IRS announced today that criminals used taxpayer-specific data acquired from non-IRS sources to gain unauthorized access to information on approximately 100,000 tax accounts through IRS' "Get Transcript" application. This data included Social Security information, date of birth and street address.") (Last reviewed or updated: May 26, 2015) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "AL-JAZEERA ONLINE POLL: 81% SUPPORT ISLAMIC STATE" by Rick Moran (SNIPPET: "In an online poll conducted by Arab news outlet Al-Jazeera.net, 81% of respondents said they supported the conquests of Islamic State. The poll was conducted in Arabic and generated 38,000 responses.") (May 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE BIG STORY (AP): Canberra, Australia - "AUSTRALIA TO PASS LAW TO STRIP CITIZENSHIP FOR TERROR CRIMES" by Rod McGuirk (SNIPPET: "Australia plans to pass a law within weeks to give the government power to strip citizenship from dual nationals who are suspected terrorists even if they are not convicted of a crime, the prime minister said Tuesday. More than 100 Australians are suspected to be fighting with the Islamic State movement and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq. Up to 50 percent of those fighters were estimated to be dual citizens, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said.") (May 26, 2015 2:27 am EDT) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA: "AUSTRIAN BOY FACES TERRORISM CHARGES IN 'PLAYSTATION' CASE A 14-year-old Austrian boy will face charges on Tuesday of preparing to join militants in Syria and researching how to build a bomb, after downloading plans onto his Playstation games console, his lawyer said." SNIPPET: "The teenager, whose family comes from Turkey..." SNIPPET: "He was detained for a second time in January on suspicion of terrorism-related activity after having been briefly placed in investigative custody and then released under conditions in October.") (May 26, 2015 16:10) (Read More...)
DAILYO.in - Politics: "HOW ISIS CAN GET HOLD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM PAKISTAN The Islamic State is rewriting the whole idiom of al Qaeda type jihadi warfare." by Colonel R. Hariharan (SNIPPET: "According to a report of the Institute for Science and International Security, Pakistan had been doubling its nuclear weapon-producing capability since 2011. It now has the capability to produce 19 to 26 nuclear weapons annually. In an analytical article on May 19, this year in its website on new constructions in Pakistan's Khushab nuclear reactor, David Albright and Serena Kelleher Veragntini have quoted an unnamed former senior Pakistani official who said that the purpose of the plutonium produced in the reactors at Khushab was "to build smaller, shorter range nuclear weapons, including tactical nuclear-tipped missiles". This is the latest affirmation of information known for some time. Tactical, nuclear-tipped missiles are easily portable.") (May 26, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk (REUTERS): Washington - "ISLAMIC STATE SYMPATHIZERS MAY HAVE MADE AIRLINE THREATS -U.S. OFFICIALS" (SNIPPET: "Islamic State sympathizers may have been behind more than a dozen threats in the last two days to international flights using U.S. airports or flying over American airspace, U.S. law enforcement and security sources said on Wednesday. The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that after 11 threats were received by U.S. law enforcement officers on Monday, at least four more were phoned in late on Tuesday. The threats were all similar and the caller claimed the flights were carrying some form of chemical weapons, they said, adding that investigators' leading theory was that sympathizers of Islamic State were responsible.") (May 27, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS and STRIPES (AP): New York - "PHONE THREATS MADE AGAINST 5 FLIGHTS; U.S. MILITARY JETS ESCORT AIR FRANCE FLIGHT" (SNIPPET: "Anonymous telephone threats against commercial airliners on Monday, possibly from the same source, caused a scare involving at least five international flights at airports in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts." SNIPPET: "In one instance Monday morning, U.S. military jets escorted an Air France flight into New York City after someone claimed a chemical weapon was aboard the aircraft, the FBI said.") (May 25, 2015) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com - Blue Knights with Lt. Dan Marcou: "WHY OBAMA'S ADVICE TO POLICE TO 'ABANDON WARRIOR MINDSET' WON'T WORK" (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama recently announced he was substantially neutering the 1033 program -- prohibiting certain armor and weapons from being turned over to law enforcement. I believe the President will in change his point of view on this issue if and when ISIS attacks our homeland as they have promised. When ISIS hits the homeland there will be a tactical reconfiguration of American law enforcement.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com - 10:43: Be Advised... with Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief: "3 CRUCIAL POINTS ABOUT OBAMA'S EVISCERATION OF THE 1033 PROGRAM" (SNIPPET: "What if those hostages were kids in a school in a Beslan-like scenario with hardened terrorists poised to shoot any approaching officers? Sending cops into the scene without adequate armor would be akin to ushering those officers to their deaths.") (May 18, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "FEARS OVER JIHADI CHEMICAL ATTACK ON BRITISH SOIL" by Camilla Turner (SNIPPET: "Bombs laced with chlorine, which is available to buy in large quantities in Britain, has become the "chemical weapon of choice" for Islamic State fighters, security experts warned. Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a leading experts on chemical warfare, has called on ministers to tighten controls on chlorine sales in Britain. "As more jihadists return to this country there is a growing chance [of a chlorine bomb attack]" he told The Times. "That to me puts it through the threshold where we should look into this seriously."") (May 25, 2015 12:07 am BST) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada - "CANADIANS MAY BELONG TO AL-QAIDA'S HIGHLY SECRETIVE KHORASAN FACTION, INTELLIGENCE REPORT WARNS" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: ""The Khorasan group may include individuals from Canada," reads an intelligence brief that was distributed to front-line Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers after the air campaign began. A copy was released under the Access to Information Act. "Members of the Khorasan Group represent a direct threat to Canada and Canadian interests worldwide as they could conduct attacks against civilian passenger flights or travel to Canada with the intent to carry out attacks in this country," it said.") (May 24, 2015 4:40 pm ET) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS: TERROR-TIED ALIENS SEEKING ASYLUM IN U.S. Letter demands to know how many asylum-seekers have links to terror outfits" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The letter comes on the heels of revelations by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that at least 638 aliens seeking asylum in America have been found to have connections to terrorists.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
MONEY JIHAD: "HEZBOLLAH'S FORTUNES EXPAND IN SOUTH AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah's multimillion dollar business in Latin America isn't shrinking. According to French intelligence sources who leaked the information to Argentinian media, Hezbollah's empire makes $60 to $100 million a year.") (May 24, 2015) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "REPORT: HEZBOLLAH RAKES IN UP TO $100 MILLION ANNUALLY FROM LATIN AMERICA" by Frances Martel (SNIPPET: "Infobae concludes by noting that Hezbollah has ties to drug trafficking groups in Mexico and negotiates with the world's largest non-jihadist terror group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), using their "comparative advantage" to work and profit together.") (May 12, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY USING JAMMING AGAINST U.S. DRONES Global Hawk targeted over disputed South China Sea Islands" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Navy P-8 surveillance flight on Wednesday was challenged eight times by the Chinese military to leave the same area.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.se - Sweden's News in English: "'It's good that Swedish defence is quick to react'" (SNIPPET: "Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has praised the Swedish Air Force after two Jas Gripen aircraft warned off a pair of Russian fighter jets that strayed close to Swedish airspace this week.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Kiev, Ukraine - "UKRAINE COURT EXTENDS DETENTION FOR TWO CAPTURED RUSSIANS" by Laura Mills (SNIPPET: "In interviews with international observers and an independent Russian newspaper this week, the two men said they were on active duty with the Russian military when they were captured by Ukrainian forces a week ago near the front line in eastern Ukraine.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: "IS MILITANTS USE POPULAR RUSSIAN WEB PAYMENT SYSTEM TO RAISE CASH" (SNIPPET: "A group of Islamic State (IS) militants from Russia's North Caucasus region are using the popular Russian QIWI wallet electronic payment system to raise money online.") (May 17, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "53 FIREARMS, INERT TANK PROJECTILE, AND MORE" (SNIPPET: "A stun cane was discovered in a carry-on bag at Oklahoma City (OKC). A credit card knife was detected under the insole of a shoe at San Antonio (SAT).") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: Nairobi - "KENYA: GOVERNMENT SAYS FRESH ATTACK THWARTED IN GARISSA COUNTY" by Joseph Muraya (SNIPPET: "The security officers acted swiftly to prevent another deadly attack of innocent Kenyans after the recent Garissa University College attack that claimed 147 lives." SNIPPET: "Police are now appealing to the area residents to offer any information that may lead to their whereabouts as they still pose a security threat.") (May 22, 2015) (Read More...)
MOROCCO WORLD NEWS: Rabat - "DANGEROUS TERRORIST FREE AND SENT TO MOROCCO BY UK GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "Younes Tsouli" SNIPPET: "Upon his return to Morocco, he set fire to his family's house and threatened to jump from the rooftop of an apartment that housed the Consul General of Great Britain in Rabat. According to media reports, it took Moroccan authorities, assisted by a psychiatrist, nearly 13 hours to negotiate his surrender. On Thursday, Morocco expressed its dissatisfaction with the British Government "which have not mentioned the dangerousness of this person, insisting to keep him free, which jeopardizes other people's lives."") (May 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Press Release: "SEVEN MINNESOTA MEN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT Superseding Indictment Expands Upon February 2015 Conspiracy Indictment" (SNIPPET: "An indictment filed on February 19, 2015, charging HAMZA NAJ AHMED, 21, has been superseded to add ZACHARIA YUSUF ABDURAHMAN, 19; ADNAN FARAH, 19; HANAD MUSTAFE MUSSE, 19; GULED ALI OMAR, 20; ABDIRAHMAN YASIN DAUD, 21; and MOHAMED ABDIHAMID FARAH, 21." SNIPPET: "Among the co-conspirators are ABDULLAHI YUSUF and ABDI NUR, both of whom were originally charged by criminal complaint in November 2014.") (May 19, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada (POSTMEDIA NEWS): Montreal - "RCMP ARREST TEN YOUTHS BELIEVED HEADED TO JOIN JIHADISTS IN SYRIA AT MONTREAL AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "Radio-Canada also reported that the authorities had established a link between the youths and a group of six teenagers from Montreal and Laval who were reported missing in January and suspected of flying to Turkey to cross into Syria to join the terrorist faction there. The two groups had communicated through social media, Radio-Canada reported.") (May 19, 2015) (Read More...)
EMERGENCYMGMT.com (TNS): "WHITE HOUSE STEPS UP WARNINGS ABOUT TERRORISM ON U.S. SOIL Authorities have raised defenses at U.S. military bases, put local police forces on alert and increased surveillance at the nation's airports and other potential targets" by Brian Bennett, Tribune Washington Bureau (May 18, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Dallas, Texas - Press Release: Washington - "IRAQI-BORN U.S. CITIZEN ARRESTED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENT TO THE FBI Defendant Allegedly Lied about Pledging Allegiance to Self-Proclaimed Leader of ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Bilal Abood, 37" SNIPPET: "On approximately April 29, 2013, Abood left the United States through Mexico and traveled through various countries in order to get to Turkey. Upon Abood's return to the United States on Sept. 16, 2013, the FBI interviewed him again." SNIPPET: "A review of Abood's computer on July 9, 2014, pursuant to a federal search warrant, revealed Abood pledged an oath to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIL, on June 19, 2014. The search warrant also revealed that Abood had been on the Internet viewing ISIL atrocities such as beheadings, and had used his twitter account to tweet and retweet information on al-Baghdadi.") (May 14, 2015) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com: "THE SPY AMONG US Jack Barsky held a job at some of the top corporations in the U.S. and lived a seemingly normal life -- all while spying for the Soviet Union" (SNIPPET: "The following is a script from 'The Spy Among Us' which aired on May 10, 2015. Steve Kroft is the correspondent. Draggan Mihailovich, producer.") (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "Steve Kroft: How often did you communicate with the Russians? Jack Barsky: I would get a radiogram once a week. Steve Kroft: A radiogram, meaning? Jack Barsky: A radiogram means a transmission that was on a certain frequency at a certain time. Every Thursday night at 9:15 Barsky would tune into his shortwave radio at his apartment in Queens and listen for a transmission he believed came from Cuba. Jack Barsky: All the messages were encrypted that they became digits. And the digits would be sent over as, in groups of five. And sometimes that took a good hour to just write it all down, and then another three hours to decipher.") (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "WHITE WIDOW 'HAS KILLED 400 PEOPLE' AS KEY FIGURE IN AL-SHABAAB Samantha Lewthwaite, known as the White Widow, is at the 'right hand' of terror leaders in Somalia, spy chief says" (SNIPPET: ""We think this lady is sitting at the right hand of the leader directing attacks. She does not carry out attacks herself as she is too important but is responsible for many, many deaths - hundreds. She uses children to kill for her after giving money to their families."" SNIPPET: "There are rumours she has changed her looks with surgery.") (May 18, 2015 12:17 am BST) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS 'SMUGGLED TO EUROPE'" (SNIPPET: "Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean, a Libyan official has told the BBC. Government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun said smugglers were hiding IS militants on boats filled with migrants. He based his claim on conversations with boat owners in parts of North Africa controlled by the militants.") (May 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCE SENTENCE OF LIFE IN PRISON FOR HIGH-RANKING AL QAEDA TERRORIST CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS AND OTHER TERRORISM OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "Khalid al Fawwaz" SNIPPET: "Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said: "Khalid al Fawwaz, who played a critical role for Al Qaeda in its murderous conspiracy against America, will now spend the rest of his life in a federal prison. As one of Osama bin Laden's original and most trusted lieutenants, Fawwaz led an Al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan and a terrorist cell in Kenya before serving as bin Laden's media adviser in London. Fawwaz was bin Laden's bridge to the West, facilitating interviews of bin Laden in Afghanistan by Western media and disseminating bin Laden's 1996 declaration of jihad against America and his 1998 fatwah directing followers to kill Americans anywhere in the world. To that end, on August 7, 1998, Al Qaeda operatives bombed our embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, murdering 224 innocent people and wounding thousands more."" SNIPPET: "In addition, a list of Al Qaeda members recovered in Kandahar, Afghanistan, by the United States military in late 2001 contained FAWWAZ's alias, and had him numbered ninth on the list.") (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "OSAMA BIN LADEN'S LONDON MEDIA FIXER JAILED FOR LIFE IN U.S." by Raf Sanchez, Washington (SNIPPET: "A Saudi terrorist who ran al-Qaeda's "London office" and used Britain as a base for arranging Osama bin Laden's interviews with Western media has been sentenced to life in a US prison. Khalid al-Fawwaz, 52, was described as the al-Qaeda leader's "bridge to the West" and used an office on Beethoven Street in west London to coordinate the terror group's propaganda efforts.") (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
DW.de: Bosnia - "SEVERAL BOSNIANS CHARGED WITH JOINING 'ISLAMIC STATE' FIGHTERS IN IRAQ, SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Prosecutors in Bosnia have brought terror charges against 12 people accused of traveling to Iraq and Syria to join the "Islamic State" (IS). An estimated 200 Bosnians have left to fight with the extremist group.") (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA SAYS IT CAN DEPLOY NUCLEAR ARMS TO CRIMEA Moscow to bolster military in occupied Ukrainian peninsula" by Bill Gertz (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - World News: "MAPPED: JUST HOW MANY INCURSIONS INTO NATO AIRSPACE HAS RUSSIAN MILITARY MADE?" by Roland Oliphant, Moscow and graphic by Darren Soulsby (SNIPPET: "As tensions between Nato and Russia have worsened over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has significantly increased the number of military flights probing Nato airspace -- and submarine activity probing its waters.") (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - UK News: "RAF JETS SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT RUSSIAN BOMBERS" by Gregory Walton (SNIPPET: "A number of RAF jets have been scrambled to intercept two Russian long-range bombers off northern Scotland, the latest in a series of provocative operations by the country's air force. As tensions between Nato and Russia have worsened over the Ukraine crisis, Moscow has significantly increased the number of military flights probing Nato airspace. The number of interceptions over the Baltic States trebled last year and Nato members including Britain have stepped up air policing support in the area.") (May 14, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "AYATOLLAH SPEAKS TO TEACHERS, WHO CHANT: 'Death to America! Death to England!...Death to Israel!'" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "According to an English-language transcript of the speech published by the BBC, the Iranian teachers interrupted the ayatollah with chants expressing their desire to see the death of America, England and Israel at three points in his speech.") (May 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE CHRONICLE.com.au: "TOOWOOMBA TEEN JIHADIST IS FORMER HARRISTOWN HIGH STUDENT" (SNIPPET: "Oliver Bridgeman, 18, attended the Garden City Mosque occasionally for Friday prayers and was likely radicalised over the internet." SNIPPET: "Toowoomba Islamic community leader Professor Shahjahan Khan said he was shocked when he heard news of a local teenager heading to Syria to join a terrorist movement. Mr Bridgeman hailed from the Gold Coast before moving to Toowoomba where he spent a year at Harristown High school. He is believed to have joined up with al-Qa'ida-linked movement the Al-Nusra Front in war-torn Syria.") (Updated May 15, 2015 6:56 pm) (Watch Here; Read More...)
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD - Press Release: Washington - "NTSB ISSUES UPDATE ON ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE AMTRAK DERAILMENT IN PHILADELPHIA" (SNIPPET: "Investigators interviewed the engineer of the SEPTA train that had stopped after being struck by an object that had shattered the windshield of the locomotive. The SEPTA engineer said that the Amtrak engineer announced on the radio, "hot track rail two," to let him know that the Amtrak train was about to pass the stopped SEPTA train. He saw Amtrak 188 pass on track 2 and did not notice anything unusual.") (May 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "NTSB RAISES POSSIBILITY AMTRAK TRAIN MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY OBJECT BEFORE DERAILING" (SNIPPET: "The National Transportation Safety Board Friday raised the possibility the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing eight and sending more than 200 to hospitals, could have been hit by an object before it ran off the tracks. Spokesman Robert Sumwalt said a conductor aboard the train reported hearing a conversation in which the engineer of a nearby local regional train told her engineer that his engine had been hit by an object and she thought she heard her engineer say the same thing had happened to him.") (May 15, 2015) (Read More...)
PHILLY.com - INQUIRER: "SEPTA, AMTRAK TRAINS HIT BY PROJECTILES MINUTES BEFORE FATAL CRASH" (SNIPPET: "Just before Tuesday's deadly Amtrak derailment, both a SEPTA commuter train and another Amtrak train in the same corridor were hit by projectiles, one which crashed through the engineer's window. An Amtrak spokesman could not be reached regarding Amtrak Acela Train 2173, which passengers said was struck at about 9:05 p.m. A SEPTA train was struck by a projectile at about 9:10 p.m., according to a SEPTA spokeswoman, who said there is no indication the incident is connected to the derailment, which happened at about 9:30 p.m.") (May 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (REUTERS): Sochi, Russia - "RUSSIA PLANS ARMY TRAINING EXERCISES WITH CHINA, INDIA" by Denis Dyomkin (SNIPPET: "Russian land forces will join troops from China, India, Mongolia and Belarus in a series of joint military training exercises during the second half of this year, President Vladimir Putin's office said on Wednesday.") (May 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: "[GOVERNOR] ABBOTT DEFENDS JADE HELM 15 DECISION" by Patrick Svitek and Alana Rocha (SNIPPET: "Conspiracy theorists have speculated that the exercise -- which spans several states and is scheduled to start this summer -- is a covert effort to institute martial law. But Abbott said he has "seen nothing that would cause anybody to worry about what is going on."") (May 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "THREE MEMBERS OF AL SHABAAB PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION Defendants were Members of Foreign Fighters Corps" (SNIPPET: "Madhi Hashi, Ali Yasin Ahmed and Mohamed Yusuf " SNIPPET: "Defendant Madhi Hashi was a close associate of American-born al-Shabaab leader Omar Hammami.") (May 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Richmond, Virginia - Press Release: "VIRGINIA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Heather Elizabeth Coffman, 29") (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BRITISH AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR PREPARING TO TESTIFY AT TRIAL OF OSKAR GRONING Susan Pollack survived Auschwitz, the death marches and Belsen. Now, for the first time, she is to testify in the trial of someone who held her there -- a Nazi dubbed 'The Bookkeeper of Auschwitz'" by Harriet Alexander, video by Ju Zhang (May 13, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BRITISH AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR TESTIFIES AT TRIAL OF OSKAR GRONING Ivor Perl, who arrived at Auschwitz aged 12, gives evidence in the trial of former SS guard known as the 'bookkeeper of Auschwitz'" by Justin Huggler in Luneburg (May 12, 2015) (Read More...)
USA TODAY.com: "IRANIAN SUPPORT FOR YEMEN'S HOUTHIS GOES BACK YEARS" by Oren Dorell (SNIPPET: "Iran has long supported Houthi rebels in Yemen with arms, training and financing.") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada: Toronto - "MAN ACCUSED OF TERROR PLOT SPOKE OF AL QAIDA TRAINING TO UNDERCOVER OFFICER, HEARING TOLD" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Jahanzeb Malik" SNIPPET: "He said he had just spent two years in Libya, where he had been part of al-Qaida and had served as right-hand man to the commander." SNIPPET: "The officer's testimony added compelling details to allegations made by the Canada Border Services Agency after Malik's arrest March 9, when officials claimed he had plotted to bomb the U.S. consulate in Toronto. The CBSA is attempting to deport Malik back to his native Pakistan on the grounds he is a security threat. Although Malik first came to Canada in 2004 to study at York University and is a landed immigrant, he is not a Canadian citizen.") (May 12, 2015 7:48 pm ET) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada: Toronto - "PAKISTANI IMMIGRANT DECLARED SECURITY THREAT, TO BE DEPORTED, WHILE ANOTHER ORDERED BACK INTO CUSTODY" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Aqeeq Ansari stockpiled firearms, made trips to Pakistan to visit a cleric who fought "jihad" in Afghanistan and wrote provocatively about his beliefs on the Internet. His Facebook page showed a Toronto bank tower and the caption: "If I only had a plane."" SNIPPET: "It ordered him deported to Pakistan..." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, another Pakistani citizen arrested in Toronto, Jahanzeb Malik, was ordered to remain in custody because of the threat he posed to Canadians. A hearing on whether to deport him for allegedly plotting to bomb the United States consulate in Toronto was to begin Tuesday.") (May 11, 2015 10:09 PM ET) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com (AP): Salt Lake City, Utah - "RETIRED U.S. SOLDIER INJURED BY KHADR SAYS DECISION TO RELEASE FORMER GUANTANAMO INMATE A CAUSE FOR CONCERN" (SNIPPET: "Toronto-born Omar Khadr was convicted of war crimes...") (May 11, 2015 11:44 am ET) (Watch Here; Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM - Islam Translated: "FREEDOM, PROVOCATION, AND TARGETS: NO CARTOONS REQUIRED" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "For the devout jihadi, the entire world is filled with targets. As with the Muslim persecution of Christians, no cartoons are needed.") (May 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Sylhet, Bangladesh - "THIRD BLOGGER ATTACKED, KILLED IN BANGLADESH THIS YEAR" (SNIPPET: "It was not immediately clear why Das was targeted, but local media reported that he was close to Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-American blogger and writer who was killed in February, allegedly by Islamist extremists. Das's friend Shahiduzzamn Paplu told reporters that Das wrote blogs and books dealing with science, and that he also had written an introduction for a book by Roy.") (May 12, 2015) (Read More...)
9NEWS.com.au - Australia: "'CLOSEST CALL YET': POLICE SAY TIP-OFF SPARKED MELBOURNE RAIDS WHICH FOUND ALLEGED IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES" (SNIPPET: "The raids led to the arrest of a 17-year-old male who has been charged. Police allege the teenager planned and prepared for a terrorist attack.") (May 9, 2015 7:07 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA PREPARING FOR DRONE WARFARE PLA plans to build 42,000 UAVs, Pentagon says" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's military plans to produce nearly 42,000 land-based and sea-based unmanned weapons and sensor platforms as part of its continuing, large-scale military buildup, the Pentagon's annual report on the People's Liberation Army (PLA) disclosed Friday. China currently operates several armed and unarmed drone aircraft and is developing long-range range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for both intelligence gathering and bombing attacks.") (May 8, 2015 6:55 pm) (Read More...)
WSOCTV.com: Charlotte, North Carolina - "PROSECUTORS ACCUSE MAN WITH DUAL AMERICAN, CHINESE CITIZENSHIP OF ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE" by Blake Hanson (SNIPPET: "Xiwen Huang, 45" SNIPPET: "Investigators claim while working for the Charlotte company, Huang met with officials from the Chinese government and was interested in a partnership with a state-run power company. Prosecutors also claimed Friday that Huang applied for and received tens of thousands of dollars' worth of grants from the Chinese government. U.S. Attorney Kevin Zolot said the grant was aimed at bringing technology back to China.") (May 8, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "FORMER PPG EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS" (SNIPPET: "Thomas Rukavina, 62" SNIPPET: "As early as June 2014, Rukavina passed proprietary and confidential information to J.T.M.G. Co., a glass company based in Jiangsu, China, that specializes in automotive and other specialty glass. The trade secret information he passed included PPG's manufacturing specifications for windows, which are made of synthetic plastics and used for high-speed transportation, including airplanes.") (May 8, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "N KOREA TESTS 'WORLD-LEVEL STRATEGIC WEAPON' The nuclear-armed state's leader, Kim Jong-Un, reportedly hails the successful test-firing of the underwater ballistic missile." (SNIPPET: "North Korea has claimed it has successfully test-fired a submarine-based ballistic missile "developed on the personal initiative" of leader Kim Jong-Un.") (May 9, 2015 09:03 UK) (Read More...)
CAPITAL NEW YORK.com: Albany, New York - "SELF-IDENTIFIED SPY WORKED ON NEW YORK ELECTRIC GRID" by Scott Waldman and David Giambusso (SNIPPET: "A man identifying himself as a former K.G.B. spy held a key position at the state's independent energy grid operator for years, overseeing the grid's sensitive information technology department. The man, known as Jack Barsky, is the subject of an upcoming "60 Minutes" report in which he talks of feeding industrial information from America back to the infamous Soviet espionage agency.") (May 8, 2015 2:48 p.m.) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FORMER U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION EMPLOYEE CHARGED WTIH ATTEMPTED SPEAR-PHISHING CYBER-ATTACK ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY COMPUTERS Defendant Arrested in the Philippines" (SNIPPET: "Charles Harvey Eccleston" SNIPPET: "Eccleston, 62, a U.S. citizen who had been living in Davos City in the Philippines since 2011, was terminated from his employment at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2010. The attack targeted computers at the Department of Energy. Eccleston was detained by Philippine authorities in Manila on March 27, 2015, and deported to the United States to face U.S. criminal charges. According to the affidavit, Eccleston initially came to the attention of the FBI after he entered a foreign embassy and offered to provide classified information, which he claimed had been taken from the U.S. government.") (May 8, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: Amsterdam - "WEAPONS INSPECTORS FIND UNDECLARED SARIN AND VX TRACES IN SYRIA - DIPLOMATS" by Anthony Deutch (SNIPPET: "International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site in Syria that had not been declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, diplomatic sources said on Friday.") (May 8, 2015 1:54 pm EDT) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: 'We Welcome War With the U.S.'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Hossein Salami threatened the U.S. during a television interview aired on Tehran's state-run television.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au - Exclusive: "MY ESCAPE FROM SEX SLAVERY AND FORCED MARRIAGE TO AUSSIE IS TERRORIST KHALED SHARROUF" (SNIPPET: "The story only came to light after British criminal lawyer and member of the London-based Kurdish Genocide Taskforce, Hugo Charlton, retrieved Kaleela's statement from Iraqi colleagues. "Some two to four thousand Yazidi women have been enslaved and abused in captivity. It's an outrage," he said. "Alleged perpetrators like Khaled Sharrouf must be brought to justice to end the culture of impunity surrounding crimes of sexual violence in conflict."") (May 12, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "SEX SLAVE FORCED TO MARRY 20 ISIS FIGHTERS, UNDERGO SURGERY TO 'RESTORE HER VIRGINITY' EACH TIME" by Melanie Hunter (SNIPPET: "Yazidi women and in some cases, girls as young as five years old were kidnapped from their homes, raped and abused by ISIS, according to survivors, the Daily Mail reported. Some were returned home after getting pregnant by their rapists and faced ostracism by their community, which frowns on pre-marital sex.") (May 8, 2015) (Read More...)
SUDAN TRIBUNE.com: Addis Ababa - "ETHIOPIA EVACUATES CITIZENS IN LIBYA AFTER ISIS MASS SLAUGHTER" (SNIPPET: "The evacuation is in response to last month's killings of 30 Ethiopian Christian migrants in Libya by the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) group." SNIPPET: "Last month, the terrorist group in Libya released on line a 29-minute long shocking video showing the beheading and shootings of some 30 Ethiopian Christian migrants.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN.com - UK News (PRESS ASSOCIATION): "FIVE CHARGED IN SYRIA FRAUD INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Makhzumi Abukar, 23, Sakaria Aden, 21, Mohamed Dahir, 22, Yasser Abukar, 23, and Ibrahim Anderson, 38, are all charged with conspiracy to defraud.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (THE STAR): "KENYA: SUGAR BARONS FINANCED AL SHABAAB, SAYS GOVERNMENT" by Dominic Wabala (SNIPPET: "THE government yesterday revealed that 30 of the 86 al Shabaab financiers and/or supporters whose accounts were frozen by the government are sugar smuggler barons.") (April 27, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Cincinnati - Press Release: "CINCINNATI-AREA MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury has brought an additional charge against Christopher Lee Cornell, 21, of Green Township, Ohio. In a superseding indictment returned in Cincinnati, he is now also charged with attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge is in addition to the original Jan. 21, 2015, indictment that charged Cornell with attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States, solicitation to commit a crime of violence and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Cornell was charged for his alleged participation in a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol Building and kill government officials.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
USA TODAY.com: Washington - "FBI DIRECTOR SAYS ISLAMIC STATE INFLUENCE GROWING IN U.S." by Kevin Johnson (SNIPPET: "In a dramatic assessment of the domestic threat posed by the Islamic State, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday there are "hundreds, maybe thousands" of people across the country who are receiving recruitment overtures from the terrorist group or directives to attack the U.S.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
HEAVY.com - News: "ISIS ANNOUNCES: We Have 71 Soldiers in 15 American States" by Sam Prince (SNIPPET: "We have 71 trained soldiers in 15 different states ready at our word to attack any target we desire. Out of the 71 trained soldiers 23 have signed up for missions like Sunday, We are increasing in number bithnillah. Of the 15 states, 5 we will name... Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, California, and Michigan.") (May 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ISLAMIC STATE SAYS 'SOLDIERS OF THE CALIPHATE' RESPONSIBLE FOR GARLAND SHOOTING" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The "news" item, which was also released in transcript form, ends with a threat "to the protector of the Cross," America. The "coming ones are worse and more bitter, and you will see from the soldiers of the Islamic State what will hurt you, Allah permitting."") (May 5, 2015) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (THE STAR): "KENYA: FOUR WOMEN CHARGED OVER SHABAAB LINKS" (SNIPPET: "Khadija Abdulkadir, Maryam Aboud and Umulkhayr Abdulla are accused of committing a crime as al Shabaab members on March 27 at Elwak, Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera county. Halima Ali denied committing a crime as an al Shabaab member on April 3 on the Kyumvi-Nairobi road, Machakos county.") (May 7, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "FORMER FBI AGENT ARRESTED, ORDERED TO HAVE MENTAL EVALUATION AFTER THREAT TO 'KILL EVERYONE AROUND HER' AT CIA GATES: AFFIDAVIT" by Sasha Goldstein (SNIPPET: "Tunisia Davis") (May 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "OMAR KHADR'S BAIL RELEASE NOT AN ISSUE FOR U.S., SPOKESPERSON SAYS Release of former Guantanamo Bay detainee would not harm diplomatic relations between Canada and U.S., State Department spokesperson says." by Michelle Shephard (May 2, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. 972-10: "DETAINEE PLEADS GUILTY AT MILITARY COMMISSION HEARING" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced that Omar Khadr pleaded guilty today in a military commission. In accordance with a pre-trial agreement, Khadr admitted, in open court, to committing murder in violation of the law of war, attempted murder in violation of the law of war, providing material support to terrorism, conspiracy, and spying. His sentence will be determined at a hearing that begins Oct. 26. Khadr admitted to throwing a grenade on July 27, 2002, that killed Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer after the conclusion of a four-hour firefight between al Qaeda affiliated forces and U.S. military forces, and that he threw the grenade with the intent of killing American or coalition forces. Khadr also admitted that in the months prior to his murder of Speer, he converted landmines to improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and assisted in the planting of ten IEDs with the intent of killing American forces.") (October 25, 2010) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "ISIS' SEX SLAVE MARKET: HOW ISLAMIC STATE IS WIPING OUT IRAQ'S YAZIDI MINORITY Yazidi women raped by Islamic State in recent months do not always live to tell the tale. Some who do are sold as bargaining chips; others commit suicide." by Zvi Bar'el (SNIPPET: "They brought us together in the village square and told us if we didn't convert to Islam, we would die. We agreed, to save our lives, but it didn't help. They took the men and since then we haven't heard a thing about them," she explained. "They separated the younger women from the older ones."") (May 5, 2015 2:45 am)_ (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1157: "IRAN TIGHTENS ITS GRIP ON SYRIA USING SYRIAN AND FOREIGN FORCES" by N. Mozes (SNIPPET: "According to the Syrian opposition, thousands of fighters trained by the IRGC arrived in Syria via the Iranian air bridge comprising on average four daily flights from Iran to the Syrian port of Latakia, via Iraq. [1] Recently, Iran has begun to organize and oversee Syrian forces fighting alongside the regime, such as the Syrian Hizbullah, Liwa Al-Quds, the National Religious Resistance--Jaish Al-Imam Al-Mahdi, the National Resistance in Houran (HAMO), and Liwa Al-Ridda Al-Shi'i.") (May 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "MUQTADA AL SADR THREATENS TO 'UNFREEZE THE MILITARY WING,' ATTACK U.S. INTERESTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Sadr, whose Iranian-backed militia battled US and Coalition troops in Baghdad and central and southern Iraq during the occupation of Iraq, released a statement on his website on April 29 calling for attacks on US interests if Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2016.") (May 3, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "BNP PARIBAS SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT AND THE TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT" (SNIPPET: "In connection with its guilty plea on July 9, 2014, BNPP admitted that from at least 2004 through 2012, it knowingly and willfully moved over $8.8 billion through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian and Cuban sanctioned entities, in violation of U.S. economic sanctions.") (May 1, 2015) (Read More...)
DELFI by the LITHUANIAN TRIBUNE: "LITHUANIA DETAINS SUSPECTED RUSSIAN SPY" (SNIPPET: " Born in 1977, the suspect has been detained for three months. According to the press release, the detained person was an employee of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). He is identified by his initials N.F. "The detained individual carried out an intelligence operation against Lithuania, it was aimed at penetrating Lithuania's governing institutions, Lithuanian law-enforcement and intelligence services," the Prosecutor General's Office said.") (May 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ISLAMIC STATE SAYS 'SOLDIERS OF THE CALIPHATE' RESPONSIBLE FOR GARLAND SHOOTING" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The "news" item, which was also released in transcript form, ends with a threat "to the protector of the Cross," America. The "coming ones are worse and more bitter, and you will see from the soldiers of the Islamic State what will hurt you, Allah permitting."") (May 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "GARLAND SHOOTING: TEXAS GUNMAN NAMES AS ELTON SIMPSON" by Harriet Alexander (SNIPPET: "Simpson, 30, an American Muslim" SNIPPET: "Simpson first same onto the authorities' radar in 2006" SNIPPET: "He was found guilty of making false statements, but the judge ruled that the government did not provide enough evidence to support charges of international and domestic terrorism. He was sentenced, in March 2011, to three years probation.") (May 4, 2015 2:17pm BST) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA7: "TEXAS GUNMAN 'TWEETED ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS DURING ATTACK' Twitter account believed to belong to one of two men killed in attack on Mohammed cartoon contest includes chilling message." by Ari Soffer (SNIPPET: "The account, @atawaakul, has now been removed by Twitter." SNIPPET: "The statement added that Garland Police Department officers engaged the gunmen who were both shot and killed. The statement did not indicate, however, whether the shooting was related to the event, saying only the gunmen's vehicle may contain an "incendiary device." A bomb squad was dispatched to defuse it, and nearby businesses were evacuated.") (May 5, 2015 10:04 am) (Read More...)
WFAA8 - ABC News: "OMINOUS TWEETS ABOUT ATTACK SENT BEFORE GARLAND SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "Before that tweet, "Shariah is Light" prompted followers to follow an account under the name "AbuHussainAlBritani."") (May 4, 2015 1:50 am CDT) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "CANADIAN NAMES A 'KEY SUSPECT' IN 2012 HEZBOLLAH BUS BOMBING THAT KILLED FIVE, HAS ASSETS FROZEN" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Hassan El-Hajj Hassan, a 27-year-old Lebanese-Canadian who grew up in Burnaby, B.C., has been added to the U.S. list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists, along with his Australian accomplice, Meliad Farah.") (April 29, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Opinion/Commentary: "THE THREAT TO MELT THE ELECTRIC GRID An electromagnetic-pulse attack from North Korea or another U.S. enemy would cause staggering devastation." by Henry F. Cooper and Peter Vincent Pry (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon is moving the headquarters for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) back into Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, Colo., a decade after having largely vacated the site. Why the return? Because the enormous bunker in the hollowed-out mountain, built to survive a Cold War-era nuclear conflict, can also resist an electromagnetic-pulse attack, or EMP.") (April 30, 2015 7:33 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
DEFENSE NEWS.com (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): Washington - "NORAD MOVING COMMS GEAR BACK TO MOUNTAIN BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "Adm. William Gortney, head of NORAD and Northern Command, said that "because of the very nature of the way that Cheyenne Mountain's built, it's EMP-hardened."") (April 8, 2015 2:56 p.m. EDT) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Miami, Florida - "IRAN STEPS UP COVERT ACTION IN LATIN AMERICA U.S., Latin American leaders meet to discuss threat" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iran is becoming increasingly open about its presence in Latin America and providing its officials with passports from Venezuela and other countries, giving them free rein to travel throughout South America. Iran has forged close ties with countries such as Argentina, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Bolivia, among others. Luis Heber, a member of the Uruguayan senate, said that Iranian agents--who some suspect are members of the country's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)--have been spotted in his country holding Venezuelan passports.") (May 1, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO (EFE): "3 MEXICAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN ARMED ATTACK ON HELICOPTER" (SNIPPET: "Three soldiers were killed Friday in the western Mexican state of Jalisco when shots fired by armed assailants brought down their helicopter, while three other troops are reported missing, authorities said. The soldiers, who were on an aerial reconnaissance mission, came under attack when they spotted a group of vehicles carrying armed individuals on a road linking the towns of Casimiro Castillo and Villa Purificacion, the Defense Secretariat said in a statement.") (May 1, 2015) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Mexico - "VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT IN GUADALAJARA Authorities are warning residents to stay in their homes" (SNIPPET: "Mexican authorities in Western Mexico are asking residents to stay at home and U.S. citizens to stay out of Mexico.") (May 1, 2015 4:49 pm CDT) (Watch Here; Read More...)
U.S. NEWS & World Report: "MILITARY FEARS ISIS IS EYEING DRUG-SMUGGLING ROUTES TO ENTER U.S. Observers worry Islamic State group may be sowing seeds of terror in the Caribbean and Latin America." by Paul Shinkman (April 29, 2015) (Read More...)
UTSanDiego.com: "TWO BORDER TUNNELS FOUND IN TWO DAYS" by Sandra Dribble (SNIPPET: "Two underground tunnels dug beneath the California-Mexico border have been discovered in a two-day period. The first was found Monday near Calexico across from Mexicali. The second was an incomplete passageway discovered early Tuesday in the Tijuana River Valley across from Tijuana's Avenida Internacional.") (April 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Diego, California - Press Release: Washington - "SAN DIEGO MAN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati (Saeed), 24" SNIPPET: "According to the complaint, Saeed falsely claimed that he had never been involved in any fighting, that he had never fired his weapon at anyone, that he did not know anyone who was a member of ISIL, that he had never told anyone else that he was involved with Al-Nusrah and that he had never worked or volunteered at a Sharia court. Evidence gathered during the investigation contradicts these and other statements Saeed made to the interviewing agents. According to the criminal complaint, Saeed was born in Syria and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in September 2008. In December 2012, Saeed travelled from San Diego to Istanbul and was in Syria and Turkey until his return to the United States.") (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
CHANNEL4.com: "SENIOR FEMALE ISIS AGENT UNMASKED AND TRACED TO SEATTLE" (SNIPPET: "@_UmmWaqqas is today revealed by Channel 4 News to have been set up and operated by Rawdah Abdisalaam, a twenty-something female believed to be from Seattle." SNIPPET: "Her Twitter account was recently accessed from Seattle, though friends say she has moved away, and her exact location remains unclear.") (April 28, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "SAN DIEGO JURY FINDS IRANIAN NATIONAL GUILTY OF ILLEGAL SCHEME TO EXPORT SENSITIVE U.S. TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Arash Ghahreman, 45, of Staten Island, New York" SNIPPET: "Ghahreman is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17, 2015, before U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern District of California. Yildiz pleaded guilty to conspiracy to export to Iran on Oct. 9, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 8, 2015, before Judge Sabraw. Co-defendant Taherkhani, an Iranian national and resident, remains a fugitive. Co-defendant TIG Marine is a Dubai company.") (April 27, 2015) (Read More...)
USA TODAY.com: Washington - "NAVY TO SAFEGUARD CARGO SHIPS FROM IRAN" by Tom Vanden Brook (SNIPPET: "The Navy has four ships in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, a busy shipping lane for commercial cargo vessels. The warships will not escort individual cargo ships, the official said. Instead, the Navy will maintain communication with the ships while they are in the area and respond to distress calls.") (April 30, 2015 10:16 pm) (Read More...)
LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE: Washington - "U.S. CONFIRMS THAT IRANIAN NAVY SEIZED MARSHALL ISLANDS VESSEL" (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that the Iranian navy seized a cargo vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands -- a sovereign state associated with the United States -- but said that there are no U.S. citizens on board.") (April 29, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRAN FIRES AT, BOARDS MARSHALL ISLANDS CARGO SHIP; U.S. SENDING DEFENSE" by Jacqueline Klimas (SNIPPET: "But he added that it was unclear what obligation the U.S. had to provide defensive help to a Marshall Island-flagged ship and said it was "premature" to talk about using force.") (April 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HOUSE BILL TO SEEK U.S. MILITARY RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN TREATY VIOLATION Administration ignores Moscow's illegal nuclear cruise missile" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "According to the bill, other treaties that Russia appears to be violating include the Open Skies Treaty, the Biological Weapons Convention, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Vienna Document, the Budapest Memorandum, the Istanbul Commitments, the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives, and the Missile Technology Control Regime. Moscow also recently withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, raising new doubts about its arms control commitments.") (April 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL IN A DECADE Authorities demolish crosses and churches, detain leaders and their congregations" by Daniel Wiser (SNIPPET: "The organization China Aid said the persecution of religious practitioners and human rights advocates in China increased by more than 150 percent last year.") (April 27, 2015) (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE Stop a terrorist. Save lives.: "WANTED Information That Brings to Justice AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI Up to $25 Million Reward" (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "FREE TO WALK LONDON'S STREETS, THE EXTREMIST 'MENTOR' OF JIHADI JOHN" by Robert Mendick and Robert Verkaik (SNIPPET: "Security services are understood to be investigating Hani al-Sibai, a preacher who cannot be deported from Britain, and his influence on Mohammed Emwazi, the Islamic State executioner" SNIPPET: "Instead, the Egyptian-born cleric lives in a leafy street in fashionable west London in the same neighbourhood where Emwazi and his fellow jihadists in the London Boys terror cell hung out. The London Boys was the name given to a "sleeper cell", set up by Osama bin Laden, whose members were sent to training camps in Somalia and ordered back to the UK to carry out attacks." SNIPPET: "From his home, al-Sibai, also known as Hani Youssef, runs an effective al-Qaeda propaganda machine, that includes the al-Maqreze Centre for Historical Studies. In recent months he has used various internet sites to praise bin Laden and glorify al-Qaeda for waging war against "the Crusader-Zionists". He has been described as a "long-time ally" of Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over control of al-Qaeda following bin Laden's death.") (April 25, 2015 8:20 PM BST) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "57 FIREARMS, 3 BATARANGS, AND MORE" (SNIPPET: "57 Firearms Discovered This Week -- of the 57 firearms, 47 were loaded and 19 had rounds chambered." SNIPPET: "Stun Guns - 10 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags at Akron (CAK), Chicago O'Hare (ORD), Dallas Love (DAL), Denver (DEN), Gulfport (GPT), Minneapolis (MSP), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Palm Beach (PBI), San Francisco (SFO), and Sidney/Richland (SDY).") (April 24, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington - "U.S. OFFICIAL DENIES REPORT OF ISLAMIC STATE PLOT IN CALIFORNIA" (SNIPPET: "The official declined to be identified." SNIPPET: "Homeland Security Department spokesman Peter Boogaard declined to discuss specific intelligence, but said the authorities had made a number of "security adjustments" in the last few months "reflecting an evolving threat picture."") (April 26, 2015 12:40 am EDT) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairmain Michael McCaul - Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: TERRORISM IN AFRICA: THE IMMINENT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES" (April 29, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
BOSTON.com: "IN FINAL PROSECUTION VIDEO, MARTIN RICHARD APPEARS TO REACH FOR MOTHER AS HE DIES" by Hillary Sargent and John Waller (SNIPPET: "...youngest victim's final moments." SNIPPET: "Prior to Woolfenden came testimony from Dr. David King, a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital who reviewed Martin's autopsy. King, a combat surgeon who treated patients in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti, said Martin almost certainly felt severe pain in his final moments.") (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - News Release: "CHINESE NATIONALS SENTENCED IN NEW MEXICO FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT" (SNIPPET: "Bo Cai, 29, of Nanjing, China, was sentenced to 24 months in prison and his cousin Wentong Cai, 30, of Chifeng, China, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. Both will be deported after completing their prison sentences.") (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA COULD HAVE 40 NUCLEAR WARHEADS BY 2016 Chinese experts warn U.S. officials about North Korea's proliferation threat" by Daniel Wiser (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
TYPICALLY SPANISH - Spain News: "115 JIHADISTS HAVE LEFT SPAIN TO FIGHT ISIL 14 have returned, nine are in prison and five have been released" (SNIPPET: "During his speech the minister revealed 122 police terrorist operations have been carried out since 2004, with a total 566 detained, and that in the first four months of this year another 42 alleged terrorists have been arrested.") (April 24, 2015 7:25 am) (Read More...)
JANES.com - IHS Jane's 360 - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly: Beirut - "HIZBULLAH AIRSTRIP REVEALED" by Nicholas Blanford (SNIPPET: "Lebanon's militant Shia group, Hizbullah, has constructed an airstrip in the northern Bekaa Valley for its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), an analysis of satellite images suggests." SNIPPET: "The site, which is guarded by a checkpoint and swing gate, resembles other Hizbullah facilities scattered around the Bekaa Valley." SNIPPET: "Hizbullah has operated UAVs from Lebanese airspace since at least November 2004...") (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: "ANZAC TERROR PLOT: UK BOY, 14, CHARGED WITH INCITING TERRORISM, ENCOURAGING BEHEADING OF AUSTRALIAN" by Nick Miller (SNIPPET: "A British teenager") (April 25, 2015 1:53 am) (Watch Here; Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: Rome - "ITALIAN POLICE SAY TERROR SUSPECTS 'PLANNED VATICAN ATTACK" by Nick Squires (SNIPPET: "Italian authorities said the network included two men who were bodyguards of Osama bin Laden before he was killed in a raid by US special forces in Pakistan in 2011. Early morning raids were carried out across the country. Nine suspects were arrested, while another nine were being sought, three of whom were believed to be in Italy, All were Pakistanis and Afghans.") (April 24, 2015 7:05 pm BST) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seattle, Washington - Press Release: "FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM UP FOR EMPHASIS OPERATION IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE More than 95 Targeted in Effort to Shut Down Open Air Drug Market that is Magnet for Crime" (April 23, 2015) (Read More...)
USA TODAY: "FAMILY OF AMERICAN AL-QAEDA HOSTAGE 'DEVASTATED' BY HIS DEATH" by Marisol Bello (SNIPPET: "While she thanked the Maryland members of Congress who helped them, she had harsh words for the Obama administration.") (April 23, 2015 6:22 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL: "AMERICAN JIHADIST KILLED IN DRONE STRIKE was former Little Leaguer who grew up to become Osama Bin Laden's Spokesman" by Will Robinson and AP (SNIPPET: "Adam Gadahan" SNIPPET: "Gadahn, who had treason charges pending against him, was killed in a drone strike in January, the White House acknowledged on Thursday. Another January drone strike killed Ahmed Farouq, the operations leader for Al-Qaida in Pakistan, as well as an American hostage and an Italian hostage.") (Updated April 23, 2015 16:09 EST) (Read More...)
VOA NEWS.com (REUTERS): Washington - "ACTIVE ONLINE, FOREIGN WOMEN REVEAL SELVES AS IS WIDOWS" (SNIPPET: "Smith says that all of the 15 widows she has identified are between 16 and 26 years old. Based mostly on references in their postings, she believes that seven of them are British, with others from France, Belgium, Canada, the United States, Australia and South Africa." SNIPPET: "The BuzzFeed News site last weekend reported that Umm Jihad is a 20-year-old woman of Yemeni descent from Hoover, Alabama, which would make her the first known U.S. woman to be widowed.") (April 2, 2015 4:00 pm) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): France - "'SYRIAN ACCOMPLICE' TOLD PARIS TERROR SUSPECT TO ATTACK CHURCHES" by Tony Todd (SNIPPET: "Sid Ahmed Ghlam, a 24-year-old electrical engineering student and an Algerian national, was arrested in Paris on Sunday morning after calling an ambulance. It appears that he had accidentally shot himself in the leg." SNIPPET: "Inside the vehicle was an "arsenal" of weapons, Molins said, including handguns, bullet-proof vests and an AK-47 assault rifle. They also found a laptop and three mobile phones, which Molins said were used to contact an accomplice in Syria "who explicitly asked him to target a church". More weapons were found in Ghlam's flat, as well as "documents in Arabic relating to al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) group". As well as the weapons and documents, police said they had also found magnetic flashing blue lights of the type that police fix to the roofs of unmarked cars, and orange "Police" armbands used by non-uniformed officers.") (Latest update April 22, 2015) (Read more...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): France - "MAN 'PLANNING TERROR ATTACK ON CHURCHES' ARRESTED IN PARIS" by Tony Todd (SNIPPET: "A terror suspect believed to be planning attacks on churches in France was arrested after he accidentally shot himself and called the emergency services, according to police sources. The 24-year-old man, an IT student and an Algerian national, was arrested on Sunday morning, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced on Wednesday.The man, who has not been named, is also suspected of killing Aurelie Chatelain, a 32-year-old fitness instructor, on Sunday in the Villejuif suburb of Paris, Cazeneuve said.") (April 22, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "EXPELLED SPIES WELCOME GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO & BUSINESS EXECUTIVES TO CUBA" by Chris Simmons (SNIPPET: "It's truly frightening how easy we make it for the Cubans to spy against us." SNIPPET: "Editor's Note: According to knowledgeable defectors and emigres, the Hotel Nacional -- where important foreign visitors stay -- is wired for video and audio surveillance on the 7th floor and above.") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTOR ALLEGEDLY PAID BY CHINESE AGENT TO SPY ON AMERICANS -- YET NO CHARGES FILED" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "Xiaoming Gao" SNIPPET: "According to the documents, she admitted these meetings took place in hotel rooms in China for years, where she reported on her "social contacts" in the U.S. to an individual who went by the name of "Teacher Zhao." The detailed affidavit even goes on to say the translator briefly lived, "for free," with a State Department employee -- who held a top-secret clearance and designed high-security embassies, including the U.S. compound in Islamabad, Pakistan.") (April 21, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN.com: "COLOMBIA ARRESTS CAPTAIN OF ARMS-TRAFFICKING SHIP BOUND FOR CUBA" by Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogota (SNIPPET: "The captain of the Da Dan Xia, a Chinese national identifed as Wu Hong" SNIPPET: ""Around 100 tonnes of gunpowder, 2.6m detonators, 99 projectiles and around 3,000 cannon shells were found," the national director of the attorney general's office, Luis Gonzalez, said.") (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "NEW BOOK REVEALS VENEZUELA-HEZBOLLAH NARCOTICS ALLIANCE Spanish reporter details Venezuela's official ties with the Shiite terrorist organization to traffic cocaine and penetrate US-Mexico border." by Gedalyah Reback (SNIPPET: "A new book has alleged that current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro directly negotiated with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah about drug trafficking, weapons and a Hezbollah presence in his country back in 2007. Maduro was then the Foreign Minister in the government of the late infamous socialist dictator Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer in 2013.") (April 22, 2015 1:13 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "LONG ISLAND MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO JOIN AL-QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Defendant Attempted to Travel to Yemen to Join al Qaeda Affiliate, Assist Co-Conspirator's Efforts to Join the Terrorist Group, and Destroy Evidence of Terrorism Offenses" (SNIPPET: "Marcos Alonso Zea, also known as 'Ali Zea'") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Press Release: Washington - "SIX MINNESOTA MEN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT Four Defendants Arrested in Minneapolis; Two Arrested in San Diego" (SNIPPET: "Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman, 19, Adnan Farah, 19, Hanad Mustafe Musse, 19, and Guled Ali Omar, 20, were arrested in Minneapolis yesterday. Abdirahman Yasin Daud, 21, and Mohamed Abdihamid Farah, 21, were arrested yesterday in California after driving from Minneapolis to San Diego.") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - ISIS: "FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARREST 6 IN MINNESOTA, CALIFORNIA AS PART OF COUNTER-TERROR PROBE" (SNIPPET: "KMSP reported that at least three of the arrests happened in Minneapolis and at least one took place in San Diego. The station reported that three of the men arrested in Minneapolis were already known to authorities.") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN: "BRITISH COUPLE TRAVELING WITH FOUR CHILDREN ARRESTED IN TURKEY" by Caroline Davies (SNIPPET: "Police said Malik had previously expressed a wish to live in a Muslim country. On Sunday, it was claimed that he had been a member of the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun. The group's former leader, Anjem Choudary, described Malik as a "champion for sharia [Islamic law]" who regularly attended the group's events and demonstrations before it was proscribed in 2010.") (April 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN: "EXTREMIST ISLAMIST GROUPS TO BE BANNED UNDER NEW TERROR LAWS Membership of either al-Muhajiroun or Islam4UK would become punishable by 10-year prison term under proposed law" by Alan Travis (SNIPPET: "The group became notorious for praising the September 11 attacks in 2001." SNIPPET: "Two offshoots -- the Saviour sect and al-Ghurabaa -- are already proscribed under the 2000 Terrorism Act.") (January 11, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "BOKO HARAM ADOPTS ISIS' BLOODY RELIGIOUS CLEANSING STRATEGY" by Steve Dorsey (SNIPPET: "The Islamic militant group Boko Haram is adopting ISIS' bloody strategy of stamping out Christianity with a frightening fervor, putting Nigeria's 70 million followers of Jesus in danger for their lives, fearful human rights advocates say.") (April 19, 2015) (Read More...)
BOSTON.com: "POLICE ARREST ARMED MAN WEARING BODY ARMOR ON BU CAMPUS Campus police officers spotted the man near a helipad at Boston Medical Center." by Chris Caesar (April 18, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.dk: "WARNING: 'DENMARK WILL BE HIT BY A TERROR ATTACK'" (SNIPPET: "Eleven notes have been found in the Copenhagen district of Osterbro warning of a new terror attack, TV2 Lorry reported Friday.") (April 18, 2015 09:45 GMT) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Rome - "ITALIAN POLICE: MUSLIM MIGRANTS THREW CHRISTIANS OVERBOARD" (SNIPPET: "Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard -- killing them -- because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the Christians at sea, police in Palermo, Sicily, said.") (Updated April 17, 2015 11:51 am ET) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "31 LOADED FIREARMS, 10 INERT GRENADES, AND 3 PROPANE TANKS DISCOVERED IN CARRY-ON BAGS THIS WEEK" (SNIPPET: "Stun Guns - 16 stun guns were discovered in carry-on bags this week. Two were discovered at Dallas Love (DAL), and the others were found at Albuquerque (ABQ), Atlanta (ATL), Bradley (BDL), Lafayette (LFT), Las Vegas (LAS), Midway (MDW), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Oklahoma City (OKC), Portland (PWM), Reno (RNO), Seattle (SEA), Sitka (SIT), Springfield (SGF), and Wichita (ICT).") (April 17, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: Washington - "FOUR COMPANIES AND FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED FOR ILLEGALLY EXPORTING TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN Seven Foreign Nationals and Companies Placed on Department of Commerce's Entity List" (April 17, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "ISLAMIC STATE PUBLICIZES USE OF CHILD SOLDIERS IN BAIJI FIGHT" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "In the past, the group has highlighted the use of children as executioners, or as helpers in executions, many times.") (April 17, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "SADDAM AID AND 'IS MASTERMIND' KILLED - REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Izzat al Douri" PHOTO CAPTION: "Douri was a senior official in the north when 5,000 died in a gas attack") (April 17, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "SPANISH COUPLE ARRESTED IN TURKEY, ACCUSED OF JIHADIST LINKS" (SNIPPET: "The couple, a Moroccan man identified as Ahmed Debza and a Spanish woman named as Nadia Ataich Fernandez, who both live in Spain's north African enclave of Melilla, allegedly traveled to Turkey in October with their 14-month-old daughter.") (April 18, 2015, 16:21/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HAZARDOUS RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS STOLEN IN MEXICO" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "In recent days, reports have claimed that terror groups such as the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, are gaining ground in Mexico in a bid to infiltrate America's southern border. The State Department has called these reports "unfounded."") (April 17, 2015) (Read More...)
VICE NEWS: "MEXICAN ROBBERS MIGHT HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE TAKING IN RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL THEFTS" by Gabriela Gorbea (SNIPPET: "Mexican officials have sent an alert to five southern states after the robbery of a capsule containing radioactive material this week in Tabasco, the fourth such robbery in Mexico since late 2013. The theft occurred in Cardenas, a city in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco." SNIPPET: "Iridium-192") (April 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "FBI, NYPD SEEK PUBLIC'S HELP IDENTIFYING SUBJECT AFTER CLAIMING TO HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE" (SNIPPET: "The subject is described as a male black, approximately 6 feet tall and 30 to 40 years old. He was last seen wearing a white baseball hat, a dark denim jacket, glasses, and white sneakers. A reward is available for information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the subject in this case. Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 212-384-1000. Tipsters may remain anonymous. The subject should be considered armed and dangerous.") (April 15, 2015) (View Photos; Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BENGHAZI SUSPECT DESIGNATED BY UN, STATE DEPARTMENT" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Ali Ouni Harzi" SNIPPET: "Curiously, the State Department's designation page does not mention Harzi's role in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks. Days earlier, the United Nations (UN) added Harzi to the Security Council's al Qaeda sanctions list. The UN's designation page for Harzi reads: "Planned and perpetrated the attack against the Consulate of the United States in Benghazi, Libya on 11 Sep. 2012."") (April 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.de: "JIHADIST RAPPER THREATENS GERMAN CHARLIE HEBDO" (SNIPPET: "In a newly-released video from the Isis terrorist group, former Berlin rapper Denis Cuspert threatens Germany with an attack by a jihadist sleeper cell to match January's mass shootings in France.") (April 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST.com: "OBAMA SAYS CUBA DOESN'T SPONSOR TERRORISM. SO WHAT ARE ALL THESE HIJACKERS AND BOMB-MAKERS DOING THERE?" by James Kirchick (SNIPPET: "But Havana is like a Star Wars cantina of Cold War radicals--including some of the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists.") (April 15, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN.com: "COLOMBIA ARRESTS CAPTAIN OF ARMS-TRAFFICKING SHIP BOUND FOR CUBA" by Sibylla Brodzinsky in Bogota (SNIPPET: "The captain of the Da Dan Xia, a Chinese national identifed as Wu Hong" SNIPPET: ""Around 100 tonnes of gunpowder, 2.6m detonators, 99 projectiles and around 3,000 cannon shells were found," the national director of the attorney general's office, Luis Gonzalez, said.") (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "RUSSIAN SUBMARINE BLAMED FOR SNAGGING TRAWLER The Karen was suddenly dragged backwards when a submarine apparently became tangled in its nets in the Irish Sea." (PHOTO CAPTION: "Fisherman's representatives say there has been Russian activity.") (April 16, 2015 10:59, UK) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "RAF SENDS JETS AS RUSSIA PLANES NEAR UK AIRSPACE Russian military planes are identified close to UK airspace just hours after Russian warships passed through the English Channel." (April 14, 2015 18:26, UK) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MORE THAN $100,000 BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION IN UNSOLVED 2008 TIMES SQUARE BOMBING Several Persons of Interest Identified; More Help from the Public Needed to Solve Case" (April 15, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH - Corruption Chronicles - blog: "ISIS CAMP A FEW MILES FROM TEXAS, MEXICAN AUTHORITIES CONFIRM" (SNIPPET: "The exact location where the terrorist group has established its base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as "Anapra" situated just west of Ciudad Juarez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Another ISIS cell to the west of Ciudad Juarez, in Puerto Palomas, targets the New Mexico towns of Columbus and Deming for easy access to the United States, the same knowledgeable sources confirm.") (April 14, 2015) (Read More...)
STRATFOR Global Intelligence - Conversation: "UNDERSTANDING THE ISLAMIC STATE'S THREATENING VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "Hi I'm Fred Burton with Stratfor here today with my colleague Scott Stewart to discuss the recent Islamic State 11-minute tape entitled, "We Will Burn America," that was released last Friday.") (April 14, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
FBI.gov - Phoenix, Arizona - Press Release: "$310,000 REWARD OFERED IN EXCHANGE FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DERAILMENT OF THE SUNSET LIMITED PASSENGER TRAIN" (April 10, 2015) (Read More...)
ALLEN B. WEST: "ISIS IS USING SEVERED HEADS AS SOCCER BALLS and we're training our troops THIS?" by Michele Hickford (SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, in the good old U.S. of A., the most fearsome military force in the world is being trained on... wait for it... wait for it... when it's okay to kiss a girl.") (April 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN: 'The Enemy' Has Conceded to Our Nuclear Redlines" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), referred to the United States as "the enemy" and said major ground has been given up by the Obama administration as negotiations continue through June. "Some solutions have been found and it seems the Islamic Republic's principles and red lines in technical aspects have been accepted on the side of the enemy," Jafari was quoted as saying by the Iranian state-controlled Press TV.") (April 13, 2015) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE.com (AP): "JAMAICA TEEN DETAINED AT SURINAME AIRPORT ON SUSPICION OF INTENDING TO JOIN ISLAMIC STATE" by David McFadden (SNIPPET: "Gen. John Kelly, who heads the U.S. Southern Command, said Iran and Islamic extremist groups were doing a "fair amount" of recruiting in the region, with some people becoming radicalized through the Internet and others through radical mosques. He listed Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname and Venezuela as countries where officials believe recruits have departed for Syria.") (Updated April 12, 2015 6:25 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "OBAMA MAU-MAUED BY TINPOTS AT LATIN SUMMIT AFTER CONCEDING SO MUCH TO CUBA" (SNIPPET: "President Obama didn't get much at the Summit of the Americas for normalizing ties with Cuba. After bailing out the failed Castro regime, he's been drawn into a fresh spate of grievances from other Latin states. The specter of the president of United States being bullied and pushed around by the likes of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who almost certainly holds office due to election fraud, is one sorry sight.") (April 10, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "Castro absolves Obama of fault for U.S.' 'imperialist aggression'" (SNIPPET: "Last December, Obama and Castro simultaneously announced plans to work to restore full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.") (April 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBER TARGETED KANSAS ARMY BASE" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Booker, a convert to Islam who changed his name to Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, said American soldiers are enemies to Muslims, and the Quran sanctions killing enemies anywhere." SNIPPET: "He was rejected by the Army in March 2014, after someone alerted authorities to Facebook posts extolling violent jihad and expressing his desire to kill American soldiers.") (April 10, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News - England - Leeds & West Yorkshire: "PHOTOGRAPHS ISSUED OF 'SYRIA-BOUND' DEWSBURY TEENAGERS" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Hassan Munshi, left, and Talha Hasmal both had a promising future, according to their families") (April 9, 2015) (Read More...)
WE LIVE SECURITY.com: "NATIONAL POWER GRID SUFFERS FREQUENT CYBERATTACKS, SAYS REPORT" by Alan Martin (SNIPPET: "The US national power grid is subject to physical or online attacks around once every four days, a report by USA Today reveals." SNIPPET: "Darren Hammell, chief strategy officer at energy management firm Princeton Power Systems told Fox News that the power grid remains "very vulnerable," and that the country should be prepared for more.") (April 10, 2015) (Read More...)
EURONEWS.com: "ROMANIAN POLICE FIND 'BLACK COCAINE' HIDDEN IN FURNITURE" (SNIPPET: "The cocaine had been mixed with other substances turning it black and making it undetectable with the usual tests." SNIPPET: "Three men, a Colombian, a Venezuelan and a Romanian, have been arrested in relation to the smuggling.") (April 9, 2015 3:50 CET) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada: Toronto - "ACCUSED IN ALLEGED TORONTO BOMB PLOT ASKS PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS TO BAIL HIM OUT AND HELP HIM LEAVE CANADA" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "A Pakistani man being held at an Ontario prison for allegedly plotting to bomb the U.S. consulate in Toronto has asked his country's diplomatic mission to help bail him out and return him to his home country. Jahanzeb Malik has written to the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto through his lawyer Anser Farooq, arguing that his case should be "of the highest priority" and asking for "any assistance you may be in a position to advance.") (April 7, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada - Toronto: "ISIS SYMPATHIZER ARRESTED AFTER PLOTTING TO BOMB U.S. CONSULATE IN TORONTO: CBSA" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Jahanzeb Malik" SNIPPET: "Mr. Malik has not been charged with terrorism offences. Rather, the CBSA is preparing to deport him on the grounds he is a threat to security.") (March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE.com (AP): New York - "U.S. PROSECUTORS CHARGE 4TH MAN IN CONSPIRACY TO RECRUIT ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTERS" (SNIPPET: "Dilkhayot Kasimov was named with three other previously charged defendants in a revised indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn. He faces charges of conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Prosecutors accused Kasimov of working closely with another man, Abror Habibov, to raise $1,600 for a third, Akhror Saidakhmetov, to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group, also known as ISIS or ISIL.") (Updated April 6, 2015) (Read More...)
USNI News: "NORAD CHIEF: NORTH KOREA HAS ABILITY TO REACH U.S. WITH NUCLEAR WARHEAD ON MOBILE ICBM" by Sam LaGrone (SNIPPET: "Not only does the Pentagon worry that the road mobile weapon -- the KN-08 -- is able to launch with reduced warning from inside North Korea but also that the current regime has advanced its nuclear weapons technology enough to arm the ICBM with an effective warhead.") (April 7, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIPS W/IN PART OF Graham_WP's NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "This week we take another look at the network of reciprocal relationships based on the Russian Federation Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria.") (April 5, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "BOY, 14, AND GIRL, 16, ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF PREPARING ACTS OF TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "The boy was held in Blackburn after police examined a number of electronic devices and raided a house in the town on Thursday. The girl was arrested after police raided a house in Longsight, Manchester, on Friday as part of the same investigation.") (April 5, 2015) (Read More...)
TRIBlive.com: "WESTERN RADICALS WHO SUPPORT TERRORISTS PRESENT COMPLEX DANGER" by Mike Wereschagin (SNIPPET: "As many as 150 Americans have joined or tried to join ISIS, the FBI estimates, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison, longer if anyone is killed. Other Americans -- it's impossible to say how many -- sympathize with the group. and some of them will try to join the self-declared caliphate, counterterrorism experts say. The federal government has arrested and charged more than 20 people who returned to the United States after joining terrorist groups abroad, but others have returned unnoticed, such as the man behind the failed Times Square bombing in 2010.") (April 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: "WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES DISRUPT D.C., MARYLAND SUBURBS" by Andrea Noble (SNIPPET: "Parts of D.C.'s suburbs and the District -- including the White House, the State Department and museums along the National Mall -- experienced power outages Tuesday after problems at an electrical facility in Southern Maryland.") (April 7, 2015) (Read More...)
SECURITY INFOWATCH.com (Source: THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN): "FBI INVESTIGATING BREAK-IN AT PG& E SUBSTATION" (SNIPPET: "It occurred early Monday at PG&E's Westpark Substation on the north side of Truxtun Avenue west of Oak Street, according to Katie Allen, a PG&E spokeswoman.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
TRIPWIRE.com - State of Security: "ONCE EVERY FOUR DAYS, THE U.S. POWER GRID IS UNDER ATTACK" by Maritza Santillan (SNIPPET: "The investigation revealed that the critical infrastructure of the US power grid sustained 362 attacks between 2011 and 2014, causing outages or other power disturbances to the US Department of Energy. In the majority of these instances, the suspects responsible for these attacks were never identified.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY SABAH.com - Turkey: "DID A CYBER ATTACK CAUSE THE BLACKOUT IN TURKEY?" (SNIPPET: "After a nationwide blackout across Turkey on Tuesday, different scenarios for reasons for the power outage have been circulating.") (April 1, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "THE DEVIL IN THE NUCLEAR DETAILS" by Cal Thomas (SNIPPET: "The United States is being asked to foolishly believe promises by a regime that is religiously motivated to eliminate Israel and ultimately the United States, is the premier sponsor of terrorism in the world, has a record of breaking promises, including past promises about nuclear weapons, and still holds American prisoners, including a Christian minister, a Washington Post reporter, a former Marine and Robert Levinson, a retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent taken hostage in 2007.") (April 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BRAGS ABOUT NUKE CONCESSIONS Sanctions to be terminated, no nuke sites closed, research and development to continue" by Adam Kredo (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST - Eye Spy: "WE FOUND IRAN'S SECRETIVE DRONE BASE" by Adam Rawnsley and Chris Biggers (SNIPPET: "The satellite images, published this week by Google Earth, indicate the presence of surveillance drones and Ghadir midget submarines at Bandar-e Jask, an Iranian naval base just southeast of the strategically crucial Strait of Hormuz.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "NETANYAHU SENDS VERY BLUNT MESSAGE TO OBAMA FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF IRAN DEAL" by Oliver Darcy (SNIPPET: "Netanyahu told the president that the current framework would threaten the survival of Israel, according to the prime minister's spokesman Mark Regev." SNIPPET: "Netanyahu added that the deal would legitimize Iran's nuclear program and not block their path to a bomb, but instead pave its way.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "AMERICAN CITIZEN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS Defendant Allegedly Supported a Conspiracy to Kill Americans and Carry Out Attacks Against U.S. Military" (SNIPPET: "Muhanad Mahmoud Al Farekh" SNIPPET: Farekh was deported from Pakistan to the United States and arrested..." SNIPPET: "In approximately 2007, Farekh, an individual named Ferid Imam and a third co-conspirator departed Canada for Pakistan with the intention of fighting against American forces. They did not inform their families of their plan before departing, but called a friend in Canada upon arrival to let him know that he should not expect to hear from them again because they intended to become martyrs. According to public testimony in previous criminal trials in the Eastern District of New York, in approximately September 2008, Ferid Imam provided weapons and other military-type training at an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan to three individuals--Najibullah Zazi, Zarein Ahmedzay and Adis Medunjanin--who intended to return to the United States to conduct a suicide attack on the New York City subway system. Zazi and Ahmedzay pleaded guilty pursuant to cooperation agreements and have yet to be sentenced; Medunjanin was convicted after trial and sentenced to life imprisonment. Ferid Imam has also been indicted for his role in the plot.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "American citizen linked to al-Qaeda is captured, flown secretly to U.S." (SNIPPET: "Muhanad Mahmoud al Farekh, 29" SNIPPET: "nom de guerre Abdullah al-Shami") (April 2, 2, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "TWO QUEENS RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO USE A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION Defendants Allegedly Plotted to Construct an Explosive Device for Use in a Terrorist Attack on U.S. Soil" (SNIPPET: "Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui" (SNIPPET: "Since at least August 2014, the defendants have allegedly plotted to construct an explosive device for use in a terrorist attack on American soil. In their self-proclaimed effort to "make history," the defendants researched numerous explosive precursors. For instance, they researched and acquired some of the components of a car bomb, like the one used in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; a fertilizer bomb, like the one used in the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City; and a pressure cooker bomb, like the one used in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The investigation recently revealed that the defendants possessed propane gas tanks together with instructions from an online jihadist publication for transforming propane tanks into explosive devices.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ISLAMIC STATE EBOOKS ADVISE JIHADIS ON EVADING DETECTION" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "One, How to Survive in the West: A Mujahid Guide (2015), advises potential jihadis in Europe how to form sleeper cells. Hijrah to the Islamic State: What to Pickup, Who to Contact, Where to Go, Stories and More! targets potential recruits seeking to join them in Syria.") (April 1, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "ONE OF GARISSA ATTACK GUNMEN WAS 'GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL'S SON' AND 'BRIGHT LAW STUDENT" by Aislinn Laing (SNIPPET: "Abdirahim Abdullahi" SNIPPET: "The Kenya Today newspaper reported that he had been sent by his family to one of Kenya's top private schools, where teachers and fellow pupils described him as "a very bright and intelligent guy" who for some time worked as a legal officer in a bank. A Garissa-based official said the government was aware Mr Abdullahi joined the militant group al-Shabaab after graduating in 2013. "He was a very brilliant student. But then he got these crazy ideas," he said.") (April 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TIMES.co.uk: "JIHADISTS MADE KENYANS PHONE PARENTS BEFORE SHOOTING THEM" (SNIPPET: "Some were killed with knives. Some were coaxed out of hiding with the promise that they would be spared -- before being shot dead. Some were forced to phone their parents and told to deliver a political message. Some begged for their lives and cried out for Jesus to save them. They were killed immediately.") (April 4, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News: "KENYA AL-SHABAB: FIVE IN CUSTODY AFTER GARISSA MASSACRE" (SNIPPET: "At least 148 people - mostly students - were killed when gunmen attacked a university campus in Garissa." SNIPPET: "They singled out Christians and shot them, witnesses said.") (April 4, 2015) (Read More...)_
BBC News: "KENYA AL-SHABAB ATTACK: WHO ARE THE VICTIMS?" (SNIPPET: "A student who left Garissa before the attack for the Easter break told the BBC that many of those at the college were from western Kenya - and many of them were Christians.") (April 3, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS.com: "MILITANTS KILL 147 IN KENYAN UNIVERSITY ATTACK Survivors say the masked gunmen singled out non-Muslims students and gunned them down without mercy as others ran for their lives." SNIPPET: "Around 80 more have been confirmed as wounded in the siege at Garissa University, which has now ended after the four attackers detonated their suicide vests. The gunmen hurled grenades and fired automatic rifles as students were sleeping, shooting dead dozens before setting Muslims free and holding Christians and others hostage.") (April 3, 2015 00:14 UK) (Watch Here; Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "NEARLY 150 DEAD IN AL-SHABAAB SCHOOL ATTACK, KENYAN OFICIALS SAY" (SNIPPET: "The interior ministry said around 500 of 815 students have been accounted for, but hundreds remain missing. The students at Garissa are predominantly non-Muslim, a source told Fox News. Police identified a possible mastermind of the attack as Mohammed Mohamud, who is alleged to lead Al-Shabaab's cross-border raids into Kenya, and they posted a $220,000 bounty for him. Also known by the names Dulyadin and Gamadhere, he was a teacher at an Islamic religious school, or madrassa, and claimed responsibility for a bus attack in Makka, Kenya, in November that killed 28 people." SNIPPET: "Al-Shabaab carried out large-scale attacks in Mandera last year. The militants hijacked a bus and singled out 28 non-Muslims forcing them to lie on the ground before shooting them dead. Ten days later, 36 non-Muslim quarry workers were killed by the extremists.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "COLLEGE TERROR ATTACK: 14 DEAD AS HOSTAGES TAKEN Fourteen people are reportedly killed and at least 29 others wounded as al Shabaab militants storm a university in Kenya." (SNIPPET: "Somalia's al Shabaab militant group have claimed responsibility.") (April 2, 2015 10:31 UK) (Read More...)
BBC News: "KENYA'S GARISSA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STORMED BY GUNMEN" (SNIPPET: "Al-Shabab, which is part of al-Qaeda, has carried out a number of attacks in Kenya since 2011, when Kenyan troops were sent to Somalia to help fight the militant group there.") (April 2, 2015) (Read More...)
BARNABAS FUND.org - News: "KENYAN CHRISTIANS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION IN DEADLY AL-SHABAAB GRENADE ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "A group of hooded men sprayed bullets at a Christian shop owner and Christian customers inside a shop on 17 March in north-eastern Kenya before hurling a grenade at the shop and setting it on fire, burning to death four people beyond recognition. The Somali-based Al-Shabaab terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack.") (April 1, 2015) (Read More...)
COMPUTERWORLD.com: "LEBANESE CYBERESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN HITS DEFENSE, TELECOM, MEDIA FIRMS WORLDWIDE" by Lucian Constantin (SNIPPET: "The company's researchers found evidence that the attackers started their operation in late 2012, but have managed to fly under the radar until now by carefully adapting their tools to avoid being detected by antivirus programs." SNIPPET: "Instead they target Web servers and use them as initial entry points. The attackers use automated vulnerability scanners, as well as manual techniques to find and exploit flaws in websites and Web applications. Those compromises are then used to install backdoor scripts known as Web shells on the affected Web servers, according to a detailed report released Tuesday by Check Point.") (March 31, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.at - Austria: "TEENAGER CHARGED WITH TERROR OFFENCES" (SNIPPET: "The teenager, who is from a Turkish family, was detained for a second time in January on suspicion of terrorism-related activity.") (March 31, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.at - Austria: "JIHADIST SOUGHT CROWDS TO BOOST BOMB DEATHS" (SNIPPET: "The 14-year-old boy of Turkish origin had admitted to planning a bombing of Westbahnhof, one of Austria's busiest and largest railway stations, and had begun making enquiries into obtaining necessary parts for a bomb when police arrested him on Tuesday afternoon.") (October 30, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.at - Austria: "AUSTRIAN TEENS 'WANTED TO BE JIHADI BRIDES'" (SNIPPET: "Three teenage girls from Graz have been detained in custody..." SNIPPET: "The girls, aged 15, 16, and 19, are reported to be originally from Chechnya.") (March 27, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: RU EMB SOFIA" (SNIPPET: "Sofia Embassy of the Russian Federation, reciprocal Twitter relationships (vector PDF, 50KB)" (March 29, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "EU-BASED KREMLIN TROLLS' FOCUS BY HASHTAG COUNT" (SNIPPET: "These are best understood as foci, rather than as targets, and provide an expression of - among other things - the Kremlin objective of promoting political instability in the West.") (March 29, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC7news.com (KGO): San Jose, Calif. - "WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER SECURITY BREACH AT SJ AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "When police arrived, they tried to make contact with the suspect, but she resisted. Police said they were eventually able to subdue her and make an arrest. The suspect had no identification and refused to identify herself to officers, police said. The suspect was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for trespassing and resisting arrest." SNIPPET: "This is the fifth security breach at Mineta San Jose International Airport in less than a year.") (March 31, 2015 12:00 AM) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "44 LOADED FIREARMS, SMOKE GRENADE, A BELT BUCKLE KNIFE, AND MORE" (SNIPPET: "Stun Guns - 18 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags. Three were discovered at Portland (PDX), two at Denver (DEN), two at Las Vegas (LAS), two at San Francisco (SFO), and the remainder at Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago Midway (MDW), Dallas Love (DAL), Memphis (MEM), New York LaGuardia (LGA), Salt Lake City (SLC), and San Juan (SJU).") (March 27, 2015) (Read More...)
BALTIMORE SUN: "ONE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED AFTER INTRUDERS TRY TO CRASH ENTRY TO NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, OFFICIALS SAY" by Jessica Anderson, Tim Pratt and Ian Duncan (SNIPPET: "The men were dressed as women, a senior defense source said." SNIPPET: "Monday morning: An SUV is reported stolen from a hotel on Route 1 in Jessup" SNIPPET: "Shortly before 9 a.m., two individuals in the SUV attempt an "unauthorized entry" at the National Security gate off Maryland 295 on the western edge of Fort Meade") (March 30, 2015 7:54 PM) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "HAROON ASWAT, ABU HAMZA CO-CONSPIRATOR, PLEADS GUILTY TO TERRORISM CHARGES IN FEDERAL COURT" (SNIPPET: "Aswat was arrested in Zambia in July 2005..." SNIPPET: "In late 1999, Aswat, along with co-defendants Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, aka Abu Hamza, Ouassama Kassir and Earnest James Ujaama, attempted to create a terrorist training camp in the United States to support Al Qaeda, which has been designated by the U.S. Department of State as a foreign terrorist organization. Aswat conspired with Abu Hamza, Kassir and Ujaama to establish the terrorist training camp on a rural parcel of property located in Bly, Oregon. The purpose of the Bly camp was for Muslims to receive various types of training--including military-style jihad training--in preparation to fight jihad in Afghanistan." SNIPPET: "After leaving Bly, Aswat and Kassir traveled to Seattle, where they resided at a mosque for approximately two months. While in Seattle, Kassir, in Aswat's presence, provided men from the mosque with additional terrorist training lessons--including instructions on different types of weapons, how to construct a homemade silencer for a firearm, how to assemble and disassemble an AK-47 and how an AK-47 could be altered to be fully automatic and to launch a grenade. On another occasion, with Aswat sitting by his side, Kassir announced to the men in Seattle that he had come to the United States for martyrdom and to destroy, and he informed his audience that some of them could die or get hurt. A ledger recovered in September 2002 from an Al Qaeda safe house in Karachi, Pakistan, listed a number of individuals associated with Al Qaeda, including ASWAT. The Al Qaeda safe house was used by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Al Qaeda's chief operational planner and the alleged planner of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.") (March 30, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Report No. 1148: "TEHRAN HAS NOT BACKED DOWN ON ANY PART OF ITS INITIAL NEGOTIATING POSITIONS; THE MARCH 31, 2015 DEADLINE MEANS NOTHING TO IT" by Y. Carmon and A. Savyon (March 30, 2015) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA (REUTERS): Dhaka - "SECOND BLOGGER HACKED TO DEATH THIS YEAR IN BANGLADESH" (SNIPPET: "A blogger was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday, the second attack in five weeks on a critic of religious extremism in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation. Washikur Rahman, a secular blogger, was attacked..." SNIPPET: "The killing comes just weeks after U.S. secular blogger Avijit Roy was hacked to death while returning with his wife from a book fair in Dhaka. His wife, Rafida Bonya Ahmed, suffered head injuries and lost a finger in the Feb. 26 attack.") (Posted March 30, 2015 16:45) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council: "RAISING CHILDREN TO BE SOLDIERS OF ALLAH" by Monir Hussain (SNIPPET: "Dissent is not tolerated in the monolithic Islamic society of Bangladesh. Extremist Islamic forces not only vandalize the idols and temples of the Hindus or Buddhists, they are also kill anyone who speaks out against radicalization or Islamization. The extremist Islamic forces mostly target university teachers, engineers, writers and bloggers, one after another -- whoever is not in total accord with their faith, including anyone secular-minded.") (March 28, 2015) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM Islam Translated: "RAYMOND IBRAHIM ON NEWSMAX: MIDEAST CHRISTIAN EXTINCTION" (SNIPPET: "The topic of discussion was the very real threat of Christian extinction in the Middle East.") (March 25, 2015) (Watch Here.)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "COLD WAR? HOW UNCOOL A 'New Generation' Speaks" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "We are, however, in a new rivalry with Moscow and its allies, where war is an increasing threat. The Kremlin's propaganda tools are more congenial, but the stakes remain life and death, as the widow of murdered opposition leader Boris Nemtov can attest.") (March 30, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. CONTINUES AIRSTRIKES IN TIKRIT DESPITE INVOLVEMENT OF IRANIAN-BACKED SHIITE MILITIAS" by Bill Roggio (PHOTO CAPTION: "Qassem Soleimani with his bodyguards near the frontlines of Tikrit." SNIPPET: "The Popular Mobilization Committee is led by Abu Mahdi al Muhandis, a former commander in the Badr Organization who was listed by the US government as Specially Designated Global Terrorist in July 2009. The US government described Muhandis, whose real name is Jamal Jaafar Mohammed, as "an advisor to Qassem Soleimani," the commander of the Qods Force, the external operations wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Soleimani has been visiting the Shiite militias fighting on the Tikrit front, and is said to be directing the operation. [See LWJ report, US sanctions Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades and Qods Force adviser, and Threat Matrix report, Iranian general at the forefront of the Tikrit offensive.] In addition to leading the Popular Mobilization Committee, Muhandis is also said to direct the operations of Kata'ib Imam Ali (Imam Ali Brigade) as well as command the Hezbollah Brigades.") (March 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "NY GANG BOSS RESURFACED AT FLORIDA MOSQUE, SENDING RADICALIZED JIHADISTS OVERSEAS, SAY FEDS" by Malia Zimmerman (SNIPPET: "Marcus Dwayne Robertson, 46, a former U.S. Marine known to his supporters at his Orlando-based Fundamental Islamic Knowledge Seminary as "Abu Taubah," is currently being held in a local jail on a gun conviction. He faces sentencing on April 30 on a 2014 conviction of tax fraud, but more serious charges could be coming, given that prosecutors say he used the money to send his radicalized followers to Africa to learn how to kill Americans.") (March 28, 2015) (Read More...)
YAHOO News Australia (AFP): "SYRIA TRIO'S LONDON SCHOOL LINKED TO MORE GIRLS TRYING TO JOIN IS" (SNIPPET: "Hayden said Friday it could be revealed that four of those girls were pupils at the Bethnal Green Academy in east London.") (March 28, 2015 4:23 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago, Illinois - Press Release: Washington - "U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER AND HIS COUSIN ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO SUPPORT TERRORISM One Man Arrested While Attempting to Travel Abroad; Both Chicago-Area Men Spoke of Using Army Uniforms, Military Knowledge, and Access to Attack Illinois Military Installation" (SNIPPET: "Army National Guard Specialist Hasan Edmonds, 22, a U.S. citizen, was arrested without incident at Chicago Midway International Airport by members of the Chicago FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) while attempting to fly to Cairo, Egypt. Jonas Edmonds, 29, a U.S. citizen, was arrested without incident at his home in Aurora.") (March 26, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide (REUTERS): Havana/Washington - "U.S. REMOVES DEAD CUBANS, SUNKEN SHIPS FROM SANCTIONS LIST" (SNIPPET: "The United States removed 45 companies and individuals from a Cuba sanctions blacklist on Tuesday, most of them dead people, defunct companies or sunken ships." (March 25, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MILITARY GEARS UP FOR SPACE WARFARE New command structures, satellite defenses outlined" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Douglas Loverro, deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said that the threat of attacks on satellites in orbit is no longer a theoretical concern.") (March 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: CHINA MISSILE TEST HIGHLIGHTS SPACE WEAPONS THREAT Islamic State showing 'sophisticated' cyber capability" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's recent test of a missile designed to shoot down satellites in low-earth orbit highlights a growing threat of space weapons, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command said on Tuesday. Adm. Cecil D. Haney, head of the Omaha-based nuclear forces command, also voiced worries about the strategic nuclear forces buildup by Russia and China, and said as commander he must assume North Korea is correct in claiming to have miniaturized a nuclear warhead for its missile forces. Haney also warned about the use of sophisticated cyber attacks by terrorist groups such as the Islamic State (IS), also known as ISIS or ISIL.") (March 25, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. BEGINS AIRSTRIKES AGAINST ISLAMIC STATE IN TIKRIT, SUPPORTS SHIITE MILITIAS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US-led military Coalition in Iraq is openly supporting Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Iraqi forces who are battling Islamic State fighters entrenched in Tikrit. Many of the Shiite militia commanders are listed by the US as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, and one militia is listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Many of the commanders and militias are responsible for killing US, Coailition, and Iraqi troops and civilians during the occupation of Iraq.") (March 25, 2015) (Read More...)
HEZBOLLAH WATCH via Twitter.com: "Per @RamadanSyria, 40 #Hezbollah terrorists who arrived in #Yemen 2 weeks ago are seeking exit via #Oman w/#Iran/ian regime help. #Houthis" (Posted March 26, 2015 7:45 AM) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com: "IRAN-BACKED REBELS IN YEMEN LOOT SECRET FILES ABOUT U.S. SPY OPERATIONS" by Brian Bennett and Zaid Al-Alayaa (SNIPPET: "For American intelligence networks in Yemen, the damage has been severe.") (March 25, 2015 1:33 pm) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "BOKO HARAM KIDNAPS HUNDREDS FROM DAMASAK" by Laura Grossman (SNIPPET: "West African terrorist outfit Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped over four hundred young women and children as it fled from the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak earlier this month.") (March 26, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News: "TRACKING BRITAIN'S JIHADISTS" (SNIPPET: "At least 600 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, according to British officials. Most of them are thought to have joined the group that calls itself Islamic State.") (March 25, 2015) (Read More...)
C-SPAN: "BOOK DISCUSSION ON ISIS EXPOSED" (SNIPPET: "Erick Stakelbeck talked about his book, ISIS EXPOSED: BEHEADINGS, SLAVERY, AND THE HELLISH REALITY OF RADICAL ISLAM, about the appeal of *ISIS in the Middle east and the threat the organization poses to Americans living in the United States. *The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State.") (March 23, 2015) (Watch Here.) (Read More...)
C-SPAN: "BOOK DISCUSSION ON ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Hassan Hassan, co-author of ISIS: INSIDE THE ARMY OF TERROR, talked about the rise and leadership of *ISIS in the Middle East. Mr. Hassan co-wrote the book with journalist Michael Weiss." (March 12, 2015) (Watch Here.)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE): "BERKELEY STUDENTS SEEK HONOR FOR U.S. TERRORIST HARBORED BY CUBA Berkeley Radicals Want to Honor Cop-Killing Communist" by Matthew Vadum, FrontPage Magazine (SNIPPET: "Assata Shakur") (March 23, 2015) (Read More...)
Video (VERITAS Visuals): "NEW O'KEEFE VIDEO: CORNELL DEAN ADVISES ON STARTING ISIS CLUB" (SNIPPET: "Joseph Scaffido, Assistant Dean at Cornell University, is captured on hidden camera advising a Project Veritas investigative journalist on how to start and fund a pro-ISIS club on campus, how to obtain funding to send care packages to ISIS and Hamas, and astonishingly, how to bring a member of ISIS to Cornell to run a "training camp."") (March 24, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "'CUBS OF THE CALIPHATE' - ISIS RECRUITS 400 children since January" (SNIPPET: "Islamic State has recruited at least 400 children in Syria in the past three months and given these so-called "Cubs of the Caliphate" military training and hardline indoctrination, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.") (March 24, 2015 12:03) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "STATE DEPARTMENT ADDS ISLAMIC CAUCASUS EMIRATE LEADER TO TERRORIST LIST" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Aliaskhab Kebekov (also known as Ali Abu Muhammad al Dagestani)" SNIPPET: "Kebekov is an al Qaeda loyalist.") (March 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SUSPECT IN NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT MACHETE ATTACK DIES; EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN BAG" (SNIPPET: "six Molotov cocktails" SNIPPET: "In the bag they found six half-pint mason jars with cloth wicks. The jars were filled with gasoline. The bag also held a barbecue lighter, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said. Normand said as the bag was being checked other investigators from the Bomb Squad were combing through White's car parked on the airport ramp. They found in the trunk an acetylene tank, a freon tank and an oxygen tank.") (March 22, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SUSPECT SHOT AFTER MACHETE ATTACK AT NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "Richard White, 62, allegedly walked up to a TSA checkpoint at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport around 9 p.m. CDT when he pulled out a can of wasp insecticide and sprayed a male officer, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand said. He then allegedly pulled out a machete and began swinging it around.") (March 21, 2015) (Read More...)
BUSINESS INSIDER - Finance: "BOMBSHELL REPORT ALLEGES ARGENTINA, IRAN, AND VENEZUELA WERE ONCE ALL BOUND TOGETHER BY SEX, DRUGS, AND NUCLEAR SECRETS" by Linette Lopez (March 16, 2015) (Read More...)
MY NORTHWEST.com: "MAN WHO ILLEGALLY CROSSED U.S.-CANADIAN BORDER IDENTIFIED" by Kipp Robertson (SNIPPET: "Jamison E. Childress" SNIPPET: "According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Childress was approached by two border agents after setting off ground sensors when crossing the border on Thursday afternoon. The agency said he displayed "erratic and threatening" behavior toward the agents and hit one of them with an incapacitating spray. The agency said one of the officers then shot and killed Childress.") (March 20, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. WOMAN ACCUSED OF SUPPLYING TERRORISTS APPEARS IN COURT" (SNIPPET: "A woman who federal investigators say helped five other Bosnian immigrants funnel money and military supplies to terror groups in Iraq and Syria has made her first court appearance in the US after being arrested in Germany. Forty-two-year-old Jasminka Ramic...") (March 19, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS AND STRIPES (MIAMI HERALD, Tribune News Service): Miami - "GUANTANAMO PAROLE BOARD CLEARS ANOTHER 'FOREVER PRISONER'" (SNIPPET: "A federal parole board has cleared another Guantanamo "forever prisoner" -- a 36-year-old Yemeni former foot soldier -- for release from the detention center in southeast Cuba. When Saeed Sarem Jarabh got to Guantanamo in February 2002 he was profiled as a possible bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.") (March 19, 2015) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul - Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: AGENTS OF OPPORTUNITY: RESPONDING TO THE THREAT OF CHEMICAL TERRORISM" (March 19, 2015) (Watch Here; Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5996: "IRANIAN LEADER KHAMENEI: A Society Steeped in the Spirit of Martyrdom is Unstoppable; KHAMENEI'S REPRESENTATIVE IN IRGC QODS FORCE: We Shall Not Rest Until We Raise Flag of Islam over The White House" (March 17, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN DEPLOYS ROCKET, MISSILE BATTERIES IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "One defense official said in the report that Iran deployed Fajr-5 rockets and Fateh-110 missile batteries to the region, with another official saying there were other comparable Iranian weapons instead.") (March 18, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST.com - Deadly Day: Istanbul - "WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR TUNIS MUSEUM MASSACRE?" by Jamie Dettmer (SNIPPET: "Both of the gunmen killed were Tunisian, identified as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui. Islamic State--also known as ISIS and ISL--Twitter accounts praised the attack but have so far not taken any responsibility for the assault." SNIPPET: "No group has so far claimed responsibility.") (March 18, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): "MUSEUM ATTACK IN TUNISIAN CAPITAL KILLS 19; 2 GUNMAN SLAIN 21 dead in attack on Tunisian museum, 2-3 gunmen at large" (SNIPPET: "The militants, who wore military-style uniforms and wielded assault rifles, burst from a vehicle and began gunning down tourists climbing out of buses at the National Bardo Museum. The attackers then charged inside to take hostages before being killed in a firefight with security forces.") (March 18, 2015) (Read More...)
AP News.com: Solna, Sweden - "SWEDEN: RUSSIA BIGGEST THREAT; 1/3 OF ITS ENVOYS ARE SPIES" by Karl Ritter (SNIPPET: "Naming Russia as "the biggest intelligence threat against Sweden, followed by Iran and China," he said SAPO last year stopped several attempts by Russia to obtain Swedish technology for military purposes.") (March 18, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council: "BRITISH GIRLS RAPED BY MUSLIM GANGS ON 'INDUSTRIAL SCALE'" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "Nearly 400 British girls as young as eleven are believed to have been sexually exploited by Muslim rape gangs in Oxfordshire over the past 15 years, according to a chilling new report.") (March 17, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "DRAMATIC MOMENT PASSENGER WHO YELLED 'JIHAD! JIHAD' WAS PINNED BY TERRIFIED FELLOW FLIERS ON BOARD WASHINGTON UNITED FLIGHT" by John Hall (SNIPPET: "This is the dramatic moment passengers on board a United Airlines flight tackled a young man to the ground after he shouted 'Jihad, Jihad' and threatened to hijack the aircraft." SNIPPET: "'One held his feet and the other one kind of laid on top of him and then the flight attendants went and got some plastic restraints for his arms,' Donna Tellam, a passenger, told ABC News. 'At one point when his head was down he said there were jihadists in the cargo hold and he did say jihad a couple times.'") (Updated March 17, 2015 10:44 EST) (Watch Here; Read More...)
USA TODAY.com: Washington - "'VIOLENT' PASSENGER FORCES FLIGHT TO RETURN TO DULLES" (SNIPPET: "One passenger told NBC News that other passengers had to tackle the disruptive flyer after he tried to reach the cockpit and he made claims that he had a bomb. John R. Ford told NBC fellow passengers checked the man for explosives and none were found.") (March 17, 2015 9:44 a.m.) (Watch Here; Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "U.S. AIR FORCE VETERAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL Defendant, a former Avionics Specialist, travelled from Egypt to Turkey in an attempt to cross the border to Syria to join ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh") (March 17, 2015) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "NEW JERSEY AIR FORCE VETERAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO JOIN ISIS, FEDS SAY" by Bill Hutchinson, John Marzulli (SNIPPET: "After leaving the military and converting to Islam, Pugh worked for American Airlines as a mechanic and for the Army contractor DynCorp in Iraq, the complaint states. Pugh came on the FBI's radar in 2001 when a co-worker at American Airlines reported him for sympathizing with Osama bin Laden and supporting the bombings of U.S. embassies by Al Qaeda.") (Updated March 17, 2015 3:16 pm) (Read More...)
WE LIVE SECURITY.com: "HACKER HOLDS SOUTH KOREAN NUCLEAR PLANT TO RANSOM" by Kyle Ellison (SNIPPET: "A hacker who claims to have stolen sensitive data belonging to South Korea's nuclear power plants is demanding money to keep the information private, reports the International Business Times.") (March 16, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "HACKER WHO POSTED SOUTH KOREAN NUCLEAR PLANTS' INFORMATION ONLINE DEMANDS MONEY" by Sneha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A hacker who leaked information about South Korea's nuclear plants online demanded money for not handing over sensitive information about the plants to other countries. The hacker had posted files, including documents about the country's indigenous advanced power reactor, on Twitter.") (March 13, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago, Illinois - Press Release: "TAIWAN BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO 24 MONTHS FOR CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE U.S. LAWS PREVENTING PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" (SNIPPET: "Hsien Tai Tsai, 69" SNIPPET: "Tsai, also known as Alex Tsai" SNIPPET: ""Hsien Tai Tsai violated a critical sanctions regime and undermined and interfered with U.S. efforts to disrupt North Korea's weapons of mass destruction and advanced weapons programs," said Assistant Attorney General Carlin.") (March 16, 2015) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "THE VULNERABILITY OF PUTIN AND HIS BOMB" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Completely ignored by Moscow is the strong Ukrainian sentiment to remain independent of Russia after centuries of Russian domination.") (March 17, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "PUTIN ORDERS HUGE ARCTIC MILITARY EXERCISE The Russian president sends 40,000 troops, 50 ships and 110 aircraft for snap drills in the resource-rich region." (March 16, 2015 14:27UK) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "THIS ROAD TO MOSCOW LEADS THROUGH BREDA, NETHERLANDS" (SNIPPET: "And why Breda, you ask? Because it's home to Gilze-Rijen airbase, where the wreckage of MH17 is stored.") (March 15, 2015) (Read More...)
DAWN.com: "AT LEAST 14 DEAD, 68 INJURED IN ATTACK ON LAHORE CHURCHES" (SNIPPET: "two suicide bombers" SNIPPET: "two churches") [Ongoing updates] (March 15, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "PAKISTAN COURT FREES MUMBAI ATTACKS SUSPECT" by Neville Lazarus, India Producer (SNIPPET: "The high court in Islamabad accepted Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi's third appeal against his detention and ordered his immediate release. Some 166 people died and more than 300 were injured in the three-day attack in India's financial capital in November 2008. Ten members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terrorist organisation based in Pakistan, attacked 12 locations, including the iconic Taj Mahal Hotel, a Jewish synagogue and a railway station.") (March 13, 2015 10:41 UK) (Read More...)
Video (OfficialACLJ): "JEWISH STUDENTS TARGETED - Sekulow Ep. 335" (SNIPPET: "Jewish students have been targeted on a college campus in America.") (March 12, 2015) (Watch Here.)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA (REUTERS): "U.S. WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACKS ON WESTERN OIL WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia may be target of militant attacks, the U.S. embassy warned on Friday." (March 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SOUTH FLORIDA JIHADIST NOW ON ICE" (SNIPPET: "His prison sentence complete, a Pakistani man who plotted a series of prospective terrorist attacks in South Florida has been moved from a federal penitentiary to the custody of U.S. immigration officials pending deportation from the United States. Imran Mandhai lived in Broward County Florida from the late 1990s into the early 2000s. He attended the Darul Uloom Institute mosque in Pembroke Pines, the same mosque where al-Qaida notable and Mandhai associate Adnan el-Shukrijumah sought spiritual solace. Mandhai and codefendant Shuevb Mosaa Jokhan were investigated by the Miami Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). The two men conspired to commit jihad in South Florida by blowing up power stations, synagogues and a National Guard armory.") (March 13, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "TWO FLORIDA BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO TERRORISM VIOLATIONS AND ASSAULT ON TWO DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALS Younger Sibling Plotted to Attack New York City with a Weapon of Mass Destruction" (SNIPPET: "Raees Alam Qazi and his brother, Sheheryar Alam Qazi") (March 12, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN SENTENCED ON IMMIGRATION FRAUD FOR FAILING TO DISCLOSE TERRORISM CONVICTION" (SNIPPET: "Rasmieh Yousef Odeh, 67, a Chicago-area resident" SNIPPET: "According to the indictment, Odeh was convicted in Israel for her role in the 1969 bombings of a supermarket and the British Consulate in Jerusalem, which were carried out on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated terrorist organization.") (March 12, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Kansas City, MO - Press Release: "FORMER PROGRAMMER PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING SOFTWARE CODE FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" (SNIPPET: "Hamid Reza Tahmasebi, 54" SNIPPET: "Tahmasebi worked as a lead programmer for the Federal Reserve from Oct. 16, 2012, to Feb. 7, 2014. Tahmasebi admitted that, during his last week of employment, he e-mailed sensitive information to his personal e-mail accounts. Tahmasebi also admitted that he uploaded large amounts of sensitive information to his private Google Drive on-line storage account. Tahmasebi admitted that he uploaded software code he was working on for the Federal Reserve to his Google Drive account.") (March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH An Intelligence Digest Covering Developments in the Worldwide Muslim Brotherhood Network - Featured Story: "OBAMA APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MIDDLE EAST; ROBERT MALLEY WORKED FOR ORGANIZATION WITH TWO TRUSTEES PART OF GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD" (March 10, 2015) (Read More...)
THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD: "FROM PARENTS TO POLITICIANS, OUTRAGE AT THREAT TO BABY FORMULA" by Teuila Fuatai (SNIPPET: "As supermarkets step up security and authorities insist tests have produced no signs of 1080, police appeal for help to track down those responsible for what PM labelled a 'form of ecoterrorism'.") (March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: Washington - "U.S. ASKS VIETNAM TO STOP HELPING RUSSIAN BOMBER FLIGHTS" (SNIPPET: "The United States has asked Vietnam to stop letting Russia use a former U.S. base to refuel nuclear-capable bombers engaged in shows of strength over the Asia-Pacific region, exposing strains in Washington's steadily warming relations with Hanoi.") (March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "ACTIVE MEASURES, a 1984 film by USIA" (SNIPPET: "There was a time when the United States was willing to address KGB Active Measures campaigns. In 1984, during the Reagan administration, the US Information Agency released the following film.") (March 9, 2015) (Watch Here.)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NETWORKS DECLINE TO RUN AD WARNING OF DANGERS OF NUCLEAR IRAN ABC, CBS, NBC choose not to air ad from bipartisan group of senators" by Brent Scher (March 12, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council: "WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE MIGHT NOT SEE ABOUT IRAN" by Denis MacEoin (SNIPPET: "Given Iran's tendency to enrich uranium in secret, it may achieve nuclear breakout capability well before ten years from now.") (March 10, 2015) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AUSTRALIAN TEENAGE 'WHITE JIHADI' LEFT STASH OF EXPLOSIVES IN HIS HOME Jake Bilardi, 18, who is reported to have died in a suicide attack in Iraq, was planning to bomb Melbourne shopping centres if he was denied access to Syria" by Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney (SNIPPET: "The 18-year-old said in a blog written under his nom-de-guerre Abu Abdullah Al-Australi that he intended to target foreign consulates and shopping centres in Melbourne.") (March 12, 2015 4:44 am GMT) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "WINDSOR EXTREMIST WHO HAD NO VALID PASSPORT AND WAS LABELLED A 'HIGH-RISK TRAVELLER' JOINS JIHADISTS IN SYRIA" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Mohammed El Shaer, a 27-year-old from Windsor, Ont., disappeared last month shortly after completing a prison sentence for passport fraud. According to a Canadian extremist fighter, he has since arrived in Syria.") (March 10, 2015; Updated March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE International Policy Council: "SPAIN: 'THE MEDITERRANEAN CORRIDOR OF JIHADISM'" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan woman on suspicion of running a jihadist recruiting network for the Islamic State. Samira Yerou, 32, was arrested..." SNIPPET: "Yerou is one of at least 50 jihadists who have been arrested in Spain during the past twelve months alone. Most of the arrests have taken place in Catalonia and in Spain's North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.") (March 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): Caracas, Venezuela - "VENEZUELAN LEADER SEEKS MORE POWERS AMID U.S. TENSIONS" (SNIPPET: "The leftist leader's popularity has sunk in the past year amid an economic crisis, galloping inflation and huge lines outside supermarkets plagued by drastic food shortages.") (March 10, 2015 19H47) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS CUBAN SUPPORT FOR VENEZUELA WILL NOT AFFECT ONGOING TALKS Obama administration sanctions Venezuela while pursuing better ties with its close ally, Cuba" by Daniel Wiser (Marc 10, 2015) (Read More...)
TIMES UNION.com (AP): "SURINAME LEADER'S SON SENTENCED TO OVER 16 YEARS IN PRISON" (SNIPPET: "The son of the president of Suriname received leniency Tuesday from a judge who ordered him to serve over 16 years in prison, about half of the 30-to-life term the U.S. government sought after he admitted that he offered a home base in his South American country to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah." SNIPPET: "Dino Bouterse") (Updated March 10, 2015 7:50 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "ISRAEL CRITIC AND HAMAS DEFENDER NAMED AS OBAMA'S NEW MIDEAST COORDINATOR" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Robert Malley, who has been serving as NSC senior director for Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Gulf states...") (March 9, 2015) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "IRANIAN PILOT SENTENCED TO 27 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR STEALING U.S. PILOT'S IDENTITY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CREDENTIALS" (SNIPPET: "Nader Ali Sabouri Haghighi, 41, of Iran" SNIPPET: "According to court records, on Sept. 15, 2012, Haghighi crashed an airplane in Bornholm, Denmark, while in possession of the victim's ATP certificate. After facing criminal charges in Denmark and Germany, Haghighi returned to Iran, only to later resurface in Indonesia. He was finally arrested in Panama, where he waived extradition to the United States in August 2014.") (March 9, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "IRAN BRINGS EUROPE WITHIN RANGE WITH NEW CRUISE MISSILE" by Mitch Ginsburg and Avi Lewis (SNIPPET: "The Soumar missile, as it is known in Iran, is a copy of the Soviet Kh-55, which was stolen from the Ukraine in 2001 and apparently reverse engineered in Iran.") (March 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN JETS RUN 'ATTACK SCENARIOS' ON NATO SHIPS Russia continues to take bold actions in European territory, near U.S." by Ada Kredo (March 9, 2015) (Read More...)
BARENTS OBSERVER Security: "NORWAY LAUNCHES HIGH NORTH MILITARY EXERCISE 5000 soldiers and 400 vehicles take part in the largest winter exercise in Finnmark since 1967." by Thomas Nilsen (SNIPPET: "Last week, Russia staged an air-force exercise in the Barents Sea." SNIPPET: "After Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in March last year, Norway however suspended all military cooperation with Moscow, arguing Russia's action violates international laws.") (March 9, 2015) (Read More...)
TODAYonline.com - Asia: Naha, Japan - "IN TEST OF WILLS, JAPANESE CONFRONT CHINESE IN AIR" (SNIPPET: "At least once every day, Japanese F-15 fighter jets roar down the runway, scrambling to intercept foreign aircraft, mostly from China. The Japanese pilots say they usually face lumbering reconnaissance planes that cruise along the edge of Japanese-claimed airspace before turning home. But sometimes -- exactly how often is classified -- they face nimbler Chinese fighter jets in knuckle-whitening tests of piloting skills and self-control.") (March 10, 2015 4:12 am) (Read More...)
RFI.fr - English: "FRENCH POLICEWOMAN DETAINED OVER PARIS TERRORIST KILLINGS" (SNIPPET: "According to French media quoting judicial sources, a policewoman who is a convert to Islam, and her boyfriend are among those detained. The four are all associates of Amedy Coulibaly, who shot dead a policewoman just outside Paris on 8 January and the following day killed four people in a Paris Kosher supermarket and held around 20 hostage.") (March 9, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI - Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor: "French-Speaking Teen Fighters in Raqqa Sing in Praise of Prominent Jihadis, Including Bin Laden, Awlaki, Merah" (March 8, 2015) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD - Miami-Dade County: "HONDURAN MAKING FALSE BOMB THREAT AT MIA TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL COURT" by Rebecca Savransky and Carli Teproff (SNIPPET: "Julissa Magdalena Maradiaga-Iscoa attempted to drive her vehicle through the airport entrance, crashed her car into a Miami-Dade Police patrol car and screamed at officers in what was believed to be Arabic and then, in English -- all before falsely claiming she had a bomb, according to authorities. Miami-Dade police turned over the case to the FBI, which confirmed the federal charges against the 33-year-old Honduran citizen.") (March 5, 2015; Updated March 6, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Wanted by the FBI - Seeking Information: "SHOOTING OF U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE TERRENCE G. BERG, Detroit Michigan, March 5, 2015" (SNIPPET: "On Thursday, March 5, 2015, at approximately 9:10 p.m., Judge Berg was outside his residence in Detroit when he was approached by two men. One of the men brandished a firearm and demanded to go inside Judge Berg's home. When he refused, the man allegedly shot Judge Berg in his knee. The two suspects fled the scene in a vehicle described by witnesses as a dark-colored sedan. The suspects are described as Black males of average build, approximately 18 to 25 years old.") (March 5, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "SEATTLE MISSIONARY ABDUCTED IN NIGERIA RELEASED, CHURCH SAYS" (SNIPPET: "71-year-old Seattle missionary" SNIPPET: "Armed men abducted her Feb. 23 from the Hope Academy compound in Emiworo, Kogi State.") (March 7, 2015) (Read More...) [UPDATE: Released.]
SKY NEWS: "BRITON HELD IN U.S. CYBER ATTACK PROBE Contact details for around 800 people were stolen in the attack on the US Department of Defense, the National Crime Agency said." (March 6, 2015 11:18 UK) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: "ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA MAN CHARGED IN NEW INDICTMENT WITH ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Adam Dandach, 21" SNIPPET: "also known as 'Fadi Fadi Dandach'") (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "AL QAEDA OPERATIVE CONVICTED FOR ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM PLOT TARGETING THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Defendant and Co-Plotters Came Within Days of Bombing a U.K. Shopping Mall (SNIPPET: "Earlier today, following a two-week trial, Abid Naseer, a Pakistani national who joined al-Qaeda and plotted to commit a terrorist attack in the United Kingdom, was found guilty by a jury in Brooklyn federal court of providing material support to al-Qaeda, conspiring to provide material support to al-Qaeda, and conspiring to use a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence. The evidence at trial established that the defendant and his accomplices came within days of executing a plot to conduct an attack on a busy shopping mall located in the city center of Manchester, United Kingdom in April 2009. The planned attack, which also targeted the New York City subway system and a newspaper office in Copenhagen, Denmark, had been directed by and coordinated with senior al-Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. Naseer is the eighth defendant to face charges, and the fourth to be convicted, in Brooklyn federal court related to the al-Qaeda plot, which also involved Adis Medunjanin, Najibullah Zazi, and Zarein Ahmedzay, the three members of the cell that targeted New York City.") (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "'BOMBER PLOTTED TO TARGET EASTER SHOPPERS'" (SNIPPET: "Abid Naseer is on trial in New York accused of playing a major part in a global terror plot to launch coordinated attacks in Manhattan, Manchester and Copenhagen in 2009." by Hannah Thomas-Peter, New York Correspondent SNIPPET: "They say Naseer used women's names to refer to bombs, and talked of weddings to indicate an attack. They also said he went to Pakistan to receive advanced explosives training from al Qaeda, as did the plotters.") (March 2, 2015 19:57 UK) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN SLAMS CAR INTO ISRAELIS ON PURIM HOLIDAY, PLO ENCOURAGES MORE ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Police consider the incident to be a terrorist attack, reporting that the driver swerved onto the sidewalk near a light rail station before emerging from the vehicle with a butcher knife trying to stab other people. Israeli authorities have identified the suspect as 22-year-old Mohammed Mahmoud Abdel Razek Salaima from the Palestinian neighbourhood Ras al-Amud. Salaima has a criminal record and remains hospitalized in critical condition after a police officer at the scene shot him following the incident. The alleged attack occurred in an area that has witnessed numerous Palestinian vehicular attacks in the past year that targeted Israeli pedestrians.") (March 6, 2015 2:23 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "AYATOLLAH TELLS AIR FORCE: We Enriched Uranium 20%; COMMANDERS: 'Death to America,' 'Death to England,' 'Death to Israel'" by Terence P. Jerey (March 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: U.S. CONCESSIONS GIVE IRAN A CLEAR PATH TO NUCLEAR BOMB Deal would leave Iran just a year away from functional nuclear weapon" by Adam Kredo (March 4, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 4812: "IRGC NAVY COMMANDER ALI FADAVI PRESENTS NEW 'STRATEGIC' WEAPON AND SAYS: We Have Deterred America" [Broadcast: February 25 and March 2, 2015) (Watch Here.)
BELFAST TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MAN JAILED FOR TRYING TO JOIN ISIS" (SNIPPET: "chemistry teacher" SNIPPET: "Jamshed Javeed" SNIPPET: "taught in Bolton") (March 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DEMPSEY: OBAMA SHOULD CONSIDER ARMING UKRAINE Another U.S. official says the president has still not made a decision after almost a year of fighting, 6,000 deaths" by Daniel Wiser (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MORE THAN 6,000 DEAD IN UKRAINE Casualties mount as Obama denies lethal aid, intelligence sharing to Ukrainians" by Daniel Wiser (March 3, 2015 3:40 pm) (Read More..)
IRISH EXAMINER.com - Ireland: "PASSENGER PLANES DODGED RUSSIAN BOMBERS" by Sean O'Riordan (SNIPPET: "Commercial jets carrying hundreds of people had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bear bombers which "cloaked" their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace. The Irish Examiner can reveal that the Tu-95 bombers, which flew just 40km off the coast, criss-crossed into major civilian airline traffic lanes, including incoming flights from North America on February 18.") (March 3, 2015) (Read More...)
IRISH EXAMINER.com - Ireland: "RUSSIAN BOMBER IN IRISH AIR SPACE 'HAD NUCLEAR WEAPON'" by Sean O'Riordan (SNIPPET: "Norwegian military sources told the Barents Observer, which reports on the Baltic States, that they had intercepted cockpit conversations confirming the bomber had a nuclear payload.") (February 12, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "CUBAN GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO RETURN N.J. COP-KILLER CHESIMARD, REPORT SAYS" by Paul Milo - NJ Advance Media for NJ.com (SNIPPET: "While a member of a radical group, the Black Liberation Army, Chesimard and two others gunned down Trooper Werner Foerster during a traffic stop. Two years after her 1977 conviction, Chesimard escaped from prison and fled to Cuba, which has been providing her sanctuary ever since.") (March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL the source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "EXPELLED SPY JOSEFINA VIDAL DEMANDS U.S. 'FORGIVE & FORGET' CUBA'S SUPPORT TO TERRORISM" March 4, 2015) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "OXFORD GROOMING SCANDAL: 'Stressed Police Don't Have Time to Keep Girls Safe'" by Radhika Sanghani (PHOTO CAPTION: "The guest house was linked to the Oxford sex gang. Left to right, top: Akhtar Dogar, Anjum Dogar, Kamar Jamil, Assad Hussain. Bottom: Mohammed Karrar, Bassam Karrar and Zeeshan Ahmed - Photo: PA" SNIPPET: "...estimates at least 370 girls likely to have been targeted over 16 years") (March 4, 2015 7:00 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES CONVICTION OF HIGH-RANKING AL QAEDA TERRORIST FOR CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS AND OTHER TERRORISM OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "Khaled al Fawwax, a citizen of Saudi Arabia") (March 2, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "VIRGINIA CABBIE ON FBI'S MOST WANTED TERRORISTS LIST DETAINED IN SOMALIA" by Adam Goldman and Matt Zapotosky (SNIPPET: "U.S. law enforcement had been attempting to track Mohamed, a naturalized U.S. citizen, before he slipped out of the country and into Mexico on July 12, 2012.") (March 2, 2015 9:44 pm) (Read More...)
IRAN'S INSANE PROPAGANDA" by Diana Moukalled (SNIPPET: "...leader of Iran's Quds Force, a division of the Revolutionary Guard, Qassem Suleimani..." SNIPPET: "Suleimani is no longer the perennially mysterious and silent "Shadow Commander" whose very mention could tip the scales from truth to legend. He now shouts out from the rooftops that, yes, he is Tehran's strongman tasked with expanding its military influence outside its own borders to Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen and Palestine.") (March 4, 2015 1:16 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DNI: 2014 WAS DEADLIEST YEAR FOR TERROR ATTACKS IN 45 YEARS Islamic State gaining characteristics of a nation state" by Bill Gertz (February 27, 2015) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - files - documents - unclassified: "Statement for the Record WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Senate Armed Services Committee" -James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence (February 26, 2015) (pdf) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - files - documents: "REMARKS AS DELIVERED BY THE HONORABLE JAMES R. CLAPPER DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Opening Statement to Worldwide Threat Assessment Hearing, Senate Armed Services Committee" (February 26, 2015) (pdf) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "OSAMA BIN LADEN'S FILES: AL QAEDA'S DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER IN YEMEN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "One week after the Jan. 7 terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo's offices in Paris, France, a senior al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) official claimed responsibility for the massacre on behalf of his organization. Newly released documents recovered in Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan in May 2011 reveal that the same AQAP official, Nasser bin Ali al Ansi, was previously appointed to the role of deputy general manager within al Qaeda's global hierarchy.") (March 1, 2015) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ATTACKERS KILL AMERICAN WRITER AT BANGLADESH BOOK FAIR" (SNIPPET: "A Bangladeshi-American writer who endured threats from Islamists over his secular views was hacked to death in Dhaka late Thursday, reports say. Avijit Roy, 42, was a naturalized American living in Georgia. He was a frequent critic of radical Islamic doctrine. At least two attackers descended on Roy and his wife, blogger Rafida Ahmed Bonna, near Dhaka University. She was hospitalized with several stab wounds and a severed finger.") (February 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM - IPT News: "BANGLADESHI-AMERICAN WRITER CENSORED, THREATENED BY RADICAL ISLAMIST" (SNIPPET: "Rokomari.com stopped selling books by Avijit Roy, a naturalized American from Bangladesh who writes about science and philosophy, last month. The move followed threats by Farabi Shafiur Rahman that were posted on Facebook. The posting gave Rokomari.com's address and said the company's chairman would end up like a blogger previously targeted by Rahman. Blogger Rajib Haidar was hacked to death by Islamists after he advocated for war crimes tribunals for people alleged to be responsible for mass killings at the end of Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.") (April 4, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk - breaking news: "VENEZUELA PRESIDENT CLAIMS TO HAVE CAPTURED U.S. PILOT ACCUSED OF 'RECRUITING CITIZENS TO STAGE A COUP'" (SNIPPET: "5 other U.S. nationals and 4 missionaries have been detained recently") (February 28, 2015) (Read More...)
GRAND FORKS HERALD: "UPDATED: DEVILS LAKE MISSIONARY TEAM DETAINED IN VENEZUELA" by Charly Haley (SNIPPET: "Bethel Church has sent missionaries to Venezuela about once or twice a year for the past 12 years without any problems, Dick said." SNIPPET: "Dick declined to say where in Venezuela the medical team was being questioned, but a Reuters report Friday said four American missionaries were taken to a Venezuelan military base in the city of Maracay for questioning on Wednesday.") (February 27, 2015 3:17 pm) (Read More...)
BOSTON HERALD.com - Editorial: "CARACAS RUNNING ON EMPTY" (SNIPPET: "So while protesters are gunned down in the streets and Venezuela burns, President Obama continues to fiddle. He fiddles with the Keystone XL pipeline -- why ease the way for oil from Canada when we can buy from thugs like Maduro? And he fiddles with the brothers Castro, which can only give encouragement to their ideological twin now ruling in Caracas.") (February 28, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News - [Scotland]: "MAN FOUND WITH BOMB-MAKING EQUIPMENT AT EDINBURGH FLATS" (SNIPPET: "A former Syrian doctor has admitted having a hoard of explosive ingredients and instructions on how to prepare bombs in Edinburgh. Faris al-Khori, 62, had chemicals, ball bearings, bolt, nuts and a bag of toxic beans which can be used to produce the poison Ricin." SNIPPET: "Al-Khori admitted the items belonged to him and said acetone that was recovered was used to clean carpets and peroxide found was for clearing up after pigeons. He said a quantity of fertiliser was used for plants on the balcony, although there were none there when police searched the premises. His wife said he carried out "wee tests" and bought items from the internet retail giant Amazon.") (Last updated February 26, 2015 12:29 ET) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "FORMER CONNECTICUT RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO SEND SENSITIVE MILITARY DOCUMENTS TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Mozaffar Khazaee, 60" SNIPPET: "...his efforts to send to Iran sensitive, proprietary, trade secret and export controlled material relating to military jet engines for the U.S. Air Force's F35 Joint Strike Fighter program and the F-22 Raptor program, which he had stolen from defense contractors where he had previously been employed.") (February 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.house.gov - HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chairman Ed Royce: "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: THE PRESIDENT'S NEW CUBA POLICY AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY" (February 26, 2015) (Watch Here;Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA BOOSTS ARMS, TRAINING FOR LEFTIST LATIN MILITARIES Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises" by Bill Gertz (February 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. MILITARY NO LONGER ABLE TO FIGHT TWO WARS AT SAME TIME Report finds that shrinking armed forces are less able to respond to global threats" by Daniel Wiser (February 24, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "THREE BROOKLYN RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO ISIL" (SNIPPET: "Earlier today, a criminal complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, Akhror Saidakhmetov, and Abror Habibov with attempt and conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a foreign terrorist organization. The initial appearances of Juraboev and Saidakhmetov are scheduled for later today before United States Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York. Habibov's initial appearance will be held later today at the U.S. Courthouse, 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida.") (February 25, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "3 ARRESTED IN NEW YORK CITY FOR ALLEGEDLY CONSPIRING TO SUPPORT ISIS" (SNIPPET: "two with Uzbekistan citizenship, and one a citizen of Kazakhstan" SNIPPET: "Hilofatnews.com was an Uzbek-language website that called for readers to join the terror group, the complaint said." SNIPPET: "Reuters reported that there are ISIS-related investigations in all 50 states.") (February 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles, California - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN WHO PROVIDED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS AND PLOTTED TO KILL AMERICAN TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN RECEIVE 25-YEAR PRISON TERMS" (SNIPPET: "The two men sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Virginia A. Phillips are Sohiel Omar Kabir, 37, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and who until late 2011, resided in Pomona, California; and Ralph Deleon, 26, of Ontario, a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the Philippines.") (February 23, 2015) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM.com: "ISLAMIC STATE TORCHES CHURCHES, TAKES 200 CHRISTIAN HOSTAGES, WESTERN FORCES PRESENT DO NOTHING" (SNIPPET: "Several churches were also torched or damaged...") (February 24, 2015) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM.com: "PICTURES OF CHRISTIAN CARNAGE FROM ISLAMIC STATE RAID ON KHABUR VILLAGES" (SNIPPET: "Pictures of the carnage left behind after yesterday's jihadi raid by the Islamic State on Assyrian Christian villages along the Khabur River in north eastern Syria...") (February 24, 2015) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS AFRICA-BASED HIZBALLAH SUPPORT NETWORK Action Sanctions Three Hizballah Members and Entities They Own and Control in West Africa" (SNIPPET: "Mustapha Fawaz, Fouzi Fawaz, and Abdallah Tahini") (February 26, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN'S GUARD BEGINS MILITARY EXERCISES NEAR KEY STRAIT" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Revolutionary Guard has begun large-scale naval and air defense drills near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.") (Published February 25, 2015 09:12/Israel News) (Read More...)
MEMRITVvideos - Video Clip: "IRANIAN GENERAL SALAMI: We Tested Sinking Aircraft Carriers with Cruise and Ballistic Missiles" (SNIPPET: "...interview, which aired on IRINN on February 9, 2015.") (Posted February 23, 2015) (Watch Here;Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION" by Andrew Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "You see, I was working the Iran Desk. A significant part of my work focused on the overlap between IRGC information operations, agent recruitment and training, and subversion in countries deemed enemies of the Islamic Republic. And all roads lead to Moscow, the link being especially strong in Latin America. The IRGC, evidently short-handed in the region, was clearly 'gifted' old school leftist cadre who continue to harken to the call of the Kremlin. Thus, for example, you will find quite a few people involved in the IRGC's HispanTV are dual-hatted, working for various Kremlin media outfits.") (February 24, 2015) (Read More...)
INQUIRER.net: Manila, Philippines - "ARE MILF MEMBERS TRAINING WITH ABU SAYYAF REBELS IN SULU?" by Frances Mangosing (SNIPPET: "The government is validating photos showing members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front allegedly training in Sulu with the presence of Abu Sayyaf Group.") (February 24, 2015 1:54 pm) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ANSAR AL SHARIA LIBYA LEADER MET WITH OSAMA BIN LADEN, FOLLOWED HIS 'METHODOLOGY'" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Like other Ansar al Sharia leaders in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, Zahawi had an al Qaeda pedigree. In Yemen, Ansar al Sharia is merely a front for AQAP." SNIPPET: "AQAP is not the only official branch of al Qaeda to mourn Zahawi. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued its own eulogy for the deceased Ansar al Sharia Libya leader online. Ansar al Sharia Libya part of al Qaeda's international network") (February 11, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN WHO PROVIDED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS AND PLOTTED TO KILL AMERICAN TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN RECEIVE 25-YEAR PRISON TERMS" (SNIPPET: "... Sohiel Omar Kabir, 37, a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Afghanistan and who until late 2011, resided in Pomona, California; and Ralph Deleon, 26, of Ontario, a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the Philippines.") (February 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL SHABAAB CALLS FOR ATTACK ON MALL OF AMERICA IN NEW VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "A new video from Al Shabaab purportedly shows the terror group calling for an attack on Mall of America, in Bloomington, Minn. According to Fox 9, the mall is one of three similar targets the terror group specifically names, including West Edmonton Mall in Canada and the Oxford Street shopping area in London. The video purportedly shows 6 minutes of graphic images and the terrorists celebrating the 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi, Kenya, that killed more than 60 people.") (February 22, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Press Release: "HAMZA NAJ AHMED INDICTED FOR CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT Ahmed Stopped in New York While Attempting to Fly Oversaes to Join Terror Organization; Defendant Also Charged with Lying to Federal Agents During Terrorism Investigation" (SNIPPET: "According to the indictment and documents filed in court, Ahmed and three companions, M.F., H.M.M. and Z.A., travelled by bus from Minneapolis to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The four men were each booked on international flights scheduled to depart JFK on Nov. 8, 2014. Ahmed and M.F. were booked on the same flight from JFK to Istanbul, Turkey. M.F., H.M.M. and Z.A. were each prevented from boarding their flights. Ahmed successfully boarded, but was escorted from the aircraft by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents before it left the boarding gate.") (February 19, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "THREE UK SCHOOLGIRLS 'TRAVELLING TO SYRIA'" (SNIPPET: "Three east London schoolgirls have flown to Turkey and there are fears they may cross the Syrian border and join the Islamic State terrorist group. Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old, pupils at Bethnal Green Academy, flew from Gatwick on Tuesday, during half-term." SNIPPET: "The trio are friends with a fourth girl who travelled to Syria in December.") (Last updated February 20, 2015 13:49 ET) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISRAEL THREATENED BY IRANIAN GROUND FORCES ON NORTHERN BORDER Iranian troops, Hezbollah, Syrian army attempting to drive rebel forces from Southern Syria" by Abraham Rabinovich (February 19, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA BOOSTS ARMS TRAINING FOR LEFTIST LATIN MILITARIES Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises" by Bill Gertz (February 20, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI LEADS DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION IN MEETING WITH CUBAN SPY-DIPLOMAT" by Chris Simmons (SNIPPET: "Next week, Vidal leads a Cuban delegation to Washington for the next round of normalization talks, which are scheduled for February 27.") (February 18, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - Memo No. 1146: "FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN TO THE GOLAN, IRAN BUILDS ACTIVE FRONT AND DIRECT MILITARY PRESENCE ON ISRAEL'S BORDER TO DETER ISRAEL AND FURTHER IDEOLOGY OF ELIMINATING THE ZIONIST REGIME" by Y. Carmon and Y. Yehoshua (February 16, 2015) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH - Breaking News: "U.S. OIC ENVOY RASHAD HUSSAIN APPOINTED AS COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR; GMBDW Was First to Report his Associations with the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood." (SNIPPET: "The US State Department has announced that US OIC Envoy Rashad Hussain has been appointed as United States Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications.") (February 19, 2015) (Read More...)
STATE.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "APPOINTMENT OF RASHAD HUSSAIN AS UNITED STATES SPECIAL ENVOY AND COORDINATOR FOR STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM COMMUNICATIONS" (SNIPPET: "We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rashad Hussain as United States Special Envoy and Coordinator for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications. Special Envoy Hussain will lead a staff drawn from a number of U.S. departments and agencies to expand international engagement and partnerships to counter violent extremism and to develop strategic counterterrorism communications around the world. As part of this role. Special Envoy Hussain will also serve as Coordinator of the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications, which was established at the direction of the President and former Secretary of State Clinton in 2010 and codified by President Obama's Executive Order 13584 to coordinate, orient, and inform government-wide strategic communications focused on violent extremists and terrorist organizations. Since 2010, Special Envoy Hussain has served as U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a role in which he has worked with the OIC, Muslim-majority countries, and civil society to deepen and expand engagement on U.S. policy and build partnerships with Muslim communities around the world. Mr. Hussain was previously Deputy Associate Counsel to President Obama, focusing on national security, new media, and science and technology issues. He has also served as Director for Global Engagement at the National Security Council and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C., where he prosecuted criminal cases.") (February 18, 2015) (Read More...)
THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM: "SALAM AL-MARAYATI" (SNIPPET: "Salam al-Marayati visited the White House at least 6 times with Paul Monteiro, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement on September 17, 2009; June 8, 2010; July 14, 2010; July 16, 2010; June 29, 2011; July 28, 2011") (pdf) (Read More...)
GLOBAL VOICES online.org: "CYBER SEX DID NOT END WELL FOR THESE SYRIANS FIGHTING ASSAD'S REGIME" by Rami Alhames (SNIPPET: "Sexual entrapment has become a dominant pillar of cyber warfare launched by President Assad's regime. Syrian opposition and rebel fighters have been subjected to piracy and hacking. Stolen data includes military and political information, humanitarian activities, refugees profiles, communication and media. The material has been obtained by hackers, posing as seductive women, to entice military secrets from the fighters through the use of malware. The revelations are detailed by FireEye, a private company that provides cyber-security solutions to governments and corporations.") (February 18, 2015) (Read More...)
FIREEYE.com - FIREEYE Threat Intelligence - Special Report: "BEHIND THE SYRIAN CONFLICT'S DIGITAL FRONT LINES" by Daniel Regalado, Nart Villeneuve, John Scott Railton (pdf) (February 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA FLIGHT TESTS NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE Pentagon: KN-11 missile test fired from floating platform" by Bill Gertz (February 18, 2015) (Read More...)
GLOBAL POST.com (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): "NETHERLANDS CANCELS VISAS FOR CONTROVERSIAL IMAM'S VISIT" (SNIPPET: "He declined to name the imams, but according to Dutch media at least one is believed to have links to the Islamic State group. Ruling and opposition lawmakers on Monday deplored the proposed visit by the Muslim preachers, who were invited by a local organisation to address a benefit gala in Rijswijk, just south of The Hague on March 8") (February 17, 2015) (Read More...)
TABLETMAG.com: "DENMARK'S JEWISH RADIO STATION SHUTS DOWN On the advice of the country's security officials, Radio Shalom goes off the air" by Yair Rosenberg (SNIPPET: "Radio Shalom is not the only Jewish institution to shutter its doors in the wake of the shooting at Copenhagen's synagogue that left one dead and several others wounded. Copenhagen's Caroline School, one of the oldest Jewish schools in the world, has closed down as well.") (February 17, 2015) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Damaturu, Nigeria - "FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 10 IN NIGERIA BUS STATION" (SNIPPET: "killing 10 people and wounding 30" SNIPPET: "No one claimed responsibility for the attack, which bore the hallmarks of Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram, whose use of female suicide bombers has been an emerging trend over the past year.") (September 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "COLOMBIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO 360 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR THE KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF DEA SPECIAL AGENT JAMES 'TERRY' WATSON Second Colombian National Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Obstructing the Investigation" (SNIPPET: "Edwin Gerardo Figueroa Sepulveda, 39, of Bogota, previously pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the murder of an internationally protected person and conspiracy to kidnap an internationally protected person. Today, U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee of the Eastern District of Virginia sentenced Figueroa Sepulveda to 360 months. Wilson Daniel Peralta-Bocachica, 31, also of Bogota, previously pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, and was sentenced to 40 months today.") (February 19, 2015) (Read More...)
INSIGHT CRIME.com: "DRUG TRAFFICKING AIRCRAFT THIEVES FACE LITTLE ACTION FROM ARGENTINA" by Michael Lohmuller (SNIPPET: "Within the last 18 months, the Argentine Federation of Air Clubs (FADA) said groups linked to drug and contraband trafficking have stolen eight planes from the country's 400 private air clubs, reported La Nacion.") (February 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Portland, Oregon - Press Release: "OREGON RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT IN CONNECTION WITH 2009 SUICIDE BOMBING OF ISI HEADQUARTERS IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Reaz Qadir Khan, 50, a naturalized U.S. citizen") (February 13, 2015) (Read More...)
DAWN.com (REUTERS): "OREGON MAN ADMITS HELPING PEOPLE LINKED TO 2009 ISI BOMBING" (SNIPPET: "Khan, a 51-year-old wastewater treatment plant operator and married father-of-three originally from Pakistan, was arrested in 2013 on an indictment which accused him of using email and intermediaries to consult with and provide financial support to the Maldivian bomber, Ali Jaleel, and his family.") (February 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.dk: "FROM PETTY CRIMINAL TO COLD-BLOODED KILLER" (SNIPPET: "The presumed gunman in the terror attacks that shocked Denmark was vocally anti-Semitic and had expressed a desire to travel to Syria to wage jihad." SNIPPET: "Omar El-Hussein, the Dane of Palestinian origin...") (February 17, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News: "DENMARK ATTACKS: TWO MEN CHARGED IN COPENHAGEN" (SNIPPET: "Danish police have accused two men of aiding the gunman who killed two people in the weekend attacks in Copenhagen. The suspected gunman, named by Danish media as Omar El-Hussein, 22, was shot dead by police after he attacked a free speech debate and a synagogue.") (Last updated February 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "POLICE KILL MAN BELIEVED TO BE GUNMAN BEHIND 2 COPENHAGEN SHOOTINGS" (SNIPPET: "Copenhagen police say a man killed in a shootout with police near a train station early Sunday is believed to be the gunman behind two shootings -- one at a cafe during a free speech event and the other at a synagogue -- in the capital that left two dead and five officers wounded.") (February 15, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "COPENHAGEN SHOOTING: ONE DEAD IN DEADLY SEMINAR ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Denmark is on high alert after a gunman in Copenhagen killed one person and injured three at a free speech debate attended by a Swedish cartoonist.") (Last updated February 14, 2015 18:23) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL (AFP): "FOUR DETAINED IN SWEDEN FOR FUNDING IS: REPORT Suspects allegedly laundered money to support Islamic State; Swedish government says $1M sent to extremist groups yearly" (SNIPPET: "In January, the Swedish intelligence service said 130 Swedes had joined jihadist groups in Iraq and Syria since 2012.") (February 17, 2015) (Read More...)
LONDON EVENING STANDARD: "LONDON JIHADI IN SYRIA 'LINKED TO VIDEO OF JORDANIAN PILOT BEING BURNED'" by Kiran Randhawa (SNIPPET: "Nero Saraiva" SNIPPET: "Saraiva, 28, is one of five young men from east London who moved to the capital from their native Portugal, then converted to Islam and were radicalised before heading to Syria to join IS.") (February 13, 2015) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL - The Source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "CODEPINK's ITINERARY FOR THIS WEEK'S VISIT TO CUBA -- MEET WITH SPIES, MORE SPIES & EVEN MORE SPIES!" by Chris Simmons (February 12, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN INTEL SHIP SPYING ON U.S. MISSILE SUBMARINES AGI Viktor Leonov recently spotted in Cuba" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The intelligence collection ship, Viktor Leonov, has been closely watched by U.S. Navy ships and aircraft for the past several days near Jacksonville, Fla., close to the Naval Submarine Base at Kings Bay, Ga. The ship also conducted operations there in April.") (February 13, 2015) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Document - NewsRoom - Testimony - Nicholas J. Rasmussen, Director National Counterterrorism Center - Hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: "CURRENT TERRORIST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES" (pdf) (February 12, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST Canada: "MONTREAL IMAM HAS PASSPORT REVOKED; WAS ONCE NAMED AS 'SUBJECT OF INTEREST' IN PROBE" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "But internal government documents show that the Mounties have expressed interest in Mr. Sbeiti since 2009. He was also flagged by the Passport Canada security bureau after he altered his passport by trying to remove a sticker from one of the pages in 2007.") (February 11, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Iran Marks Islamic Revolution's Anniversary Amid Nuke Talks" (SNIPPET: "State television aired footage of commemorations in Tehran and elsewhere across the country Wednesday. Some participants chanted "Down with the US" and "Death to Israel."") (February 11, 2015 10:24/Israel News) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Clip No. 4749 Broadcast: January 25, 2015: "IRGC DEPUTY COMMANDER HOSSEIN SALAMI THREATENS RETALIATION AGAINST ISRAEL SAYS: Collapse of Israel More Important than Nuclear Issue" [Note: The United States mentioned in this video clip.] (Watch Here.)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1144: "TEHRAN THREATENS SAUDI ARABIA; KHAMENEI: Iran Will Answer Saudi Arabia 'A Blow With A Blow'" by A. Savyon, Y. Mansharof, and U. Kafash (February 10, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "SYRIA CYBER/INFORMATION WARFARE MEMO LEAK" (SNIPPET: "The memo states that most of the Lebanese who attended included members of Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance who were keen to accept the request sent by the station to Hezbollah command." SNIPPET: "Officials from the Iranian & Iraqi embassies in Beirut who were present applauded the effort and agreed to expand the training programme to their levels.") (February 10, 2015) (Read More...)
EL OBSERVADOR.com.uy: "ENTRARON 10 IRANIES CON PASAPORTES FALSOS A URUGUAY LLegaron a Uruguay hace dias y permanecieron en territorio nacional unas 48 horas" (February 8, 2015 05:00) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - Arutz Sheva 7: "ISRELI EMBASSY TARGETED IN URUGUAY BOMB SCARE Fake bomb causes embassy in Montevideo to be evacuated -- was it meant to size up security and plan future attack?" (January 8, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST: "FRANCE'S PROBLEM: UP TO HALF ITS PRISONERS ARE MUSLIM AND THE FAILS ARE A HOTBED FOR RADICALIZATION" by Graeme Hamilton (SNIPPET: "In prison they met Djamel Beghal, who was serving a sentence for a plot to bomb the U.S. embassy in Paris. Beghal would become something of a mentor, and in 2010 all three were arrested for a plot to break another jihadi, Smain Ait Ali Belkacem, out of prison. Beghal, the ringleader, remains in prison.") (January 9, 2015; Updated January 24, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - Terrorism in the UK: "CHARLIE HEBDO TERROR MENTOR'S WIFE ON BENEFITS IN LEICESTER Exclusive: Sylvie Beghal, a French citizen, lives rent-free in a four-bedroom house in Leicester having arrived with her children in search of a more 'Islamic environment'" by Bill Gardner (SNIPPET: "The Telegraph has previously disclosed that one of the Kouachi brothers, 32-year-old Cherid, was recruited by Beghal in prison ten years ago while both were serving sentences for terror offences. After the two men were released from prison they remained close, and were photographed by French surveillance officers playing football in April 2010 in Cantal, southern France, with two other convicted terrorists. It emerged on Friday that Amedy Coulbaly and his girlfriend Hayat Boumeddiene, suspected of murdering a policewoman and holding hostages in a Jewish grocery store, were also mentored by Beghal.") (January 9, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: "TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF DENIS CUSPERT" (SNIPPET: "German citizen Denis Cuspert" SNIPPET: "39-year-old Cuspert" SNIPPET: "Now calling himself Abu Talha al-Almani") (February 9, 2015) (Read More...)
BBC News: "BRUSTHOM ZIAMANI 'ARRESTED ON WAY TO BEHEAD SOLDIER'" (SNIPPET: "Brusthom Ziamani, 19, had a rucksack containing a 12in knife, a hammer and an "Islamic flag" when he was held on a street in east London in August 2014. He idolised the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby, researched Army cadet base sites and told an ex-girlfriend of a plan to "kill soldiers", the court was told." SNIPPET: "Jurors heard Mr Ziamani had converted to Islam in early 2014...) (February 9, 2014) (Read More...)
CTV NEWS.ca (CANADIAN PRESS): Ottawa - "FAMILY SILENT AS THEY LEAVE OTTAWA COURT AFTER SON'S TERROR CASE HELD OVER" (SNIPPET: "Family members of Awso Peshdary were silent as the case was remanded until Feb. 19." SNIPPET: "Monday's hearing reaffirmed a non-communication order imposed against Peshdary, along with his co-accused, John Maguire, 24, and Khadar Khalib, 23.") (February 9, 2015) (Read More...)
WZZM13.com: Grand Haven, Michigan - "MAN CHARGED WITH COAST GUARD STATION ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Matthew Krueger, 33" SNIPPET: "Krueger is listed as a resident of Westmont, Illinois, but he's been living in Mears, 50 miles north of Grand Haven in Oceana County. That house burned down Sunday before the Coast Guard incident.") (February 9, 2015) (Read More...)
WZZM13.com: Grand Haven, Michigan - "SUSPECT IN GH COAST GUARD ATTACK ALSO AT OCEANA CO. FIRE SCENE Man drives truck through security gates shortly after bomb threat called in." (February 8, 2015 3:24 p.m. EST) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (DEUTSCHE WELLE): "NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM INSURGENCY FIGHTS ON WITH AT LEAST 4,000 'HARDCORE' MILITANTS" (SNIPPET: "According to US intelligence officials, Boko Haram currently has around 4,000 to 6,000 "hardcore" fighters.The Islamist militant group is also believed to still be holding 300 Nigerian school girls captive.") (Feburary 7, 2015) (Read More...)
ABC7Chicago.com - Eyewitness News (WLS): Schiller Park, Illinois - "MEDIHA SALKICEVIC, SCHILLER PARK TERROR SUSPECT, APPEARS IN COURT" by Chuck Goudie (SNIPPET: "Mediha Medy Salkicevic, a Bosnian native" SNIPPET: "Salkicevic, a mother of four, was seen at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Chicago last summer. Federal authorities now say Salkicevic did more than just protest. On Monday in federal court, she stood before a judge on charges that she funneled money and battlefield supplies to Islamic State terrorists in Syria." SNIPPET: "According to the lawyer, Salkicevic works at O'Hare Airport with Alliance Ground International - a large air freight company - where she is said to be a late night shift supervisor who works seven days a week in a secured section of the airport just a few minutes from her apartment.") (February 9, 2015) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - Department of Justice - opa - Press Release: "SIX DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY AND PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "All six individuals are natives of Bosnia who immigrated to the United States.") (February 6, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis, Minnesota - Press Release: "MINNEAPOLIS MAN CHARGED WITH LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS DURING TERRORISM INVESTIGATION Defendant Intercepted in New York City While Attempting to Fly Overseas, Possibly to Join Terror Organization" (SNIPPET: "Hamza Ahmed, 19" SNIPPET: "Z.A., M.F., and H.M.M. were each prevented from boarding their flights. AHMED successfully boarded, but was removed from the aircraft before it left the boarding gate.") (February 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "JIHADISTS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE TRAINING CAMPS IN IRAQ AND SYRIA" by Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Jihadist groups operating in Iraq and Syria continue to highlight their training facilities in Iraq and Syria. Since Dec. 28, 13 new camps have been identified by The Long War Journal. Of these, four are in Iraq while the other seven are in Syria. The total number of jihadist training camps that have been identified in both countries is now at 78; at least 10 are thought to be no longer in operation and 15 to 20 have been hit in Coalition airstrikes.") (February 6, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON TIMES (AP): New York - "ADEL ABDUL BARY, EGYPTIAN LAWYER, GETS 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR U.S. EMBASSY BOMBINGS" by Larry Neumeister, AP (SNIPPET: "Kaplan said it was likely Bary would face about eight more years in prison because he has been incarcerated since 1999. Bary admitted spreading claims of responsibility and future terrorist threats after 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people, including a dozen Americans.") (February 6, 2015) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1143: "AL-QAEDA'S EMBRACE OF ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY Part III -- July 2014-January 2015: Islamic State (ISIS) and Other Jihadis Continue to Develop Their Cyber and Encryption Capabilities; Post-Snowden Fears Lead Them to Test New, More Secure Technologies and Social Media" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow (February 5, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.no - Norway's News in English: "FOREIGN SPIES TRIED TO INFILTRATE NORWAY'S 'MI5'" (SNIPPET: "Foreign spies have been caught trying to secure posts working for Norway's Police Security Service (PST), the country's equivalent of MI5, the agency's head reported on Thursday. The new revelation comes just a day after PST confirmed that both China and Russia were actively spying within Norwegian borders.") (February 5, 2015) (Read More...)
KREMLIN TROLLS.com: "THE SAD LIFE OF PUTIN'S 'TROLL ARMY'" (SNIPPET: "Keep in mind, however, that this is only one part of the Kremlin troll phenomenon. Not all Kremlin trolls are in Russia. Not to put too fine a point on it, but some of these people are de facto agents of the Russian Federation. Any effort to address the issue of Kremlin trolls needs to have a robust counterintelligence component.") (February 8, 2015) (Read More...)
InformationWeek - DARKreading: "APPLE iOS NOW TARGETED IN MASSIVE CYBER ESPIONAGE CAMPAIGN Attack campaign tied to Russia now zeroing in on mobile user's iPhones, iPads." by Kelly Jackson Higgins (February 4, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DIA: ISLAMIC STATE SPREADING BEYOND SYRIA AND IRAQ China, Russia building space warfare capabilities" by Bill Gertz (February 3, 2015) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com - Exclusive: "URUGUAY EXPELS IRANIAN ENVOY SUSPECTED OF HELPING PLACE BOMB NEAR ISRAELI EMBASSY" by Barak Ravid (SNIPPET: "Iran and Hezbollah have a well-established terrorist infrastructure in South America, based on Shi'ite Lebanese migrants. This infrastructure carried out the two attacks in Buenos Aires in the 1990s, in which more than 100 people died. Part of this infrastructure involves large Iranian embassies in South America collecting intelligence for such attacks.") (February 6, 2015 2:22 am) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "Iran's Ahmadinejad launches website ahead of vote" (SNIPPET: "The website, ahmadinejad.ir, was launched Sunday with a big smiling photo of Ahmadinejad and the slogan: "We will come soon."") (Published February 1, 2015 16:08/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST - Opinion - Column One: "IRAN, OBAMA, BOEHNER AND NETANYAHU" by Caroline B. Glick (SNIPPET: "Iran has apparently produced an intercontinental ballistic missile whose range far exceeds the distance between Iran and Israel, and between Iran and Europe. On Wednesday night, Channel 2 showed satellite imagery taken by Israel's Eros-B satellite that was launched last April. The imagery showed new missile-related sites that Iran recently constructed just outside Tehran. One facility is a missile launch site, capable of sending a rocket into space or of firing an ICBM. On the launch pad was a new 27-meter long missile, never seen before.") (January 22, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Richmond, Virginia - Press Release: "GLEN ALLEN WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "Heather Elizabeth Coffman, 29" SNIPPET: "In a statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Coffman admitted that beginning prior to June 2014 and continuing up through November 2014, she used several Facebook accounts under different names showing her support for the ISIS cause.") (February 2, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY IN TERROR SUPPORT CASE" (SNIPPET: "A Virginia woman has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about supporting the Islamic State militant group. Heather Elizabeth Coffman entered her plea...") (February 2, 2015 22:59/Israel News) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST: Toronto - "ISIS SYMPATHIZER'S ROAD TO JIHAD -- FROM CANADA TO SYRIA TO IRAQ -- TRACKED ONE TWEET AT A TIME" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "A report released Wednesday by the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue said that about 550 of the 3,000 Western citizens in ISIS territory are women." SNIPPET: "On her Twitter page, the Toronto woman uses an image of an ISIS beheading as her banner photo.") (January 30, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Press Release: Washington - "FORMER WORKERS AT LOS ALAMOS CHARGED WITH TRANSMITTING CLASSIFIED NUCLEAR WEAPONS DATA TO INJURE THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "The defendants are Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni (Mascheroni), 75, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni (Roxby Mascheroni), 67, a U.S. citizen." SNIPPET: "According to the indictment, Mascheroni had a series of conversations in March 2008 with an undercover FBI agent posing as a Venezuelan government official. During these conversations, Mascheroni discussed his program for developing nuclear weapons for Venezuela. Among other things, Mascheroni allegedly said he could help Venezuela develop a nuclear bomb within 10 years and that, under his program, Venezuela would use a secret, underground nuclear reactor to produce and enrich plutonium, and an open, above-ground reactor to produce nuclear energy. During these talks, Mascheroni allegedly asked about obtaining Venezuelan citizenship and described how he expected to be paid for his classified nuclear work for Venezuela.") (September 17, 2010) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: "PHARMACIST SENTENCED TO 78 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO WEAPONIZE DEADLY TOXINS AND POSSESSING NARCOTICS MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT" (SNIPPET: "ricin and abrin" SNIPPET: "Jordan Gonzalez, 34, of New York, formerly of Jersey City, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty...") (January 30, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Honolulu - "NAVY INTEL OFFICER WARNS OF FUTURE CHINA CONFLICT Calls for telling the truth about Beijing" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Last week, however, the Pentagon suspended military exchanges with China over a lack of agreement for setting up rules for aerial intercepts of U.S. surveillance aircraft in Asia by Chinese jets, the Wall Street Journal reported.") (February 2, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST: "ISIS CHEMICAL WEAPON SPECIALIST WAS 'GATHERING EQUIPMENT' BEFORE HE WAS KILLED" (SNIPPET: "Abu Malik" SNIPPET: "Abu Malik, also known as Salih Jasim Muhammed Falah al-Sabawi" SNIPPET: "A U.S. intelligence source separately confirmed that al-Sabawi had worked at the Muthanna, one of the most significant sites in Iraq's chemical weapons program, where sarin was produced. But the "big operation"--the "vast majority of agent" produced there--was mustard gas, the source said.") (January 30, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "NEW MOST WANTED TERRORIST Naturalized U.S. Citizen Born in Somalia Added to FBI List" (SNIPPET: "Liban Haji Mohamed, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia, has been named to the FBI's list of Most Wanted Terrorists, and a reward of up to $50,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Mohamed is charged with providing material support and resources to al Qaeda and al Shabaab, a Somali-based terrorist organization.") (January 29, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "FBI ADDS LEBANESE MAN TO SEEKING INFORMATION - TERRORISM LIST" (SNIPPET: "FBI Miami is seeking information on the whereabouts of Ghazi Nasr Al-Din, who was added today to the FBI's Seeking Information -- Terrorism list. He is wanted for questioning regarding his fundraising efforts with Hizballah contributors." SNIPPET: "Al-Din speaks Arabic and Spanish. He has dual citizenship in Lebanon and Venezuela.") (January 29, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: ANALYSIS: FORMER U.S. MARINE KILLED BY ISLAMIC STATE's TRIPOLI 'PROVINCE'" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Two gunmen entered the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli Tuesday morning. When their shooting rampage was over, at least ten people had been killed. For jihadists in Libya, the hotel was an inviting target. Foreign diplomats, Western tourists and officials from Libya's rival governments are known to frequent it. Indeed, the victims were five foreigners, including an American, and five Libyans. The American killed in the attack has been identified as David Berry. According to The New York Daily News, Berry is a former US Marine who worked as a security contractor for Crucible, LLC.") (January 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON POST: Kabul - "TALIBAN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK ON AMERICANS AT MILITARY BASE NEAR AIRPORT" by Sudarsan Raghavan and Missy Ryan (SNIPPET: "The Taliban claimed responsibility Friday for a shooting incident at a military base attached to Kabul's international airport yesterday that killed three American civilian contractors and an Afghan national, saying the attacker had infiltrated the ranks of the security forces.") (January 30, 2015) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA - PJ Tatler: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER MOHAMED ELIBIARY GOES ON HATE-FILLED ANTI-CHRISTIAN RANT, ATTACKS JINDAL AS 'BOTTOM FEEDER'" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "Obama administration Muslim adviser Mohamed Elibiary is no stranger to regular PJ Media readers. In September, Elibiary was unceremoniously removed from his fellowship position with the Department of Homeland Security, which he tried to spin as a "resignation," but letters sent to members of Congress by DHS officials indicated he would not be reappointed.") (January 28, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OPEN JIHAD DECLARED IN EGYPT FOLLOWING STATE DEPARTMENT MEETING WITH MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-ALIGNED LEADERS Muslim Brotherhood call for 'long, uncompromising jihad'" by Adam Kredo (January 30, 2015 5:00 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SPY RING ARREST HIGHLIGHTS JUMP IN RUSSIAN SPYING UNDER PUTIN" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The New York arrests follow an increase in Russian intelligence operations around the world.") (January 28, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "ATTORNEY GENERAL, MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY, AND FBI ANNOUNCE CHARGES AGAINST RUSSIAN SPY RING IN NEW YORK CITY" (SNIPPET: "...charges today against EVGENY BURYAKOV, a/k/a "Zhenya," IGOR SPORYSHEV, and VICTOR PODOBNYY in connection with BURYAKOV's service as a covert intelligence agent on behalf of the Russian Federation ("Russia") in New York City...") (January 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA THROWS LIFELINE TO RUSSIA AMID ECONOMIC CRISIS Beijing and Moscow move closer with deals that could undermine Western sanctions" by Daniel Wiser (SNIPPET: "China is providing an economic lifeline to Russia by boosting its imports of Russian oil, the Wall Street Journal reports.") (January 26, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SATELLITE, DRONE IMAGES SHOW OBLITERATION OF DONETSK AIRPORT Ukrainian forces retreat after shelling by pro-Russian separatists" by Daniel Wiser (January 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): SEATAC, WA - "2 PLANES EVACUATED IN SEATTLE, 3RD FLIGHT DIVERTED TO DALLAS" (SNIPPET: "'security concern'" SNIPPET: "The flight disruptions come a day after bomb threats targeted two jets...") (January 26, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "PALM BEACH COUNTY RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY UNDER THE ESPIONAGE ACT AND COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT FOR ACCESSING AND REMOVING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION FROM MILITARY COMPUTERS" (SNIPPET: "Christopher R. Glenn, 34") (January 23, 2015) (Read More...)
SUN SENTINEL: "WIFE OF MAN CHARGED IN SPY CASE SENTENCED FOR IMMIGRATION FRAUD CASE" by Paula McMahon (SNIPPET: "Khadhraa Glenn" SNIPPET: "Glenn, whose name was spelled Khadraa in some records, was born in Iraq but her family fled as refugees to Jordan and then Australia. She later became an Australian citizen and a U.S. permanent resident." SNIPPET: "She enlisted in the U.S. Army as a cryptologist from February 2013 to March 2014 but quit when she became aware of the investigation, records show.") (October 7, 2014) (Read More...)
SMH.com.au - THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: "HACKERS COULD INFILTRATE NSW TRAFFIC AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS, AUDITOR-GENERAL GRANT HEHIR WARNS" by Nicole Hasham (SNIPPET: "Hackers could infiltrate Sydney's traffic light network and cause accidents or road chaos, an official investigation has found, raising serious doubts over the preparedness of the state's vital infrastructure to ward off cyber attacks. The technology controlling Sydney's water supply and sewers should also be more secure, and the privatisation of water treatment hampers checks on cyber security, the probe by NSW Auditor-General Grant Hehir found. He called on government operators of other critical infrastructure to heed the lessons learnt.") (January 25, 2015 5:01 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Denver, Colorado - Press Release: "ARVADA WOMAN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "Shannon Conley, 19" SNIPPET: "The conspiracy was accomplished, in part, when Conley met the co-conspirator on the Internet. During their communications, they shared their view of Islam as requiring participation in violent jihad. The co-conspirator communicated to Conley that he was an active member of a group fighting in Syria known as ISIS. The two then decided to become engaged...") (January 23, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "AMERICAN NURSE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO JOIN ISIS SET HER FACEBOOK PROFILE TO 'SLAVE OF ALLAH': Denver teen also wrote that U.S. women dress like s****' after she was seduced by a Syrian militant" by Snejana Farberov and Daniel Bates (SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley" SNIPPET: "Her luggage contained literature about Al Qaeda and CDs labeled 'Anwar Al-Awlaki'" SNIPPET: The 19-year-old nurse described herself to investigators as a Muslim convert who was interested in guerrilla warfare" (July 2, 2014; Updated July 3, 2014) (Read More...)
DENVER POST.com: "FBI ARRESTS ARVADA TEEN SUSPECT OF TRYING TO SUPPORT AL-QAEDA, ISIS" by Jesse Paul (SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley, 19" SNIPPET: "Law enforcement began looking into Conley after a security guard and pastor at the Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada -- the site of a 2007 active shooter attack -- contacted police and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to report that a woman had been wandering the campus taking notes, court records say." SNIPPET: "An Arvada police detective and a special deputy U.S. marshall interviewed Conley in November about her time at the church, according to court documents. Conley told investigators that she hated "those people," specifically their support of Israel, and "if they think I'm a terrorist, I'll give them something to think I am." She also referred to U.S. military bases as "targets," according to court papers.") (Updated July 2, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "ALLEGED TERRORIST CHARGED WITH MURDER OF FIVE AMERICAN SOLDIERS, EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES Defendant Allegedly Aided Suicide Bomb Attack on U.S. Base in Iraq" (SNIPPET: "Faruq Khalil Muhammed 'Isa, aka "Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa," "Sayfildin Tahir Sharif," and "Tahir Sharif Sayfildin,"") (January 23, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Jacksonville, Florida - Press Release: Ocala, Florida - "FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING MILITARY EQUIPMENT" (SNIPPET: "Pedro Luis Infantes (47, Ocala) and his son, Luis Rafael Infantes (21, Elizabethtown, KY)") (January 23, 2015) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM.com: Catalonia, Spain - "SPAIN: VIOLENT MUSLIM SCREAMING "ALLAHU AKBAR, ALL YOU CHRISTIANS WILL DIE!" GETS ARRESTED" (SNIPPET: "Moroccan-born 18-year-old Omar S. in Manresa") (January 19, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NSA DETAILS CHINESE CYBER THEFT OF F-35, MILITARY SECRETS Chinese hackers pillaged U.S. defense, contractor networks for critical data" by Bill Gertz (January 22, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "TWO YEMENI NATIONALS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO MURDER UNITED STATES NATIONALS ABROAD AND PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Carry Out Armed Attacks Against United States Military Personnel and Facilitated the Entry of an American Citizen into al Qaeda" (SNIPPET: "A complaint and arrest warrant were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Saddiq Al-Abbadi, also known as "Sufiyan al-Yemeni" and "Sufwan," and Ali Alvi, also known as "Issa al-Yemeni," with conspiracy to murder United States nationals abroad and providing material support to al-Qaeda.") (January 20, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "BROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "Wesam el-Hanafi" SNIPPET: "Moreover, at the direction of his Yemen-based terrorist contacts, EL-HANAFI assigned Hasanoff to perform surveillance of locations in the United States, including the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, as potential targets of a terrorist attack by Al Qaeda. EL-HANAFI received Hasanoff's report of his surveillance of the New York Stock Exchange, and sent that report to the terrorist operatives in Yemen. EL-HANAFI and Hasanoff also undertook efforts to enable their own travel to engage in jihad in Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Their Al Qaeda contacts would not facilitate EL-HANAFI's and Hasanoff's travel for jihad, however, because Al Qaeda viewed the two men as more valuable for potential attacks on U.S. soil.") (January 20, 2015) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST: "DEVIL'S PACT? Exclusive: Freed Al Qaeda Agent Was Part of Proposed Swap for Jailed Americans" -Written by Shane Harris, James Kirchick (SNIPPET: "Al- Marri") (January 25, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "'SENIOR OFFICIALS COLLUDED TO HIDE IRANIAN ROLE IN AMIA ATTACK', NISMAN TOLD YEDIOTH IN 2008" by Ronen Bergman (SNIPPET: "Special Prosecutor Nisman was found dead on Sunday night, hours before he was due to testify over his claims that Argentine President Cristina Kirchner had covered up the Iranian role in the terror attack at the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994.") (January 20, 2015 00:34/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "QAZI BROTHERS CHARGED WITH ADDITIONAL TERRORISM VIOLATIONS AND ATTEMPTED MURDER OF TWO DEPUTY U.S. MARSHALLS" (SNIPPET: "The Qazi brothers, naturalized U.S. citizens originally from Pakistan..." SNIPPET: "Raees Alam Qazi, 22, and Sheheryar Alam Qazi, 32") (January 15, 2015) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com - Airport Security (AP): Columbus, Ohio - "MAN KILLED BY OHIO AIRPORT POLICE HAD KNIVES TAPED TO HIS LEGS Man's behavior was 'consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft" (SNIPPET: "Hashim Hanif Ibn Abdul-Rasheed" SNIPPET: "The local police union leader said a bomb squad also found containers of frozen urine in the vehicle, an unexplained twist not mentioned in the detective's court filing.") (February 16, 8:39 am) (Read More...)
FOX45now.com: Columbus, Ohio - "POLICE: MAN KILLED AT COLUMBUS AIRPORT MAY HAVE BEEN PLANNING HIJACKING" (SNIPPET: "The search warrant indicates police found two lock blade-style knives taped to the inside of his legs, concealed by his trousers. Inside his car, police say Abdul-Rasheed had masks, more knives, a gas mask, and multiple computers and tablets.") (January 15, 2015 09:42 am EST) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "UK FEMALE JIAHDIS SAID RECRUITING FOR ISLAMIC STATE" by Avi Lewis (SNIPPET: "The probe found that a number of the women acted as recruiters for extremist organizations, urged further terror attacks abroad and openly praised the deadly shootings earlier this month at the Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine and at a kosher supermarket outside the city.") (January 18, 2015 10:01 am) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF INDIA (TNN): Hyderabad - "U.S.-RETURNED TECHIE HELD FOR PLANNING TO JOIN ISIS" (SNIPPET: "Salman Moinuddin, the would-be militant, is also an active recruiter for ISIS, police said." SNIPPET: "Apparently, Moinuddin was in touch with a radical group in the UK." SNIPPET: "This is the seventh major instance of Muslim youths being nabbed while on their way to join ISIS from Hyderabad. Those earlier nabbed, who were counselled and let off, included a former Google employee, a JNTU student and four fine arts students.") (January 17, 2015 01:22 am IST) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "EX-GITMO DETINEE LEADS CONTINGENT OF ISLAMIC STATE FIGHTERS IN AFGHANISTAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "A former Guantanamo detainee, Mullah Raouf Khadim, is reportedly leading a contingent of Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand.") (January 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON POST (AP): Berlin - "2 ARRESTED IN BERLIN ON SUSPICION OF SUPPORTING TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "The group's leader, identified only as 41-year-old Ismet D. in accordance with privacy laws, is accused of recruiting largely Turkish and Russian nationals to fight against "infidels" in Syria. Emin F., 43, is accused of being in charge of finances. Those recruited include Murat S., a 40-year-old Turkish man who was arrested in September.") (January 16, 2015 3:54 am) (Read More...)
PULLMAN RADIO.com [Pullman, WA] - "U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REGRETS DETAINING FORMER VANDAL FOOTBALL PLAYER PAYS HIM 400K" by Evan Ellis (SNIPPET: "The US Justice Department has settled the case with Abdullah al-Kidd who is to receive nearly four hundred thousand dollars. Al-Kidd was detained by federal authorities in 2003 for his alleged connection to former UI grad student Sami Omar Al-Hussayen." SNIPPET: "Al-Hussayen was acquitted at trial in 2004 on federal accusations that he was running websites linked to terrorist organizations. He was deported back to Saudi Arabia for visa fraud.") (January 16, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago, Illinois - Press Release: "COMPUTER ANALYST SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING TRADE SECRETS FROM CITADEL AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYER Colleague Sentenced to Three Years' Probation for Obstruction of Justice" (SNIPPET: "Yihao Pu" SNIPPET: "Sahil Uppal") (January 15, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No: NR-016-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Akhmed Abdul Qadir from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Estonia.") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No: NR-015-15: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Al Khadr Abdallah Muhammad Al Yafi, Fadel Hussein Saleh Hentif, Abd Al-Rahman Abdullah Au Shabati, and Mohammed Ahmed Salam from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to Oman.") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Cincinnati, Ohio - Press Release: Washington - "CINCINNATI-AREA MAN ARRESTED IN PLOT TO ATTACK U.S. GOVERNMENT OFFICERS" (SNIPPET: "Christopher Lee Cornell, 20") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST CHRISTOPHER LEE CORNELL" (SNIPPET: "Defendant CHRISTOPHER CORNELL established and used Twitter accounts under the alias Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah.") (January 14, 2014) (Read More...)
CINCINNATI.com: "FATHER: TERROR PLOT SUSPECT WAS A 'MOMMA'S BOY'" by Kimball Perry and Patrick Brennan (SNIPPET: "Christopher attended Masjid Abue Baker Siddikue mosque on Harrison Avenue in South Fairmount, his parents said, adding he "found peace in the religion."" SNIPPET: "Cornell, using his alias, posted pro-jihadist videos and statements on several Twitter accounts. He also actively used those accounts to express his support for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPARTMENT: IRAN ALLOWED TO BUILD NEW NUCLEAR REACTORS Obama admin says OK to new nuke plants as talks continue" by Adam Kredo (January 15, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN ANNOUNCES CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "News of the two new nuclear plants come on the heels of reports that Iran has been operating advanced missile sites in Syria and also building a secret nuclear plant there. Rouhani touted the new nuclear construction following a meeting with investors in Iran's southern Bushehr province, where the nuclear facilities are being built.") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.it: "ITALIAN WOMAN AMONG ISIS FIGHTERS" (SNIPPET: "Maria Giulia Sergio, a 27-year-old who now goes by the name of Fatima Az Zahra" SNIPPET: "She converted to Islam after her first marriage to a Moroccan citizen." SNIPPET: "Sergio also reportedly used her Facebook page to defend Islamic traditions and ask for "victory" over "infidels".) (January 13, 2015) (Read More...)
DW.de: Iraq - "INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN 'ISLAMIC STATE' FIGHTER SURFACES" by Richard Connor (SNIPPET: "Jurgen Todenhofer (pictured), thought to be the first Westerner to report from inside the "Islamic State," has released an interview with a German IS fighter. The man says the group wants to take its fight to Europe." SNIPPET: ""You can only beat your opponent, if you know them," said Todenhofer, who was granted safe passage by the IS leadership to research a book about the militant group.") (January 15, 2015) (Read More...)
9 NEWS Australia Video: "CONCERNS RAISED OVER NEW ISIL VIDEO" (Video Caption: "January 14, 2015: A new video has emerged from Islamic State terrorists, which appears to show a child executing two Russian prisoners." 13 JAN 2015") (Watch Here.)
KOIN 6 News: Portland, Oregon - "POLICE: MAN THREATENS TO KILL DELI OWNER OVER RELIGION Court documents: The comments were disparaging toward Judaism and Israel" by Brent Weisberg (PHOTO CAPTION: "Abdalah Mohamed, 19, is charged with two counts of second-degree intimidation. (Ira's deli/MCSO)") (January 12, 2015; Updated January 13, 2015) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA HANDCUFFS AMERICA IN WAR ON TERRORISM" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "From the beginning of his term in office, Obama has evidenced a deep moral confusion, a distorted worldview perhaps based on a bizarre upbringing. It's not that he doesn't distinguish between good and evil; it's that he often doesn't clearly recognize which is which.") (January 13, 2015) (Read More...)
POLITICO.com: "NANCY PELOSI TO NAME FIRST MUSLIM LAWMAKER TO HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE" by Lauren French (SNIPPET: "Carson would be the first Muslim to serve on the committee and was the second Muslim to be elected to Congress. He already serves on the Armed Services Committee and worked for the Department of Homeland Security's Fusion Center -- the clearinghouse established by the federal government to streamline data sharing between the CIA, FBI, Department of Justice and the military.") (January 13, 2015) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE (AP): "YEMEN'S TOP AL QAEDA LEADER CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHARLIE HEBDO ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsular, or AQAP") (January 14, 2015) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FRENCHMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE LINKS TO CHARLIE HEBDO ATTACKER HELD IN BULGARIA" (SNIPPET: "French police said Monday as many as six members of the terrorist cell that carried out the Paris attacks may still be at large, including a man seen driving a car registered to the widow of one of the gunmen." SNIPPET: "Fritz-Joly Joachin, 29, was arrested Jan. 1 as he tried to cross into Turkey, under two European arrest warrants, one citing his alleged links to a terrorist organization and a second for allegedly kidnapping his 3-year-old son and smuggling him out of the country, said Darina Slavova, the regional prosecutor for Bulgaria's southern province of Haskovo. "He met with Kouachi several times at the end of December," Slavova said.") (January 13, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS and STRIPES: "HACKERS HIT CENTCOM SITES, REVEAL CONTACT INFO AND ISSUE THREATS" by Travis J. Tritten (SNIPPET: "The message said the Islamic State is waging a "cyber jihad" through a "cyber Caliphate," referring to the group's stated goal of creating its own global fundamentalist Muslim state beginning in Iraq and Syria.") (January 12, 2015) (Read More...)
WIRED.com: "A CYBERATTACK HAS CAUSED CONFIRMED PHYSICAL DAMAGE FOR THE SECOND TIME EVER" by Kim Zetter (SNIPPET: "The report, issued by Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (or BSI), indicates the attackers gained access to the steel mill through the plant's business network, then successively worked their way into production networks to access systems controlling plant equipment. The attackers infiltrated the corporate network using a spear-phishing attack -- sending targeted email that appears to come from a trusted source in order to trick the recipient into opening a malicious attachment or visiting a malicious web site where malware is downloaded to their computer.") (January 8, 2015) (Read More...)
DEFENSE NEWS.com: Warsaw - "RUSSIA OVERHAULS MILITARY DOCTRINE" by Jaroslaw Adamowski (SNIPPET: "Russia's new military doctrine calls for a more aggressive stance toward NATO, boosting presence in the Arctic and strengthening cooperation with India and China.") (January 10, 2015) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada: "RCMP MAKE THIRD TERROR-RELATED ARREST FOLLOWING CHARGES AGAINST OTTAWA TWINS" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Suliman Mohamed, 21, was arrested in Ottawa on Monday and charged with participation in the activity of a terrorism group. The RCMP confirmed the arrest was linked to Friday's arrests of Ashton and Carlos Larmond.") (January 12, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "TWIN BROTHERS LIVING IN CANADA FACE TERRORISM CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "Carlos Larmond, 24" SNIPPET: "Ashton Larmond, 24") (January 11, 201507:55/Israel News)
CHICAGO SUN TIMES (AP): Yola, Nigeria - "AMNESTY: NIGERIA MASSACRE DEADLIEST IN HISTORY OF BOKO HARAM" (SNIPPET: "District head Baba Abba Hassan said most victims are children, women and elderly people who could not run fast enough when insurgents drove into Baga, firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles on town residents.") (January 9, 2015 11:52 am) (Read More...)
BUSINESS DAY Online: "NIGERIA TOPS LIST OF CHRISTIANS KILLED FOR FAITH-RELATED REASONS" (SNIPPET: "Topping the list of Christians confirmed to have been killed for faith-related reasons were Nigeria at 2, 484 and Central African Republic at 1,088, with Syria and Iraq -- where Islamic State militants have driven hundreds of thousands of Christians from areas they control -- at 271 and 60, respectively.") (January 7, 2015) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: ASSAD BUILDING NUCLEAR FACILITY IN HOMS Hezbollah reportedly guarding new nuclear facility, being built with help of North Koreans; site said to be attempt to build facility allegedly destroyed by Israel in 2007 attack." by Roi Kais (January 10, 2015 10:42/Israel News) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de Online International: "ASSAD'S SECRET: EVIDENCE POINTS TO SYRIAN PUSH FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS" by Erich Follath (SNIPPET: "And he may be getting help from North Korea and Iran.") (January 9, 2015 9:20 pm) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov/usao/nys - Press Release: "MUSTAFA KAMEL MUSTAFA, A/K/A 'ABU HAMZA,' SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO LIFE IN PRISON" (SNIPPET: "Convicted After Trial of Multiple Counts of Providing Material Support to al Qaeda Charges Based on Participating in a Deadly Hostage-Taking in Yemen, Conspiring to Establish a Terrorism Training Camp in the United States, and Sending One of his Followers to Train and Fight with al Qaeda in Afghanistan" (January 9, 2015) (Read More...)
MI5 Security Service: "TERRORISM, TECHNOLOGY AND ACCOUNTABILITY" -Address by the Director General of the Security Service, Andrew Parker, to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) at Thames House, 8, January 2015." (Read More...)
THE DAILY STAR Lebanon (AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE): Sanaa - "YEMEN BLAMES AL-QAEDA FOR DEADLY POLICE ACADEMY ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Yemen's top security body has blamed Al-Qaeda for a bomb blast at a police academy in Sanaa, as authorities gave a new toll Thursday of 40 killed in the attack. The car bomb Wednesday targeted dozens of potential recruits lined up to register at the academy in the center of the Yemeni capital.") (January 8, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "PARIS KOSHER STORE SIEGE: WHO ARE AMEDY COULIBALY AND HAYAT BOUMEDDIENE? French police issue wanted poster for the two prime suspects in the killing a French policewoman on Thursday and the hostage situation in a kosher supermarket where several hostages have been freed" by Henry Samuel (January 9, 2015 4:54 pm GMT) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "CHARLIE HEBDO ATTACK: FRANCE TIGHTENS NET IN MANHUNT" (PHOTO CAPTION: "French police released photos of the Kouachi brothers - Cherif (L) and Said (R)" (Last updated January 9, 2015 03:03 ET) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "PARIS ATTACK: FROM RAPPER TO SUSPECTED KILLER" [Re: Cherif Kouachi] (SNIPPET: "He also had a record for selling drugs and minor theft - but then he met Farid Benyettou, who was a year older, and practised a strict form of Salafism - a movement within Islam. Benyettou acted as a mentor to several young men in the neighbourhood who attended a mosque in northeastern Paris. Kouachi began going to prayer classes, watching jihadist videos and grew his beard. In January 2005, age 22, he was arrested as a member of a group, which also included Benyettou, that sent young French volunteer fighters to Iraq.") (January 8, 2015 21:15 UK) (Read More...)
McCLATCHY DC: Berlin - "SUSPECTS IN PARIS TERROR ATTACK REPORTEDLY RETURNED FROM SYRIA LAST SUMMER" (SNIPPET: "The French website Le Point said the brothers were Said and Cherif Kouachi, 32 and 34, respectively, and that they had been pegged from an identity card left in their abandoned getaway car. The website said a third man, Hamyd Mourad, 18, had served as the getaway driver.") (January 7, 2015) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TERRORISTS WHO ATTACKED FRENCH MAGAZINE DISPLAYED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING" by Bill Ardolino and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Gunmen armed with assault rifles shouted "we have avenged the prophet" and "Allahu akbar," or God is greatest, as they stormed the headquarters of the magazine that has in the past published irreverent cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed and the emir of the Islamic State.") (January 7, 2015) (Read More...)
NBC News (AP): Paris - "COURT CONVICTS MEN TIED TO IRAQ RECRUITMENT CELL" (SNIPPET: "The three others -- Mohammed el-Ayouni, Thamer Bouchnak and Cherif Kouachi -- were given three-year sentences, 18 months of which were suspended. El-Ayouni lost an arm and an eye fighting in Iraq, while Bouchnak and Kouachi were arrested days before they planned to travel to Syria, allegedly to train for Iraq.") (May 14, 2008) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NOAA EMPLOYEE CHARGED WITH COMPUTER BREACH MET SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIAL IN BEIJING Documents in Ohio case reveal FBI probe of Chinese hacking into National Inventory of Dams database" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Xiafen 'Sherry' Chen") (January 6, 2015) (Read More...)
STARS AND STRIPES (AP): Seoul, South Korea - "SOUTH KOREA: NORTH KOREA HAS CYBER ARMY OF 6,000" (SNIPPET: "Without elaborating, Seoul's Defense Ministry also said in a report that North Korea may also have gained the ability to strike the U.S. mainland because of its progress in missile technology demonstrated in recent long-range missile tests. It also said North Korea is advancing in efforts to miniaturize nuclear warheads to mount on such missiles.") (January 6, 2015) (Read More...)
KTVB.com: Boise, Idaho - "PROSECUTORS: BOISE TERRORISM SUSPECT WANTED TO TARGET MILITARY BASE" by Katie Terhune (SNIPPET: "Kurbanov, a Uzbekistan national who came to Boise as a refugee in 2009, is accused of funneling personnel, software and money to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan." SNIPPET: "The suspect has also been indicted in Utah on charges that he traveled to the state to recruit new members to the IMU and teach them how to build bombs to target public transportation.") (January 5, 2015) (Read More...)
ITHACA JOURNAL: "LANSING MAN ARRESTED FOR HAVING GUN IN VEHICLE" by Kelsey O'Connor ("SNIPPET: "Gary Kurbanov, 22" SNIPPET: "Kurbanov was also found to be wearing a bullet-proof vest.") (December 29, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "Jihadist Guide to Raising Kids: Toy Guns, Military Video Games, but No TV" by Lauretta Brown (SNIPPET: "Zweig says that while the document is no doubt a jihadi publication, it would be speculation to say that it's an ISIS publication. However, The Daily Mail reports that the guide is thought to be used by ISIS and other terror groups to indoctrinate children in radical Islam.") (January 5, 2015) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL - News: "MUSLIM MOTHER-OF-SIX WHO POSTED PICTURES OF HER YOUNG CHILDREN POSING AS JIHADISTS ON FACEBOOK AND ADVISED AN UNDERCOVER POLICEMAN HOW TO TRAVEL TO SYRIA IS JAILED FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Runa Khan, 35") (December 11, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org: "JIHAD AND TERRORISM THREAT MONITOR (JTTM) Weekend Summary" (SNIPPET: "Exclusive: Al-Shumoukh Forum Member Calls for Lone Wolf Attacks on Churches, Hotels, Shopping Centers") (January 3, 2015) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "TALIBAN COMMANDER CAUGHT NETWORKING ON LINKEDIN" by Robert Mendick and Robert Verkaik (SNIPPET: "Ehsanullah Ehsan, one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders, has 69 connections on LinkedIn, indicating a sizeable network. Ehsan does not hide his associations and openly promotes himself on LinkedIn as spokesman for TTP Jammat-ul-Ahrar, a splinter group of the Taliban.") (January 4, 2015) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com (THE MIAMI HERALD): Miami-Dade, Florida - "INSTAGRAM BECOMES TREASURE TROVE OF EVIDENCE FOR FLORIDA COPS Recent South Florida cases stemmed from photos or video posted on Instagram, the fast-growing media site" by David Ovalle (January 2, 2015) (Read More...)
VOA NEWS: "FRANCE, GERMANY URGE CHECKS ON JIHADISTS' TRAVEL" by Jamie Dettmer (SNIPPET: ""This is urgent," French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told reporters. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said, "3,000 fighters have left Europe to wage jihad, and we don't want Europe to become an exporter of terror."") (December 30, 2014 9:36 am) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IMPOSES SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA Action Targets the Government of North Korea in Response to Recent Provocations" (January 2, 2015) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "U.S. ADVISORS IN IRAQ STAY OUT OF COMBAT BUT SEE FIGHTING EDGING CLOSER" by Missy Ryan and Erin Cunningham (SNIPPET: "But the violence has underlined the risks to American personnel as they fan out across Iraq as part of the expanding U.S. mission against the Islamic State, even as President Obama has pledged that U.S. operations "will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil."") (January 1, 2015) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES UNDER IRAN-RELATED AUTHORITIES Actions Target Those Involved in the Purchase or Acquisition of U.S. Bank Notes by the Government of Iran and Two Technology Companies" (December 30, 2014) (Read More...)
THE AMERICAN INTEREST: "RUSSIA'S SUB ROASA STATECRAFT Spying, mole-planting, subversion, and financial arm-twisting are major components of Moscow's new hybrid campaign against European democracies." by Edward Lucas (SNIPPET: "The arrest of two Russian spies in Poland this past October is shocking. For many, the scandal lies in the penetration it revealed of the Defense Ministry in Warsaw, with a senior officer arrested along with a Polish-Russian lawyer who appears to have been part of another operation. But a little reflection suggests the real shock should be about something else. Poland, with its robust foreign policy stance and big defense budget, is a major target for Russian intelligence; clearly the Kremlin will have some successes. The real scandal, rather, is that so few Russian spies get caught and prosecuted.") (December 10, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. RELEASES 5 MORE GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONERS, SENDS THEM TO KAZAKHSTAN" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. identified the Tunisians as 49-year-old Adel Al-Hakeemy, and Abdallah Bin Ali al Lufti, who military records show is about 48. The Yemenis are Asim Thabit Abdullah Al-Khalaqi, who is about 46; Muhammad Ali Husayn Khanayna, who is about 36; and Sabri Mohammad al Qurashi, about 44.") (December 31, 2014) (Read More...)
THE ALGEMEINER: "HAMAS RECRUITED AGENTS FOR PLANNED JERUSALEM ATTACK VIA FACEBOOK" (SNIPPET: "Two Arab brothers from Jerusalem who were plotting a terrorist attack in the capital used social networking platform Facebook as a recruiting tool, Israel's NRG News said Monday. The Jerusalem District Attorney's office said Sha'aban Bin Ahmed Hamad, 28, and his brother, Mohammed bin Ahmed Hamad, 23, are accused of belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization, soliciting, contacting a foreign agent, conspiracy to commit a crime, obstruction of justice, and destruction of evidence.") (December 29, 2014) (Read More...)
CLARION PROJECT.org: "2015: WHAT JIHADISTS WILL TRY TO ACHIEVE IN THE UPCOMING YEAR From manufacturing an oil crisis to Iran's nuclear aspirations and lone-wolf attacks, jihadists will be looking to exploit our weaknesses." by Ryan Mauro (December 28, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "AL-QAEDA URGES 'LONE WOLF' ATTACKS ON AIRLINERS Jihadist group's magazine encourages operatives to target commercial airlines, praises U.S. terror attacks" by Justin Jalil (December 29, 2014 12:15 am) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada: "RCMP FEARS TERRORISTS COULD USE OFF-THE-SHELF DRONES TO ATTACK VIPs, INTERNAL DOCUMENTS REVEAL" by Douglas Quan, Postmedia News (SNIPPET: "An intelligence assessment titled Extremist Exploitation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles says there have been more than a dozen alleged plots around the world to use remote-piloted aircraft to carry explosives or chemical and biological agents. None of the plots succeeded. There is no indication in the assessment about specific threats to Canada.") (December 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY CONFIRMS DF-41 FLIGHT TEST Beijing says new multi-warhead missile does not change nuclear policy" by Bill Gertz (December 26, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "FATHER OF GIRL HIT BY FIREBOMB: MY WIFE WAS SAVED LAST MONTH, WE WERE HIT TODAY" by Itay Blumenthal (SNIPPET: "Doctors continued to fight for the life of 11-year-old Ayala Shapira Thursday evening, after she was seriously wounded after a firebomb was hurled at the car in which she and her father were traveling near the settlement of El Matan in the West Bank. The attack came a month after the girl's mother was targeted in a similar attack, but managed to escape unscathed.") (December 26, 2014 00:07/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONDON EVENING STANDARD: "ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS FLEE ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS IN NORTHERN IRAQ" by Mark Blunden (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State group, surged across northern Iraq to eradicate "unbelievers" and more than 600,000 Assyrian Christians, Yazidis and other minorities are thought to have been displaced. When IS arrived, those not driven from their families and jobs were told to convert to Islam or face death. Girls as young as 12 years old have been abducted, sold and forced into sexual slavery.") (Updated December 26, 2014 09:44) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN'S 'SUICIDE DRONE' NO GAME-CHANGER" (SNIPPET: "Analysis: Iran wants to flaunt its capabilities, but this drone appears large and slow enough to easily intercept, and limited in flight range, but should drone be supplied to Hezbollah or Hamas, it will present a problem.") (December 27, 2014 22:22/Israel Opinion) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN'S ARMY BEGINS MASSIVE DRILL" (SNIPPET: "Iran's state TV is reporting the country's army has begun a massive military drill near the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.") (December 25, 2014 08:43/Israel News) (Read More...)
NY1.com - NY1 News: "POLICE MAKE FIFTH ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH THREATS AGAINST THE NYPD" (SNIPPET: "Devon Coley, 18, turned himself in Sunday, claiming responsibility for a Facebook post in which he stated "73 Next," referring to the 73rd precinct in Brownsville. He also posted a picture of a gun pointed at a police officer." SNIPPET: "Yasin Shearin, 16, also turned himself in after police say he posted the same threatening photo as Coley. However the two are not connected.") (Updated December 24, 2014 7:21 pm) (Read More...)
NYPDnews.com - NYPD Advisory: "THREATS AGAINST THE NYPD" (SNIPPET: "So far, we have assessed hundreds of online postings and calls to 911 and 311 that have resulted in about 40 threat investigations, of which about half have been closed or referred to other agencies. Although, we have made four arrests, officers are advised to remain vigilant at all times.") (December 24, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Little Rock, Arkansas - "FBI ASKS AGENCIES TO WATCH MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, BRIDGES" by Kelly P. Kissel, AP (SNIPPET: "The FBI advisory, sent Monday, cited a threat to the "Memphis-Arkansas" bridge from an Islamic State cell in Memphis. The I-55 bridge is known as the Memphis and Arkansas Bridge but Little said Tuesday the threat was interpreted as applying to both bridges.") (December 23, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: 4 GITMO DETAINEES TRANSEERED TO AFGHANISTAN ARE VETERAN INSURGENTS, FILES ALLEGE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO), which oversees the detention facility, assessed the four Afghan detainees years earlier. The secret JTF-GTMO threat assessments for the four detainees -- Mohommod Zahir, Khil Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani, and Shawali Khan -- were authored in 2008 and subsequently leaked online. In each case, JTF-GTMO deemed the detainee to be "high risk," who "is likely to pose a threat to the US, its interests, and allies." JTF-GTMO recommended that all four remain in the Defense Department's custody.") (December 24, 2014)
U.S. DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE - Release No. NR-625-14: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the repatriation of Shawali Khan, Khi Ali Gul, Abdul Ghani, and Mohammed Zahir from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.") (December 20, 2014) (Read More...)
YONHAP NEWS: Seoul/Sejong - Lead: "SUSPECT IN NUCLEAR REACTORS HACKING USED CHINESE IP ADDRESSES" (SNIPPET: "A suspect in the hacking attacks on South Korean nuclear reactors used multiple IP addresses based in China, according to investigators here Wednesday. The suspected hacker worked from the Chinese city of Shenyang, a joint investigation team of government and prosecution officials said.") (December 24, 2014 17:13) (Read More...)
FOX 5 News: San Diego, Calif. - "WOMAN, 73, PLEADS GUILTY IN DRUG TUNNEL CASE" (SNIPPET: "During a hearing in federal court in San Diego, Glennys Rodriguez of Chula Vista admitted to accepting cash from co-conspirators in Mexico in order to secure use of the storehouse at 10145 Via de la Amistad, knowing that the space would be used for illegal purposes. Rodriguez also acknowledged that she converted rent payments into money orders and cashier's checks to shield the source of the funds, and took part in financial procedures, including the establishment of bank accounts, to further the scheme.") (December 11, 2014) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE - Minneapolis: "MINNESOTA SOMALI REPORTEDLY KILLED IN IN TERRORISM FIGHTING IN SYRIA" by Paul Mcenroe (SNIPPET: "The fugitive who tweeted the report, Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, nicknamed "Miski," is also from Minnesota. He is believed by federal authorities to be in Somalia fighting for the Al-Shabab terrorist group, which is linked to Al-Qaida.") (Updated December 22, 2014 9:11 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1135: "IRANIAN IRGC MISSILE UNIT COMMANDERS: We've Developed 2,000-km Range Missiles; FARS NEWS AGENCY: Israel's Illusions About Its Natural Gas Fields Will Be Buried In The Mediterranean" by U. Kafash, Y. Mansharof, and A. Savyon (December 4, 2014) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS (CBS/AP): Atlanta - "AIRLINE EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN WEAPON SMUGGLE" (SNIPPET: "An FBI affidavit says Mark Quentin Henry, a former Delta employee who was fired in 2010, was arrested in New York on Dec. 10 in a gun trafficking investigation after an undercover agent bought a gun from one of his accomplices." SNIPPET: "Authorities investigated Henry's cellphone, airport surveillance video and security records and determined that he conspired with Harvey to get the firearms past security.") (December 22, 2014 8:45 pm) (Read More...)
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: "FACES OF THE FOUR MISSING BROTHERS" by Natalie O'Brien (PHOTO CAPTION: "The Elbaf brothers and their mother, Bassima. From left: Taha, Hamza, Bilal and Omar.") (December 20, 2014 11:54 pm) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "MAN AIMED EMPTY GUN IN COP'S FACE, PULLED TRIGGER: OFFICIALS" (SNIPPET: "A third NYPD cop narrowly escaped with his life Saturday night when a suspect pointed a gun twice at him and pulled the trigger in The Bronx -- not realizing the weapon was empty." SNIPPET: "They spotted the suspect, Raymond Leonardo, 17 ...") (December 21, 2014 2:36 am) (Read More...)
BALTIMORE COUNTY MD.gov - News - Police News - iWATCH: "NYPD MURDERS LINKED TO OWINGS MILLS SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "At 5:48 a.m., Baltimore County Police were dispatched to the 10000-block of Mill Run Circle, 21117. The police investigation revealed that the female victim, who is 29, was shot in her apartment by a man believed by police to have been Brinsley. The victim was shot in the abdomen and is expected to survive.") (December 20, 2014 9:03 pm EST) (Read More...)
NYPD NEWS - Remarks made by Police Commissioner William J. Bratton: "According to witness statements, the suspect, who has been identified as 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, walked up to the police car. He took a shooting stance on the passenger side and fired his weapon several times through the front passenger window striking both officers in the head.") (December 20, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Paris - "MAN RAMS VAN INTO CHRISTMAS MARKET IN WESTERN FRANCE, INJURES 10" (SNIPPET: "According to local newspaper Ouest France, citing a police officer and witnesses on the scene, the driver of the white van shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest" in Arabic) and then stabbed himself with a knife.") (December 22, 2014 21:38/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH (AFP): "MAN SHOUTING 'ALLAHU AKBAR' DRIVES INTO CROWD IN FRANCE" (SNIPPET: "A driver shouted "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") as he ploughed into groups of people in the eastern French city of Dijon on Sunday injuring 11 people, two seriously, a source close to the investigation said. "The man, born in 1974 ..." SNIPPET: "Witnesses told police that the driver shouted "Allahu Akbar" and "that he was acting for the children of Palestine," a source close to the investigation said.") (December 21, 2014 10:08 pm) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "FRENCH KNIFE ATTACKER BERTRAND NZOHABONAYO WAS ISLAMIC CONVERT Man shot dead by French police had changed name to Bilal and posted ISIL flag on Facebook" by Rory Mullholland, Paris (December 21, 2014 10:07 pm GMT) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): Joue-Les-Tours, France - "FRENCH POLICE KILL 'ALLAHU AKBAR' ATTACKER" (SNIPPET: "The perpetrator was a French national born in Burundi in 1994 who was known to police for common crimes, a source close to the investigation told AFP." SNIPPET: "The attacker was not on any watch-lists maintained by France's main domestic intelligence service, the General Directorate for Internal Security, the source involved in the inquiry said. But the source noted the assailant's brother was known to security agencies for his radical convictions and had at one point planned to travel to Syria." SNIPPET: "Authorities believe around 1,200 French nationals or residents are involved in jihadist networks in Iraq and Syria.") (December 21, 2014 - 00H47) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS - Europe: "'ALLAHU AKBAR' ATTACKER SHOT BY FRENCH POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Police in central France have shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife while shouting "God is great!" in Arabic, French media report. The man injured three police officers at Joue-les-Tours police station near the city of Tours before he was shot. The assailant was a Burundi-born French national with a criminal record, a source close to the investigation told France's AFP news agency.") (Last updated December 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "THE OPRESSION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE ISLAMIC STATE'S 'CALIPHATE'" by Mallory Shelbourne (SNIPPET: "European officials estimate that about 300 women from the United States and Europe have joined the various jihadist groups fighting in Syria's civil war. Women from countries including Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and the US are known to have joined the Islamic State. In October, three schoolgirls from Denver, Colorado attempted to travel to Syria to join the jihadist group in Syria, but were stopped in Germany and sent back home. But others have completed the journey, and stayed.") (December 20, 2014) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS: "BRITISH MOM MOVES TO SYRIA WITH 10-YEAR-OLD SON TO MARRY ISIS TERRORIST, TRIES TO LURE OTHER YOUNG GIRLS: REPORT" by David Harding (SNIPPET: "Former punk rock guitarist Sally Jones" SNIPPET: "Jones, a former guitarist in an all-girl punk band, now calls herself Sakinah Hussain. She also changed her son's name from Jojo to Hamza.") (December 20, 2014 12:28 pm) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Michael McCaul - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "CASEY, CARPER, COLLINS BEGICH, MCCAUL RELEASE GAO REPORT LAYING OUT GAPS IN U.S. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, OPPORTUNITIES TO CLOSE CAPABILITY GAPS Government Accountability Office Analyzed Government Preparedness for No-Notice Catastophic Disasters" (SNIPPET: "Report Shows Steps Need to be Taken to Increase Coordination, More Consistently Carry Out Emergency Preparedness Activities" (December 19, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: Washington - "TWO REMAINING COLOMBIAN NATIONALS INVOLVED IN THE KIDNAPPING AND MURDER OF DEA AGENT TERRY WATSON PLEAD GUILTY All Seven Defenadnts Charged Have Now Been Convicted" (December 19, 2014) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Maiduguri, Nigeria - "SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM GUNMEN KIDNAP 172 WOMEN, CHILDREN IN NIGERIA" (SNIPPET: "Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped 172 women and children and killed 35 other people on Sunday during a raid on the northeast Nigerian village of Gumsuri, residents said on Thursday.") (DECEMBER 18, 2014 5:33 pm) (Read More...)
CUBA CONFIDENTIAL - The source for news on Cuban espionage worldwide: "CUBAN SPIES OPERATE INSIDE THE U.S. USING 'SOPHISTICATED ESPIONAGE AND TRADECRAFT,' SAYS REP. ROS LEHTINEN" (December 13, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "MASSACRE IN THE CLASSROOM: TALIBAN FIGHTERS KILL AT LEAST EIGHTY-FOUR CHILDREN AS THEY RAID PAKISTANI SCHOOL AND DETONATE SUICIDE BOMB IN ROOM FULL OF PUPILS BEFORE SHOOTING OTHERS DEAD AS THEY COWER BELOW THEIR DESKS" (SNIPPET: "At least 126 people have been killed...") (Updated December 16, 2014 06:28 EST) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - UK: "JULY 21 FAILED LONDON BOMBERS LOSE APPEAL Somali nationals Muktar Said Ibrahim, Ramzi Mohammed and Yassin Omar lose appeal over convictions for attempting to blow up the London transport network" by David Barrett (December 16, 2014) (Read More...)
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD - New South Wales: "SYDNEY SIEGE: HOSTAGE-TAKER'S WIFE AMIRAH DROUDIS WAS ONCE HAIRDRESSER CALLED ANASTASIA" by Anne Davies (SNIPPET: "But what has emerged in a picture of a woman who seems to have undergone a complete transformation following her conversion to Islam about five years ago. Far from bringing her peace and spirituality, her life after she fell in with the self-styled sheik Man Haron Monis, appears to have taken a seriously bad turn.") (December 19, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "'I regret to say I am a terrorist': WIFE OF SYDNEY CAFE GUNMAN PRAISED THE BALI BOMBINGS, THE HOLOCAUST AND 9/11 IN ONLINE RANTS - BUT SHE'S OUT ON BAIL TOO" (SNIPPET: "Amirah Droudis, 35" SNIPPET: "Droudis charged with murdering Monis' first wife, and Monis was charged with being an accessory") (December 16, 2014; Updated December 17, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "CAFE GUNMAN WAS NOT ON TERROR WATCHLIST" (SNIPPET: "One was the 50-year-old "lone gunman", Iranian refugee Man Horan Monis, who was pronounced dead in hospital." SNIPPET: "A year before the cafe siege Monis was released on bail after being accused of involvement in his wife's murder, adding to a string of sex charges against him.") (December 16, 2014) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - Tatler: "'KNOWN WOLF' SYNDROME: SYDNEY HOSTAGE-TAKER IS YET ANOTHER CASE Yet again, it appears political correctness kept the West from preventing the preventable." by Patrick Poole (December 15, 2014) (Read More...)
THE BOSTON GLOBE: "THE TERRORIST BUREAUCRACY: INSIDE THE FILES OF THE ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ" by Jacob N. Shapiro and Danielle F. Jung (SNIPPET: "But observers have also noted something else: a surprising level of structure. The group takes a bureaucratic, systematized approach to maintaining power that makes it look in some ways more like a settled government than a fly-by-night band of extremists. Whether under the flag of the Islamic State, or ISIS before that, the group organizes the territory it administers into well-defined geographic units, levies taxes in areas it controls, and manages large numbers of fighters across a sparsely populated territory roughly the size of the United Kingdom.") (December 14, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS - Middle East: "FINANCES OF JIHAD: HOW EXTREMIST GROUPS RAISE MONEY" by Tom Keatinge (SNIPPET: "More than with any other militant group perhaps, the focus of the international community's attention is on the finances of IS -- the revenue it earns from oil, taxation, extortion and looting.") (Last updated December 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST: "THE NEW FACE OF BOKO HARAM'S TERROR: TEEN GIRLS" by Nina Strochlic (SNIPPET: "Nigeria is facing a rise in female teenage suicide bombers at the service of terror group Boko Haram.") (December 13, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "HOUSE INTEL CHIEF: THREATS RISING, OBAMA FAILING IN TERROR WAR Threat 'matrix' as hight as at any time since 9/11, Rogers says" by Guy Taylor (December 12, 2014) (Read More...)
ARS TECHNICA: "IRANIAN HACKERS USED VISUAL BASIC MALWARE TO WIPE VEGAS CASINO'S NETWORK Attack in February aimed at punishing majority owner for 'nuke Iran' statements." by Sean Gallagher (December 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH (AFP) - UK: "SWITZERLAND ORDERS COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR RETURNED ISLAMIC STATE JIHADIST Convert to Islam, who spent two weeks in training camp in Syria before changing his mind, has been spared jail with 600 hours of community service" (SNIPPET: "The 30-year-old recent convert to Islam, from the western Swiss canton of Vaud, had travelled to Syria late last year to join an IS training camp. The man, whose name was not given, told the broadcaster he had been indoctrinated over the Internet.") (December 10, 2014 11:39 pm GMT) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "INDIA POLICE QUESTION MAN FOR PRO-ISLAMIC STATE TWEETS" (SNIPPET: "A top police official in Bangalore said Saturday that Mehdi Masroor Biswas, a 24-year-old engineer, is being questioned by authorities.") (December 13, 2014 09:03/Israel News) (Read More...)
MERI.org: "DAYS AFTER MEMRI HIGHLIGHTS LEADING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PRO-ISIS TWEETER IN LANDMARK REPORT, HE IS EXPOSED AS INDIAN EXECUTIVE, NOT IGHTER IN SYRIA/IRAQ; NOW AT LARGE IN INDIA" (December 12, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST - WorldViews - blogs: "NOTORIOUS ISLAMIC STATE TWITTER PROPAGANDIST REVEALED TO BE A BANGALORE EXECUTIVE" by Adam Taylor (SNIPPET: "a Twitter account bearing the name @ShamiWitness" SNIPPET: "executive named Mehdi living in Bangalore") (December 11, 2014 6:09 pm) (Read More...)
DARKreading.com: "FBI CALLS FOR LAW FACILITATING SECURITY INFORMATION SHARING Uniform breach notification laws and amendments to the ComputerFraud and Abuse Act are also on the list." by Sara Peters (December 11, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News Haven, Connecticut - Press Release: "FORMER CONNECTICUT RESIDENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL TO CHINA WITH STOLEN U.S. MILITARY PROGRAM DOCUMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Yu Long, 36" SNIPPET: "As alleged in the complaint affidavit and in statements made in court, LONG holds Chinese citizenship and is a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. From approximately August 2008 to May 2014, LONG worked as a Senior Engineer / Scientist at a research and development center for a major defense contractor in Connecticut ("Company A"). Both during and after his employment there, LONG traveled to the People's Republic of China.") (December 9, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS MANDATES REPORT ON RUSSIAN NUCLEAR TREATY CHEATING Report seeks U.S. response to illegal Russian cruise missile" by Bill Gertz (December 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FRENCH COMPANY SUSPENDS SALE OF SPY SATELLITES TO RUSSIAN MILITARY Satellite maker in past improperly re-sold U.S. space technology to China" by Bill Gertz (December 9, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Law Enforcement Bulletin: "INCREASING TERRORISM PREPAREDNESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES" by Jeremy W. Francis, Ph.D. (SNIPPET: "During the initial response to an incident, no level of administration is more important than the local government.") (December 9, 2014) (Read More...)
KFVS12.com (AP): Benton, Illinois - "TRIAL SET FOR CHICAGO MAN ACCUSED OF SIU THREATS" (SNIPPET: "Burns remains jailed on felony charges related to threatening mailings he allegedly sent in 2012 and last year. Investigators say most of the letters suggested SIU would be targeted with violence ranging from rapes to beheadings, use of pipe bombs, shooting rampages, the unleashing of "deadly chemical powder" and arson.") (December 9, 2014) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ILLINOIS COLLEGE STUDENT THREATENS ON-CAMPUS BEHEADINGS IN DISTURBING LETTERS SIGNED 'TERRORIST OF AMERICA': OFFICIALS" by Meg Wagner (SNIPPET: "21-year-old Dawon Burns") (September 30, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMS 'RADIOACTIVE DEVICE' NOW IN EUROPE Freelance jihadist weapons maker makes claim on Twitter" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Muslim-Al-Britani") (December 8, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "ISIS FIGHTER FROM OTTAWA APPEARS IN VIDEO THREATENING CANADA WITH ATTACKS 'WHERE IT HURTS YOU MOST'" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "The speaker identified himself as Abu Anwar al-Canadi, but five former friends said they recognized him as John Maguire, a University of Ottawa dropout who converted to Islam and became radicalized before vanishing last year.") (December 7, 2014; Updated December 8, 2014 12:27 am ET) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1136: "FROM AL-QAEDA TO THE ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS), JIHADI GROUPS ENGAGE IN CYBER JIHAD: BEGINNING WITH 1980s PROMOTION O USE OF 'ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES' UP TO TODAY'S EMBRACE OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO ATTRACT A NEW JIHADI GENERATION" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow (December 5, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC News: "GUANTANAMO SIX 'WILL ENJOY COMPLETE FREEDOM' IN IN URUGUAY" (SNIPPET: "Six prisoners released from the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay will enjoy complete freedom in Uruguay, the country's defence minister says. Eleuterio Huidobro told Reuters news agency that Uruguay had not imposed or accepted any conditions when it agreed to receive the former inmates.") (Lasted updated December 8, 2014 17:53 ET) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT of DEFENSE - Release No. NR-609-14: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Adnan Ahjam, Ali Hussain Shaabaan, Omar Mahmoud Faraj, Abdul Bin Mohammed Abis Ourgy, Mohammed Tahanmatan, and Jihad Diyab from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Uruguay.") (December 7, 2014) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES TIMES: "AL QAEDA LEADER LINKED TO NEW YORK SUBWAY PLOT IS KILLED IN PAKISTAN" by Zulfiqar Ali, Shashank Bengali (SNIPPET: "The reports could not immediately be verified.") (December 6, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Peshawar, Pakistan - "PAKISTAN SAYS IT KILLED SENIOR AL-QAEDA OPERATIVE CHARGED IN NY SUBWAY PLOT" by Haq Nawaz Khan and Sudarsan Raghavan (SNIPPET: "Adnan el Shukrijumah" SNIPPET: "A naturalized U.S. citizen who lived in New York and South Florida, Shukrijumah fled the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks. In 2010, he was charged in a failed plot to blow up three New York City subway lines the previous year. At the time, prosecutors described the planned operation as the most significant threat to New York since the Sept. 11 attacks. They also alleged he was involved in a scheme to attack a shopping center in Manchester, England.") (December 6, 2014 1:21 pm) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AQAP MURDERS 2 HOSTAGES, INCLUDING AN AMERICAN DURING U.S. RESCUE ATTEMPT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) killed American photojournalist Luke Somers and Pierre Korkie, a South African teacher...") (December 6, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SAUDI-BORN U.S. NAVAL ENGINEER GAVE UNDERCOVER AGENT INFO ON HOW TO SINK CARRIER" (SNIPPET: "Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, 35, of Yorktown, VA." SNIPPET: "The affidavit says Awwad was born in Saudia Arabia and married a U.S. citizen in Cairo in 2007. After his marriage he took steps to become an American citizen.") (December 6, 2014) (Read More...)
HAMPTON ROADS.com - THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT: "FEDS: MAN TRIED TO TAKE NEW NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER SCHEMATICS TO EGYPT" (SNIPPET: "A civilian with the U.S. Navy was arrested..." SNIPPET: Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, 35, of Yorktown...") (December 5, 2014) (Read More...)
IPT NEWS: "WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT IGNORES BROTHERHOOD'S CONTINUING HAMAS SUPPORT" (SNIPPET: "But it makes little sense to properly designate Hamas as a terrorist group whose actions claim American lives and threaten national security while, at the same time, treating its parent organization and chief enabler as a group committed to non-violence and worthy of international recognition. Is this a case of the government seeing what it wants to see, rather than what exists?") (December 5, 2014) (Read More...)
INTELLIGENCE BRIEFS.com: "3 AL-SHABAAB SUSPECTS NEAR BORDER BY KENYA-ETHIOPIA Joint Anti-Terror Sting" by David Goldman (SNIPPET: "3 members of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab were arrested..." SNIPPET: "The operation saw the security officers recover more than 100,000 SIM cards from three different countries and sophisticated telecommunications equipment owned by al-Shabaab terror cells.") (December 6, 2014 7:23 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston, MA - Press Release: "INDICTED CHINESE NATIONAL LANDS AT BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT TO FACE FEDERAL PROSECUTION FOR SUPPLYING IRAN WITH NUCLEAR PRODUCTION PARTS" (SNIPPET: "Sihai Cheng, a/k/a Chun Hai Cheng, a/k/a Alex Cheng" SNIPPET: "Cheng is charged in a 10-count indictment with Seyed Abolfazl Shahab Jamili, an Iranian national, and two Iranian companies, Nicaro Eng. Co., Ltd. (Nicaro) and Eyvaz Technic Manufacturing Company (Eyvaz). They are accused of conspiring to export, and exporting, highly sensitive U.S. manufactured goods with nuclear applications to Iran.") (December 5, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA CONDUCTS THIRD FLIGHT TEST OF HYPERSONIC STRIKE VEHICLE Missile-launched Wu-14 glide vehicle designed for nuclear strike against U.S. through missile defenses" by Bill Gertz (December 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FBI PULLED OFFICIAL TO PREVENT TESTIMONY AT KEY ANTI-TERROR HEARING FBI bailed on hearing focused on domestic threats from foreign fighters" by Adam Kredo (December 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DHS: ISLAMIC STATE BACKERS CAN STRIKE U.S. 'WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING' DHS 'increasingly concerned' over lone-wolf attack on U.S. soil" by Adam Kredo (December 2, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "HARAKAT SHAM AL ISLAM OPERATES TRAINING CAMP IN NORTHWEST SYRIA" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "In a series of posts on Twitter yesterday, the Ansar al Din Front highlighted several training camps used by its constituent groups.") (December 2, 2014) (Read More...)
EXPRESS.co.uk - Exclusive: "AL QAEDA PLOT TO BLOW UP 5 PASSENGER PLANES IN CHRISTMAS 'SPECTACULAR'" by Donal Macintyre (SNIPPET: "The plot, which has been known about for the past two months, is thought to involve Islamists smuggling bombs on to planes bound for major European destinations before Christmas.") (December 1, 2014 08:01) (Read More...)
ALLEN B. WEST: "SUSPECT ARRESTED IN UAE OVER BATHROOM STABBING [VIDEO]" by Allen West (SNIPPET: "As reported by Fox News, "The United Arab Emirates' interior minister said Thursday that police have arrested a female suspect in the killing of an American schoolteacher in an upscale Abu Dhabi mall. After carrying out the murder at the Boutik Mall on the capital's Reem Island, the attacker also left a makeshift bomb at the house of a 46-year-old Egyptian-American doctor in the prominent waterfront Corniche area, authorities revealed."") (December 5, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Dubai, United Arab Emirates - "U.S. SCHOOL TEACHER STABBED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI" (SNIPPET: "An American school teacher was stabbed to death in a public restroom at a mall by a suspect wearing the traditional black robe, full-face veil and gloves commonly worn by local women throughout the Arab Gulf region ..." SNIPPET: "... the attacker remains at large.") (December 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SINAI JIHADISTS TAKE CREDIT FOR KILLING AMERICAN" by Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai (formerly known as Ansar Bayt al Maqdis, or ABM) recently took credit for the murder of William Henderson, an American who was killed on Aug. 6, 2014.") (December 2, 2014) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com (AP): Washington - "FBI CAUTIONS MILITARY, POLICE TO BE ON ALERT FOR ISIS ATTACKS Advising military members and police to review their social media accounts to avoid posts that might attrack attention from the Islamic State" (SNIPPET: "A new bulletin from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security notes that the Islamic State group already has publicly encouraged attacks against law enforcement and military service members. The FBI says it has information suggesting the Islamic State is looking for "like-minded" individuals in the United States who would be willing to carry out attacks.") (December 1, 2014) (Read More...)
DEFENSE NEWS.com: Washington - "REPORT: IRAN HACKERS INFILTRATED AIRLINES, ENERGY, DEFENSE FIRMS" by Joe Gould (SNIPPET: "An Iranian hacker group has breached airlines, energy companies, defense firms and even the US Navy-Marine Corps Intranet, according to the US cyber security firm Cylance.") (December 2, 2014 1:19 pm) (Read More...)
Video (MEET THE PRESS) via THE FOUNDRY BLOG YouTube channel: "THREAT OF TERRORISM ON 'DEFENSELESS' SOUTHERN BORDER IS NOT JUST FEAR MONGERING, SAYS COTTON" (SNIPPET: "Arkansas Senator-elect Tom Cotton shot back at NBC's "Meet the Press" host Chuck Todd when asked whether his campaign rhetoric about the threat of terrorism on the U.S. southern border was "fear mongering." In defending his stance, he said, "As long as our border is open and it's defenseless, then it's not just an immigration issue, it's a national security issue."") (November 30, 2014) (Watch Here.)
ALLEN B WEST.com: "UNLESS GITMO DETAINEES HAVE TAKEN UP KNITTING AND JOINED OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB, THEY SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED" by Allen West (SNIPPET: "The Washington Times says, "House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck P. McKeon raised an alarm about the uptick in notification of pending Gitmo releases at a recent hearing. Republicans have largely opposed releasing the suspected terrorists for fear that they will return to the battlefield. About 143 detainees remain Gitmo, which held as many as 800 suspected terrorists in the years immediately following the 9/11 attacks."") (November 29, 2014) (Read More...)
YEMEN TIMES: Sana'a - "400 FOREIGN SALAFI STUDENTS LEAVE YEMEN" (SNIPPET: "Four hundred foreign students studying in the Al-Fayoush Salafi Center located in the Tuban district of Lahj governorate are leaving and returning to their home countries on Thursday." SNIPPET: "The decision to deport the students comes as security forces step up their attempts to combat the spread of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), particularly in the southern governorates, he said.") (November 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AQAP releases biography of American jihadist Samir Khan" by Oren Adaki (SNIPPET: "Khan eventually relocated to Sanaa in October 2009, around the time that the final issue of Jihad Recollections was published online." SNIPPET: "Khan's biography concludes with his death along with Anwar al Awlaki as a result of US drone strike in Yemen's northern Jawf province.") (November 25, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - Special to IPT NEWS - Guest Column: "THE DISTURBING HEROES OF DUTCH MUSLIM YOUTH" by Abigail R. Esman (SNIPPET: "That is the result of a recent study by Dutch research company Motivaction, which found that 90 percent of Dutch Turks ages 18-35 consider the Islamic State (IS or ISIS) members heroes, and enthusiastically support their friends and neighbors who travel to Syria to join them, And 48 percent of Holland's 18-35-year-old Moroccan immigrants agree. (For reference, the latest official figures count more than 368,000 Moroccan immigrants -- first and second generation -- in the Netherlands, and more than 395,000 Turks in a national population numbering 16.8 million.)") (November 25, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "TWIN SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN MAIDUGURI" by Laura Grossman (SNIPPET: "Two female suicide bombers" SNIPPET: "a crowded market area" SNIPPET: "The second explosion occurred shortly afterward, as people came to the aid of the victims of the first bombing.") (November 26, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: "TWO MINNESOTANS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT 18-Year-Old Somali American Stopped at Minneapolis/Saint Paul Airport Before Boarding Flight to Turkey" (SNIPPET: "Abdi Nur, 20, and Abdullah Yusuf, 18") (November 24, 2014) (Read More...)
TORONTO LIFE.com: "THE JIHADISTS OF SUBURBIA" by Naheed Mustafa (SNIPPET: "Raed Jaser, a school bus driver with a long record of petty crime, and Chiheb Esseghaier, a doctoral student in nanotechnology, met at a Markham mosque, bonded over a shared contempt for the West and allegedly plotted to derail a Via train. The entire time, they were being watched" (November 26, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "AHMED ABASSI, ARRESTED AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO VIA RAIL PLOT, PLEADS GUILTY TO IMMIGRATION FRAUD" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "A former Quebec graduate student arrested in New York last year after an investigation into an alleged Al-Qaeda plot to derail a Toronto-bound passenger train pleaded guilty to two counts of immigration fraud Tuesday, Ahmed Sayed Abassi, 27...") (June 3, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "JIHADIST WHO SKIPPED BAIL TAUNTS UK AUTHORITIES A British jihadist who skipped bail and fled the country has been taunting UK authorities from Syria where he is fighting with IS." by Mark White (SNIPPET: "Abu Rumaysah was arrested in an anti-terror operation in September and later released on bail. He was detained along with the radical Islamist Anjem Choudary and other former members of the now banned al Muhajiroun group.") (November 26, 2014 11:34 UK) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN WAGING POLITICAL WARFARE, REPORT SAYS U.S. currently lacks strategy to counter unconventional, information warfare threats from states and terrorists" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Russia, China, Iran, and Islamists are waging unconventional warfare around the world, and the United States currently lacks a clear strategy to counter the threat, according to a recent report by the Army Special Operations Command.") (November 25, 2014) (Read More...)
THREAT BRIEF.com: "FOREIGN HACKERS CONSTANTLY TARGET U.S. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" (SNIPPET: "The US-CERT reported that during the fiscal year of 2014, there were 79 hacking incidents at energy companies. The number of attacks detected in the previous year was 145. The numbers are probably not indicative of the phenomena; in many cases the attackers adopting sophisticated evasion techniques are able to avoid detection for a long period. Many of the attacks are difficult to detect, and often ATP groups are able to operate in the shadows for years before being discovered.") (November 25, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "MORE JIHADIST TRAINING CAMPS IDENTIFIED IN IRAQ AND SYRIA" by Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "Four new terrorist training camps in Iraq and Syria, three of them operated by the Islamic State, have been identified by The Long War Journal. The identification of these camps, three in Syria and one in Iraq, brings the total number of jihadist-run camps identified in the two countries to 46.") (November 23, 2014) (Read More...)
MY SAN ANTONIO: "COLLEGE STUDENT DETAINED IN FORT SAM HOUSTON LOCKDOWN, HAD NO EXPLOSIVES IN CAR" by Joshua Fechter, Scott Huddleston (SNIPPET: "Officials with Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston have released a "local" college student who was detained Sunday following a lockdown there. The base was put on heightened security measures Sunday and went into lockdown for four hours because of a suspicious vehicle "that attempted to access the installation without appropriate credentials through the Harry Wurzbach (Road) gate," according to a news release issued Monday afternoon.") (Updated November 24, 2014) (Read More...)
CBS local: "San Jose, California - "MAN ARRESTED AFTER BREACHING SECURITY, COMMANDEERING A SERVICE VEHICLE AT SAN JOSE AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "Airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes told KCBS that, at approximately 10:15 a.m. Sunday, a man later identified as Miguel Zaragoza was spotted on a ramp on the west side of the airport where the corporate aviation facility is located.") (November 23, 2014 2:32 pm) (Read More...)
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH: St. Louis - "TWO WITH BLACK PANTHER CONNECTIONS CHARGED IN ST. LOUIS IN FEDERAL FIREARMS CASE" (SNIPPET: "affiliated with the New Black Panther Party" SNIPPET: "Brandon Orlando Baldwin and Olajuwon Davis" SNIPPET: "Baldwin, also known as Brandon Muhammad, and Olajuwon, also known as Olajuwon Ali and Brother Ali") (November 21, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "U.S. OFFICIALS RELEASE GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONER WITH LINKS TO AL-QAEDA AND CLEAR ANOTHER 73 FOR RELEASE IN A BID TO CLOSE THE CONTROVERSIAL BASE" by Belinda Robinson for Mail Online (SNIPPET: "Muhammad al-Zahrani, 45") (Updated November 22, 2024 13:42 EST) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "5 TRANSFERRED GITMO DETAINEES SERVED AL QAEDA, LEAKED FILES ALLEGE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The Defense Department announced on Nov. 20 that five detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were transferred to two nations. Three of the detainees were transferred to the Government of Georgia, while the other two were transferred to Slovakia. Four of the transferred detainees are Yemenis: Abdel Ghalib Ahmad Hakim, Hussein Salem Mohammed, Slah Muhamed Salih al Zabe, and Abdul Khaled Ahmed Sahleh al Bedani. Hisham Bin Ali Bin Amor Sliti, the fifth detainee transferred, is a Tunisian.") (November 21, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "FRANK GARDNER: I will never forgive the terrorists who did this to me" by Cole Moreton (SNIPPET: "The other members of the gang have long since perished in shoot-outs or blown themselves up, but Adel Al-Dhubaiti is expected to hang for crimes against Saudi Arabia, including his part in the attack on the reporter and Simon Cumbers, his cameraman, in Riyadh in June 2004. Gardner has been offered the chance to meet his assailant, but turned it down. "I don't want to see this guy. Why would I? What am I going to get from it" The man's soul is dead."") (November 23, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "LEE RIGBY MURDER: MI5 TO BE CLEARED OF SERIOUS FAILINGS" by Telegraph Reporter (SNIPPET: "An inquiry into the murder of Lee Rigby, the soldier killed by Islamist terrorists on a London street, will find that it was largely unpreventable by security services, according to reports.") (November 23, 2014) (Read More...)
ITV.com: "TERROR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN WALES Police forces across Wales are calling on shops and businesses to stay vigilant for signs of terrorism as the Christmas rush gets underway." (November 21, 2014) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TERROR SUSPECTS PLOTTED TO BEHEAD MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, COURT HEARS" by Martin Evans (SNIPPET: "Nadir Ali Sayed, Yousaf Shah Syed, and Haseeb Hamayoon are remanded in custody after brief appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where details of an alleged beheading plot were outlined") (November 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA CONDUCTS EJECTION TEST OF SUB-LAUNCHED MISSILE Test indicates progress in submarine missile development" by Bill Gertz (November 21, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: REPORT: CHINA NUCLEAR FORCES SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING Commission report faults administration for not releasing data on Chinese nuclear forces" by Bill Gertz (November 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. ELECTRICAL, FINANCIAL NETWORKS MAPPED FOR FUTURE CYBER ATTACKS Nations states preparing cyber strikes against critical infrastructures" by Bill Gertz (November 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN BOMBERS THREATEN GUAM Two Tu-95 Bears circumnavigate Pacific islam, site of major U.S. base (updated)" by Bill Gertz (November 19, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: RADICAL SITE OFFERS HOW-TO TRAVEL TIPS FOR WESTERN JIHADIS Tips and advice on terror best practices" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The website, Paladin of Jihad ..." SNIPPET: "The guide, which has been running as a series since February, offers a broad range of assistance on what to expect when joining up with IS. The forum runs the gamut from tips on how to use the bathroom outdoors to workout routines, as well as what types of knives and accessories to pack in order to bypass airport security measures.") (November 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CLERIC: IRAN WILL USE 'SUICIDE OPERATIONS TO SEND ITS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD' Iran says 'enrichment' is 'no longer the main stumbling block' in talks" by Adam Kredo (November 17, 2014) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "LIST OF HACKED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROW: STATE DEPARTMENT, WHITE HOUSE, NOAA & USPS" by Darlene Storm (SNIPPET: "But not all cyber threats that result in pilfered private information can be laid at the feet of Chinese or Russian hackers. For example, a contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard who worked as a computer "help desk" technician "pleaded guilty to stealing personal information from hundreds of computers and other electronic devices that he was supposed to be fixing."") (November 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH An Intelligence Digest Covering Developments in The Worldwide Muslim Brotherhood Network - Breaking News: "UAE INCLUDES EUROPEAN AND U.S. MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ON TERRORIST LIST" (November 16, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "MALI HOSTAGE DAUGHTER'S 'SHOCK' AT JIHADIST VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "Mr Lazarevic was snatched by the jihadists in November 2011. A second hostage, Dutchman Sjaak Rijke, appeared in the video alongside him. The video of the pair, posted by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was unearthed by terrorism monitoring group Site.") (Last updated November 18, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST (WASHINGTON POST): Washington - "CHINESE HACKERS BREACH U.S. FEDERAL WEATHER NETWORK, MAY HAVE ACCESSED CLASSIFIED DATA" by Mary Pat Flaherty, Jason Samenow and Lisa Rein, Washington Post (SNIPPET: "Confirmation of the NOAA hack followed an admission Monday by the United States Postal Service that a suspected Chinese attack -- also in September -- compromised data of 800,000 employees, including letter carriers on up through the postmaster general.") (November 12, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SUICIDE ATTACK AT NIGERIAN SCHOOL KILLS AT LEAST 48 STUDENTS" by Laura Grossman (SNIPPET: "At least 48 students were killed and 79 injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a high school in Potiskum, Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria. The blast occurred during the Monday morning assembly at the Government Comprehensive Secondary Science School. The bomber was dressed as a student and he reportedly hid the explosives in a type of backpack popular with students.") (November 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: Berlin - "AUSTRIA'S RADICAL ISLAM PROBLEM" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "But Austria's radical Islam problem stretches beyond the Islamic State's recruitment of young Austrian men and women. The Alpine state has become a hub of extremism that includes not only Islamic State terrorism but also Iranian nuclear proliferation activities as well as active support for Hamas.") (November 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "3 NEW JIHADIST TRAINING CAMPS IDENTIFIED IN SYRIA" by Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "This brings the total number of jihadist camps discovered in Iraq and Syria to 42.") (November 7, 2014) (Read More...)
NAVY TIMES: "SENIOR INTEL OFFICER REMOVED AFTER CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS ON CHINA" by David Larter (SNIPPET: "Fanell warned during a February public appearance that a recent Chinese amphibious exercise led naval intelligence to assess that China's strategy was to be able to launch a "short, sharp war" with Japan, an unusually frank assessment about a closely watched region. His comments, which ran counter to the Pentagon's talking points on building ties to the increasingly assertive Chinese navy...") (November 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. VETERANS SUE BIG BANKS FOR FACILITATING IRANIAN TERRORISM More than 80 vets, families sue for deaths of U.S. troops" by Adam Kredo (November 10, 2014) (Read More...)
Complaint - Link (pdf) (Read More...)THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM MORE ADVANCED THAN PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED Claims of second explosive chamber raise new questions as talks reach deadline" by Adam Kredo (November 7, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HOUSE COMMITTEE DEMANDS ANSWERS ON TRUTHY PROJECT Taxpayer-funded initiative collected 600,000 political tweets in its 'database,' bragged about having conservative Twitter accounts suspended" by Elizabeth Harrington (November 10, 2014) (Read More...)
METROPOLITAN POLICE - UK - News Release: "COMMISSIONER'S U.S. VISIT" (SNIPPET: "The Commissioner has been in New York and Washington this week meeting his American counterparts building on their relationships and particularly examining the terrorism threat and the challenges and opportunity of technology and the impact that has on future policing. Those he has met with include New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton, Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck and FBI Director James Comey.") (November 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "ARMED POLICE ARREST FOUR MEN AMID FEARS OF ISLAMIST REMEMBRANCE DAY TERROR PLOT" by Patrick Sawer and Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "The arrests and searches are part of an "ongoing investigation into Islamist related terrorism", the Metropolitan Police said. It is understood that the men were thought to have been plotting a possible gun attack rather a bombing.") (November 7, 2014 11:07 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "All jihadis are heroes...but let me stay in UK: ASTONISHING HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND BY AL QAEDA OPERATIVE DUE FOR RELEASE FROM BRITISH JAIL" by Duncan Gardham and Abul Taher (SNIPPET: Younes Tsouli, 31") (November 1, 2014; Updated November 2, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "EXTREMIST DUBBED 'TERRORIST007' ACCUSED OF WRITING LETTER FROM PRISON CALLING FOR JIHAD AND SMUGGLING AL QAEDA MAGAZINE INTO JAIL" by Jennifer Newton (SNIPPET: "But he then decided he wanted to be deported back to Morocco because he was told if his immigration status was not resolved he could be made to stay in jail and serve his entire sentence.") (October 28, 2014) (Read More...)
INDEPDENDENT.co.uk: "CYBER-JIHADIST YOUNIS TSOULI 'READ AL-QAEDA' MAGAZINE IN CELL'" by Paul Peachey (SNIPPET: "A jailed cyber-jihadist who went by the nom de guerre of 007 was discovered with a banned copy of an al-Qaeda magazine in his prison cell with details on how to smuggle a bomb on to an aircraft, a court heard today. The magazine was found just weeks before Younis Tsouli was due to be released after being sentenced for 16 years for running jihadist websites and chat rooms aimed at recruiting suicide bombers and promoting al-Qaeda.") (October 27, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "PAKISTAN OBJECTS TO PENTAGON REPORT THAT MENTIONS JIHADIST SANCTUARIES, USE OF TERRORIST PROXIES" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In the report, dated October of this year, the DoD notes that Pakistan continues to serve as a safe haven for the Taliban and other jihadist groups and that the Pakistani government often uses some terrorist organizations as proxies.") (November 6, 2014) (Read More...)
BARNABAS AID: "CHRISTIAN COUPLE BEATEN AND BURNED ALIVE BY MUSLIM MOB IN PAKISTAN AFTER 'BLASPHEMY' ACCUSATION" (SNIPPET: "The assailants beat the couple with clubs, stripped them naked and paraded them around the brick kiln. When the couple could no longer walk on their fractured legs, the mob burned the Christians alive in the kiln furnace." SNIPPET: "Pakistan's 'blasphemy laws' are often misused to settle personal grudges, and Christians are particularly vulnerable to false accusation by Muslims.") (November 6, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "THE PRICE OF A SLAVE... as determined by official ISIS price list: Islamist group sets prices for Yazidi and Christian women - with girls under nine fetching the highest price" by Sam Web and Khaleda Rahman for MailOnline (November 4, 2014) (Read More...)
CHARISMA NEWS: "RED CROSS DISMISSES VOLUNTEER FOR BIBLICAL VIEWS ON MARRIAGE" by Christian Concern (PHOTO CAPTION: "The Red Cross dismissed Bryan Barkley, 71, after 20 years of service because of his views on same-sex marriage. Christian Concern)" (November 4, 2014) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "WANTED AQAP LEADER INVOLVED IN EMBASSIES PLOT, PROVINCIAL EMIR KILLED IN U.S. DRONE STRIKE" by Bill Roggio and Oren Adaki (SNIPPET: "AQAP confirmed the deaths of Shawki Ali Ahmed al Badani and Nabil al Dhahab in an official statement released by by the group's media arm. The statement was obtained by the SITE Intelligence group.") (November 5, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Paris - "MYSTERY DRONE FLIGHTS OVER FRENCH NUCLEAR SITES" (SNIPPET: "A government official told The Associated Press that authorities have counted about 15 drone flights over a half-dozen nuclear sites since October 1." SNIPPET: "Environment Minister Segolene Royal told various media Sunday that investigators have no leads about who is behind the flights.") (November 3, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1127: "IRAN'S PRAGMATIC CAMP CALLS FOR EXPLOITING OBAMA'S WEAKNESS TO ATTAIN COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT ON TEHRAN'S TERMS" by A. Savyon and Y. Mansharof (October 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: "HOW A NEW YORK TIMES STORY UPSET THE 'Bush Lied, People Died' NARRATIVE" by Kim Holmes (SNIPPET: "Iraq's chemical weapons are back in the news. The New York Times reported that American troops found roughly 5,000 chemical warheads, shells and aviation bombs since the Iraq War began. Then last week The Washington Post reported the Islamic State terrorist group had used chlorine gas against Iraqi police officers.") (November 1, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILYMAIL.co.uk - MailOnline: "'They've converted and we've married them off to jihadists': BOKO HARAM LEADER REVEALS THE FATE OF MORE THAN 200 KIDNAPPED NIGERIAN SCHOOL GIRLS" by Stephanie Linning (Updated November 2, 2014) (Read More...)
THE NEWS NIGERIA.com.ng: "GOMBE BOMBING: 8 DIE, 34 WOUNDED; BOMBERS ARRESTED" (SNIPPET: "Multiple witnesses said the men entered the station in one vehicle and then dropped three bags packed with explosives between the buses which were filling up with travellers." SNIPPET: "The police chief said he believed the suspected attackers had travelled together from Yobe, where the insurgents are thought to be in control of several towns and cities." SNIPPET: "An October 23 attack at a bus station in Bauchi state, which also neighbours Gombe, killed five people, with many again blaming Boko Haram.") (October 31, 2014) (Read More...)
MARINE CORPS TIMES: "POSSIBLE ISLAMIC STATE LEAFLETS FOUND NEAR MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO" (SNIPPET: "The leaflets have a reversed image of the Islamic State group's flag and writing in Arabic that is translated as "We are here from Mexico and came by train," Bormann said in an email.") (October 31, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: "U.S. LAWMEN ALLOWED DRUG CARTELS' GRENADE TRAFFICKER TO MOVE FREELY, REPORT FINDS" by Sharyl Attkisson (SNIPPET: "In fact, Jean Baptiste Kingery, the California man accused of being a grenade trafficker, came to the attention of the inspector general's office during the probe of Fast and Furious, which also occurred on Attorney General Eric Holder's watch as head of the Justice Department. The missteps of the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms allowed Kingery, a 43-year-old U.S. citizen, to move massive amounts of grenade parts and ammunition to Mexico's ruthless drug cartels, Inspector General Michael Horowitz concluded.") (October 30, 2014) (Read More...)
AL-MONITOR - Syria Pulse: Amsterdam, Netherland - "EUROPEAN WOMEN CONVERT, JOIN IS" by Brenda Stoter (SNIPPET: "Social media plays a crucial role in their recruitment. Jihadist girls who live in Syria offer advice, support and help with travel.") (October 29, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "MASSACHUSETTS MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR COMPUTER HACKING INVOLVING STOLEN CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND ALTERED ACADEMIC RECORDS" (SNIPPET: "Cameron Lacroix, 25" SNIPPET: "Additionally, from August 2012 through November 2012, Lacroix repeatedly hacked into law enforcement computer servers containing sensitive information including police reports, intelligence reports, arrest warrants, and sex offender information. In one such instance, in September 2012, Lacroix hacked into a computer server operated by a local Massachusetts police department and accessed an e-mail account belonging to the chief of police.") (October 27, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report o. 1127: "IRAN'S PRAGMATIC CAMP CALLS FOR EXPLOITING OBAMA'S WEAKNESS TO ATTAIN COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR AGREEMENT ON TEHRAN'S TERMS" by A. Savyon and Y. Mansharof (October 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "KITCHEN NIGHTMARES Anti-Israel restaurant receives funding from John Kerry's wife's foundation" by Alana Goodman (SNIPPET: "It recently began serving Palestinian food wrapped in leaflets that include quotes from Palestinians defending terrorism and opposing the existence of Israel. "SNIPPET: "The Conflict Kitchen's wrapper -- as well as two recent events it held with anti-Israel activists -- is drawing criticism from the local pro-Israel community. "SNIPPET: "Previously, Conflict Kitchen served Iranian food along with leaflets that included quotes that claimed a nuclear Iran would not be a threat and that the United States would profit from any military intervention.") (October 24, 2014) (Read More...)
MAIL Online: "EBOLA CAN SURVIVE ON SURFACES FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS: Test reveal certain strains survive for weeks when stored at low temperatures" by Mark Prigg and Victoria Woollaston (SNIPPET: "The number of confirmed Ebola cases passed the 10,000 mark over the weekend, despite efforts to curb its spread.") (October 27, 2014) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA - blog: "'LONE WOLF,' OR 'KNOWN WOLF'? The Ongoing Counter-Terrorism Failure" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "The primary targets of Gorka's new report are the various fictitious narratives and bogus social science models that drive Western counter-terrorism efforts. Chief among these is the "countering violent extremism (CVE)" narrative that has been the centerpiece for U.S. intelligence and law enforcement. CVE has been a colossal disaster because it has no roots in reality. It was always intended as a convenient fiction for politicians, bureaucrats, media and academics to avoid talking about the problem of the ideology that supports Islamic terrorism.") (October 24, 2014 10:37 am) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): Avondale, Arizona - "ARIZONA OFFICERS FATALLY SHOOT MAN WITH MACHETE" (SNIPPET: "Police in a Phoenix suburb fatally shot a machete-wielding man Thursday after he rammed a patrol car in a stolen truck, injuring an officer. Avondale police said the man was shot after he refused to drop the machete and a pocket knife. Authorities identified the man as Jeremy Bustos, 43...") (October 24, 2014) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "HATCHET-WIELDING MAN SHOT DEAD BY NYPD COPS IN QUEENS; POLICE EYE POSSIBLE TERRORISM MOTIVE" (SNIPPET: "Zale Thompson, 32" SNIPPET: "A Zale Thompson on Facebook is pictured wearing a keffiyeh and had a recent terrorism-related conversation with one of his Facebook friends, according to a police source.") (October 23, 2014; Updated October 24, 2014 1:04 am) (Read More...)
NYPOST.com: "MAN SHOT DEAD AFTER STRIKING COP IN THE HEAD WITH AX" (SNIPPET: "Officer Kenneth Healy, 25, had just five months on the job when madman Zale Thompson, 32, of Queens -- a "scholarly" but "weird" recent convert to Islam -- fractured the back of his skull with one swing of a small, blue-handled hatchet around 2 p.m.") (October 23, 2014) (Read More...)
WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNAL - blog: "ONLY TARIFFS WILL STOP CHINA'S CYBER ATTACKS" by Gordon G. Chang (SNIPPET: "On Monday, GreatFire.org, an Internet monitoring group, charged that China launched "a malicious attack on Apple in an effort to gain access to usernames and passwords and consequently all data stored on iCloud."") (October 23, 2014) (Read More...)
DARK READING.com: "U.S. MILITARY OFFICIALS, DEFENSE FIRMS TARGETED IN 'OPERATION PAWN STORM' Cyber espionage attackers 'did their homework' in an attack campaign that has intensified in the wake of US-Russian tensions." by Kelly Jackson Higgins (October 23, 2014) (Read More...)
TRIBlive.com - U.S. World (AP): Jerusalem - "AMERICAN BABY KILLED, 8 HURT AS CAR PLOWS INTO CROWD AT JERUSALEM TRAIN STATION" (SNIPPET: "Rosenfeld said the driver, a resident of the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, was in serious condition. He added that the driver "has served time in Israeli prison for terrorism." Israeli media reported he was a member of the Islamic terrorist group Hamas.") (Updated October 22, 2014 8:27 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "HAROON ASWAT EXTRADITED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK TO FACE TERRORISM CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "In late 1999, ASWAT, along with co-defendants Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a/k/a "Abu Hamza" ("Abu Hamza"), Ouassama Kassir, and Earnest James Ujaama, attempted to create a terrorist training camp in the United States to support al Qaeda, which has been designated by the United States Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization. ASWAT conspired with Abu Hamza, Kassir, and Ujaama to establish the terrorist training camp on a rural parcel of property located in Bly, Oregon.") (October 22, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: "READOUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING ON SANCTIONS TARGETING ISIL, AL-NUSRAH FRONT, AND THE ASSAID REGIME" (October 17, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "DEATH AND TERROR IN OTTAWA" (SNIPPET: "Canadian officials have told reporters that the gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, is a convert to Islam.") (October 22, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DAILY SIGNAL: United States of America - "GOVERNMENT TO ORDAINED MINISTERS: CELEBRATE SAME-SEX WEDDING OR GO TO JAIL" by Ryan T. Anderson (SNIPPET: "On Friday, a same-sex couple asked to be married by the Knapps, and the Knapps politely declined. The Knapps now face a 180-day jail term and $1,000 fine for each day they decline to celebrate the same-sex wedding. A week of honoring their faith and declining to perform the ceremony could cost the couple three and a half years in jail and $7,000 in fines." SNIPPET: "The Knapps have been celebrating weddings in their chapel since 1989. Government should not now force them to shut down or violate their beliefs.") (October 18, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PAKISTANI COURT UPHOLDS BLASPHEMY DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST CHRISTIAN WOMAN" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "A high court in Pakistan on Thursday upheld the death sentence for Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who in 2010 became the first Pakistani woman to be sentenced to death for "blasphemy," after Muslim fellow laborers accused her of insulting Mohammed.") (October 17, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Oslo, Norway - "MALALA, SATYARTHI WIN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE" by Marl Lewis and Karl Ritter, AP (SNIPPET: "Taliban attack survivor Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel winner ever as she and Kailash Satyarthi of India won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working to protect children from slavery, extremism and child labor at great risk to their own lives.") (October 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BRITISH POLICE OFFICES TARGETED BY ALLEGED ISIL TERRORISTS" by Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "They had allegedly obtained a handgun with a silencer to carry out the shootings. The plot was believed to include the use of a moped. The men had images of two police officers and two police community support officers and had conducted "hostile reconnaissance" of a police station and a Territorial Army barracks in the capital, Scotland Yard said. They were accused of planning to follow a fatwa by a senior Isil terrorist who called for followers to kill "disbelievers" in their home countries.") (October 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN ARMS PALESTINIANS FOR NEW WAR WITH ISRAEL Ayatollah: 'Fighting the Zionist regime is a war of destiny'" by Adam Kredo (October 16, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTEMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS A SYRIAN OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA AND SYRIAN REGIME SUPPORTERS AND OFFICIALS Action Targets a Senior Syrian Air Force Intelligence Officer, Two Cypriot Companies and One Lebanese Company and their Directors, Four Syrian State-Owned Banks, and Two Senior Syrian Government Officials" (October 16, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INSIDE THE RING: CHINESE COMPANY TRIED TO BEAT NSA AT ITS OWN GAME" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies sought to gain access to National Security Agency computer networks this year in a failed cyberespionage attack, U.S. officials said. The company, which the U.S. government has linked to China's military, sought to penetrate NSA networks through a U.S. defense contractor, officials familiar with intelligence reports said of the attempted cyberattack.") (October 16, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA MILITARY BUILDUP SHIFTS BALANCE OF POWER IN ASIA IN BEIJING'S FAVOR Congressional Report Warns the Danger of U.S.-China Conflict is Rising" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The report paints an alarming picture of China's growing aggressiveness and expanding power, including development of two new stealth jets, the first deployment of a naval expeditionary amphibious group to the Indian Ocean, and aerial bombing exercises held in Kazakhstan. China's communist government also views the United States as its main adversary--despite strong trade and financial links between the two countries, the report says. The commission report--to be released in final form in November--concludes that the war-footing-like buildup by the People's Liberation Army is increasing the risk that a conflict will break out between the United States and China.") October 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NEW RUSSIAN CYBER SPYING CAMPAIGN BOLSTERS NEED FOR CONTINUED NSA USE OF SOFTWARE HOLES Former NSA official says Windows vulnerability shows Russian cyber attack capabilities" by Bill Gertz (October 15, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA DEPLOYING TACTICAL NUCLEAR ARMS IN CRIMEA Obama backing indirect talks with Moscow aimed at cutting U.S. non-strategic nukes in Europe" by Bill Gertz (October 10, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "RUSSIAN SPY OUTPOST IN SYRIA TARGETING ISRAEL UNCOVERED" (SNIPPET: "The base is in a town called Tel Al-Hara, which is close to a border crossing with Israel. It was run by the Russians, a follow-up report in Haaretz said. Israeli and U.S. officials have been mum about the findings inside the Syrian base, or about Russia's significant contribution to the spy operation on behalf of Assad, Hizballah and Iran.") (October 10, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner: "STATE DEPARTMENT ENDORSES CANADIAN ISLAMIST MANUAL THAT DESCRIBES JIHAD AS 'NOBLE'" by Andrew C. McCarthy (SNIPPET: "As Mr. Kredo notes, the State Department's approbation struck some Twitter users as curious. It should not have. The State Department, throughout the tenures of Secretaries Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, has been second only to the White House itself in championing the Muslim Brotherhood, whose promotion of sharia and project to forbid notice of the Islamic doctrinal roots of Islamic terrorism are amply reflected in the manual. The airbrushing of jihad is also familiar.") (October 8, 2014) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com (THE CANADIAN PRESS): Winnipeg - "RCMP DISTANCES ITSELF FROM ISLAMIC GROUPS' ANTI-TERROR BOOKLET The RCMP was involved with the creating of a booklet titled 'United Against Terrorism,' but says now it 'could not support the adversarial tone' of the publication." (October 1, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: Berlin - "GERMANY'S ISLAMIC STATE PROBLEM" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "A spokeswoman for Germany's intelligence agency told this writer that the government cannot track individuals traveling to Turkey because the country does not require visas. European jihadists frequently use southern Turkey as an entry point into Syria.") (October 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH - UK News: "GCHQ: 'This is not Blitz Britain. We sure as hell can't lick terrorism on our own'" by Charles Moore (SNIPPET: "In an unprecedented interview, Sir Iain Lobban, the departing director of GCHQ, talks to Charles Moore about Edward Snowden's leaks, the 'nausea' of 7/7 -- and shows him the secret world of its acclaimed intelligence operation") (October 11, 2014 7:00 am BST) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "Al Nusrah Front releases photos of training camp in northwestern Syria" by Bill Roggio & Caleb Weiss (SNIPPET: "The photographs were released on a Twitter account associated with the Al Nusrah Front's wiliyat, or administrative district, in Idlib. The logo on the pictures is the same one used by the Al Nusrah Front and bears the name Al Manarah al Bayda, or The White Lighthouse, which is the group's official media outlet. The words "Idlib Correspondent" are also included on the logo. The photographs show Al Nusrah Front fighters in training.") (October 10, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PROSECUTION TRIES TO INTERERE WITH PLOT TO INTERFERE" (SNIPPET: "Odeh came to the United States 20 years ago. In filling out visa and naturalization forms, she failed to disclose her conviction for helping plant bombs in the Jerusalem grocery store, an attack which killed two Hebrew University students. That is the basis for the charges against her.") (October 7, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "PALESTINIAN BOMBER'S CHICAGO ARREST TRIGGERS MISGUIDED ANGER" (SNIPPET: "There is outrage among many pro-Palestinian activists in Chicago after Tuesday's indictment of a woman accused of hiding her conviction for two 1969 Jerusalem bombings when she applied to become an American citizen. The anger is not about Rasmieh Yousef Odeh's alleged lies and secret, murderous past. Rather, the activists are upset with federal law enforcement officials for daring to charge her.") (October 23, 2013) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.ORG - blog: "JW CONFIRMS: 4 ISIS TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN TEXAS IN LAST 36 HOURS" (SNIPPET: "Islamic terrorists have entered the United States through the Mexican border and Homeland Security sources tell Judicial Watch that four have been apprehended in the last 36 hours by federal authorities and the Texas Department of Public Safety in McAllen and Pharr. JW confirmed this after California Congressman Duncan Hunter, a former Marine Corp Major and member of the House Armed Services Committee, disclosed on national television that at least ten Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) fighters have been caught crossing the Mexican border in Texas. The veteran lawmaker got the astounding intel straight from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Homeland Security agency responsible for guarding the 1,933-mile southern border.") (October 8, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CONGRESSMAN: 'At Least 10 ISIS Fighters' Caught Trying to Cross into U.S." (SNIPPET: "Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said he learned the information from the Border Patrol, warning that the alleged attempts to cross into the U.S. raise serious security concerns.") (October 8, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "HELP IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING OVERSEAS FOR COMBAT" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is asking for the public's help identifying individuals who have traveled -- or are planning to travel -- overseas to engage in combat alongside terrorist organizations.") (October 7, 2014) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (SABAHI, Washington, D.C.): "KENYAN POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTED TERRORISTS PLANNING MALL ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "The authorities are searching for three other suspects who they believe were involved in planning the attack.") (October 7, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago - Press Release: Washington - "TAIWANESE BUSINESSMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO VIOLATE U.S. LAWS PREVENTING PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION" ( SNIPPET: A former resident of Taiwan, who the United States has linked to the the supply of weapons manufacturing machinery to North Korea..." SNIPPET: "Tsai, 69, also known as 'Alex Tsai,'...") (October 10, 2014) (Read More...)
ITworld.com - blog: "UNIX: THE AFTERSHOCK OF SHELLSHOCK For more than 20 years, a very serious bug in our beloved bash simply went unnoticed. What have we learned?" by Sandra Henry-Stocker (SNIPPET: "Most versions of Linux and Unix, even Mac OS X, have been found to be affected by a very serious flaw in the Bourne Again Shell, generally known as bash. Remote code execution could have become a serious problem for so many of us -- and a convenient "hole" for the hacker community -- had the problem been exploited all these years. And, frankly, who is to say that it hasn't? The indications from the field seem to be that hackers are only getting active now and that some fixes may not be effective as initially believed. While the vendors have been quick to address the problem once it was brought to our attention, the fact that it existed for more than two decades is seriously unsettling. The gist of the problem seems to be that malicious code can be tacked onto an environment variable and, from there, have many serious consequences.") (October 5, 2014 12:13 pm) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH (AFP): "MEXICO POLICE FIND MASS GRAVE NEAR SITE 43 STUDENTS VANISHED Authorities unearth unmarked clandestine graves containing a number of bodies on the outskirts of southern Mexico town" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Some 80,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006 Photo: Reuters") (October 5, 2014 12:49 am BST) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT - News Analysis: "BELGIUM PROSECUTES LEAD JIHADISTS RECRUITING FOR ISIS Belgium's largest-ever terrorism trial of 46 members of the Islamist group Sharia4Belgium has begun under tight security in Antwerp.") (October 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BANKER WHO FINANCED 9/11 MASTERMIND NOW FUNDING TERRORISTS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ A terrorist financier from Qatar is at the centre of a jihadi network linking him to al-Qaeda fighters in Syria and Iraq" by Robert Mendick (SNIPPET: "Khalifa Muhammad Turki al-Subaly" SNIPPET: "New documents released by the US Treasury disclose links between Al-Subaiy and a terror financier accused of bankrolling an al-Qaeda offshoot that plotted to blow up airliners using toothpaste tube bombs.") (October 4, 2014 7:00 am BST) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "ALAN HENNING 'KILLED BY ISLAMIC STATE'" (SNIPPET: "The Salford taxi driver was delivering aid to Syria in December when he was kidnapped and then held hostage by IS. IS threatened to kill him in footage last month showing the death of Briton David Haines, and in this video they threaten US aid worker Peter Kassig.") (October 3, 2014 19:55 ET) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD (AP): Montevideo, Uruguay - "URUGUAY MORE WARY OF GUANTANAMO PRISON TRANSFER" (SNIPPET: "A plan to resettle six Guantanamo prisoners in Uruguay is facing increased opposition in the South American country.") (October 2, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Chicago - Press Release: "BOLINBROOK MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY EXPORTING CARBON FIBER AND OTHER CONTROLLED ITEMS TO PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The defendant, Bilal Ahmed, 34, was the president, agent, and owner of Trexim Corp., which used the address of a virtual office in Schaumburg.") (October 2, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov -Portland, Oregon- Press Release: "CONVICTED BOMB PLOTTER SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 23, who was convicted in 2013 of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives) in connection with a plot to detonate a vehicle bomb at an annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, was sentenced today to serve 30 years in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release." SNIPPET: "According to the trial evidence, in February 2009, Mohamud began communicating via e-mail with Samir Khan, a now-deceased Al Qaeda terrorist who published Jihad Recollections, an online magazine that advocated violent jihad, and who also published Inspire, the official magazine of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Between February and August 2009, Mohamed exchanged approximately 150 e-mails with Khan. Mohamud wrote several articles for Jihad Recollections that were published under assumed names. In August 2009, Mohamud was in e-mail contact with Amro Al-Ali, a Saudi national who was in Yemen at the time and is today in custody in Saudi Arabia for terrorism offenses.") (October 1, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS HARAKAT-UL-MUJAHIDEEN'S EMIR TO TERRORISM LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Fazle-ur-Rahman Khalil" SNIPPET: "Harakat-ul-Mujahedeen operates freely inside Pakistan, with the permission of the Pakistani establishment, including the military and the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate. Khalil lives openly in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad.") (September 30, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETS SENIOR OFFICIAL AND SUPPORT NETWORKS OF TWO PAKISTAN-BASED TERRORIST GROUPS Action Targets the Leader of Harakat ul-Mujahidin and the Financial Support Networks of Lashkar-e Tayyiba" (September 30, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY POST.ng - Nigeria: "JONATHAN SAYS BOKO HARAM KILLED 13,000 NIGERIANS IN FIVE YEARS" by Wale Odunsi (SNIPPET: ""The costs are high: over 13,000 people have been killed, whole communities razed, and hundreds of persons kidnapped, the most prominent being the mindless kidnap of our innocent daughters from Chibok Secondary School, in North East Nigeria".") (September 26, 2014) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "THE 'WHITE WIDOW' IS TRAINING FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS FOR ISIS" by Bruce Golding (SNIPPET: "Samantha Lewthwaite, whose husband blew himself up in the 2005 London bombings..." SNIPPET: "Lewthwaite, a Muslim convert...") (September 29, 2014) (Read More...)
Projects.NYTIMES.com: "KHIRULLAH SAID WALI KHAIRKHWA" (DOCUMENT - SNIPPET: "Unclassified" - "Page 2 of 4": "9. In November 2001, the detainee met with an Iranian diplomatic delegation. The Iranian government was prepared to offer anti-aircraft weapons to the Taliban for use against the United States and coalition forces operating in Afghanistan") (Document dated "7 October 2005") (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ISIS PLANNING ATTACK ON NEW YORK CITY, CANADIAN TERRORIST CLAIMS: U.S.-based fighters 'ready right now to make an operation in your land'" (SNIPPET: "Calgary-born terrorist Farah Shirdon claimed the Islamic State is 'mobilizing for a brilliant attack' in New York City. Weeks after he was allegedly killed in combat, Shirdon spoke with Vice News, debunking rumors of his demise." by Meg Wagner and Corinne Lestch (September 27, 2014; Updated September 28, 2014, 12:41 am) (Read More...)
CTV NEWS.ca - Canada: "MAN CHARGED WITH MISCHIEF AFTER MAKING COMMENTS ON AIR CANADA PLANE" (SNIPPET: "A Mississauga man" PHOTO CAPTION: "Sohill Agha, the passenger accused of causing mishief on board a London-bound flight from Pearson International airport is seen leaving the nearby Peel Regional Police detachment") (September 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "MAN CHARGED IN ALLEGED SECURITY THREAT ON SUNWING FLIGHT FREED ON BAIL The Mississauga man charged after an incident on a Sunwing flight from Toronto to Panama Friday was released on $1,000 bail Saturday afternoon." by Laura Armstrong (PHOTO CAPTION: "Ali Shahi, 25, of Mississauga has been charged after a threat was allegedly made against a flight bound for Panama on Friday.") (July 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE OKLAHOMAN: "FIRED OKLAHOMA CITY NURSING HOME WORKER THREATENED BEHEADING, POLICE SAY Jacob Mugambi Muriithi, a native of Kenya, was arrested in Oklahoma City on a terrorism complaint." by Nolan Clay (September 28, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "2ND OKLAHOMA MAN THREATENED TO BEHEAD COWORKER, POLICE SAY" by Jessica Chasmar (SNIPPET: "Jacob Mugambi Muriithi, 30" SNIPPET: "a native of Kenya" SNIPPET: "The co-worker, who was not identified, reported Mr. Muriithi threatened her while they were both working at the nursing home on Sept. 19. She said Mr. Muriithi called himself a Muslim and said Muslims beheading Christians "is just what we do."") (September 28, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles, Calif. - Press Release: Riverside, CA - "TWO MEN CONVICTED OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS AND PLOTTING TO KILL AMERICAN TARGETS IN AFGHANISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The two men convicted today are Sohiel Omar Kabir, 36, a naturalized United States citizen who was born in Afghanistan and who until late 2011 resided in Pomona; and Ralph Deleon, 25, of Ontario, a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the Philippines." SNIPPET: "Two other defendants who were indicted in the case in 2012--Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales and Arifeen David Gojali--previously pleaded guilty and are pending sentencing.") (September 25, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PRESIDENT OBAMA CITES RADICAL CLERIC IN UN SPEECH" (SNIPPET: "President Obama praised a radical Muslim cleric during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. The president referenced Abdullah Sheikh bin Bayyah in an attempt to promote moderate Muslim responses to radical Islamist ideology." SNIPPET: "The Investigative Project on Terrorism documented bin Bayyah's problematic connections last year after he met senior officials at the White House.") (September 24, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "VLADIMIR PUTIN IS USING WINTER AS A WEAPON, SAYS UKRAINE PRIME MINISTER Ukraine PM Arseny Yatseniuk says Russia's government wants his country 'to freeze' after cutting gas supplies" by Andrew Trotman (September 26, 2014 6 am) (Read More...)
REUTERS Africa: Kampala - SUSPECTED ISLAMIST MILITANTS CHARGED IN UGANDAN COURT" by Elias Biryabarema (SNIPPET: "al Shabaab" SNIPPET: "The Somali group denied its operatives were involved, although it carried out attacks in Kampala in 2010 that killed scores of fans watching a soccer matches at sports bars and has vowed more attacks to punish Uganda for sending troops to Somalia.") (September 25, 2014 9:06 am GMT) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au: "UNIFORMED AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE MEMBER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED BY MEN OF MIDDLE EASTERN APPEARANCE IN WESTERN SYDNEY" (SNIPPET: "It is understood punches were thrown and threats of beheading were made.") (September 25, 2014 6:00 pm) (Read More...)
YAHOO NEWS (THE WEST AUSTRALIAN, Yahoo7 and Agencies): "TERROR SUSPECT SHOT DEAD 'WAS NOT ALONE'" (SNIPPET: "18-year-old" SNIPPET: "Numan Haider" SNIPPET: "A subsequent search of Haider's body revealed a second large knife and an Islamic State flag in his pocket, according to reports. Haider had been associated with radical Islamic group, Al Furqan, which became the subject of terror raids in 2012.") (September 25, 2014, 8:44 am) (Read More...)
YAHOO NEWS (Yahoo7 and Agencies): "TEEN CHARGED AFTER SYDNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TARGETED BY 'IS THREATS'" (SNIPPET: "Witnesses at the Christian school in Sydney's west said people inside a car held an Islamic State flag and threatened to "kill the Christians" and slaughter their children." SNIPPET: "A 14-year-old boy was arrested..." SNIPPET: "It comes after the car allegedly drove past Our Lady of Lebanon Church...") (September 24, 2014, 9:26 am) (Read More...)
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TWELVE FOREIGN TERRORIST FIGHTER FACILITATORS Action Undermines Efforts by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Al Nusrah Front, Al-Qaida and its Affiliates, and Jemaah Islamiya to Move Money and Fighters to Syria and Elsewhere" (September 24, 2014) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs: "INTERPOL WASHINGTON SPEARHEADS FOREIGN TERRORIST FIGHTER PROGRAM, SERVES AS CATALYST FOR GLOBAL INFORMATION SHARING NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "Interpol Washington today announced the formation of a dedicated Interpol Foreign Terrorist Fighter (FTF) program in partnership with the National Security Council (NSC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).") (September 24, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "QUESTIONS RAISED ABOUT TIES BETWEEN BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, QATAR'S GOVERNMENT Think tank scholar argued against designating Qatari-funded, al-Qaeda-linked group as a terrorist organization" by Daniel Wiser (September 24, 2014) (Read More...)
TIMES OF ISRAEL.com (AFP): "JIHADI RELATIVE OF TOULOUSE KILLER WALKS FREE AFTER POLICE BUNGLE Brother-in-law of Mohammed Merah, 2 others, allowed to return to France from Syria via Turkey after failed attempt to join Islamic State" (September 24, 2014) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov/usao/nys - Press Release: "AL QAEDA SPOKESMAN SULAIMAN ABU GHAYTH SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS, PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "Sulaiman Abu Ghayth Appeared with Usama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri Immediately After September 11, 2001, Threatening Additional Attacks Against the United States" (September 23, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner: "FEINSTEIN: AQAP HAS TRIED TO SNEAK BOMBS INTO THE U.S. FOUR TIMES" by Ryan Lovelace (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State terrorists, she said, "have killed thousands, they are marching on, they have an army, they're well-organized. Many of us believe they're aimed at Baghdad, perhaps our embassy there, and who knows what else." Feinstein also said AQAP has tried to sneak bombs into the U.S. on four occasions, and poses a threat to national security alongside the Islamic State.") (September 21, 2014) (Watch Here; Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "BILL BRATTON: INSIDE THE TERROR THREAT" by William J. Bratton (SNIPPET: "The recent call by ISIS on social media urging its followers to attack popular locations overseas such as Times Square only heightens this concern." SNIPPET: "ISIS now has thousands of foreign fighters, controls territories, is selling oil and collecting taxes. And in addition to ISIS, there are a half-dozen other major sources of terrorist threats emanating from that part of the world. All demand our unflagging attention." SNIPPET: "Our Intelligence Bureau, along with the FBI, believes that there are more than 100 Americans who are fighting in Syria, some with ISIS and others with groups affiliated with Al Qaeda.") (September 21, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com (AP): New York - "ONTARIO WOMAN ARRESTED AT JFK AIRPORT WITH HANDGUNS, AMMO AND 33 POUNDS OF POT IN HER LUGGAGE: POLICE" (SNIPPET: "24-year-old Canadian woman" SNIPPET: "Nyesha McPherson" SNIPPET: "Penangelo says she had been ticketed to fly to Barbados.") (Last updated September 22, 2014 5:47 ET) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MISSING AFGHAN SOLDIERS FOUND AT CANADIAN BORDER NEAR NIAGRA FALLS" (SNIPPET: "They have been found," the source said. The men were found near Rainbow Bridge, which spans New York and Ontario, but no other details were immediately available.") (September 22, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "THREE AFGHAN SOLDIERS REPORTED MISSING FROM CAPE COD BASE" (SNIPPET: "A statement identified the soldiers as Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, Cpt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada, and Cpt. Noorullah Aminyar. U.S. military officials told The Associated Press that the men were last seen at the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis.") (September 22, 2014) (Read More...)
WIVB.com: Buffalo, New York - "AWOL AFGHAN OFFICERS FOUND IN BUFFALO" (SNIPPET: "A DEA spokesperson said Mohammad Yasin Ataye, 22, and Mohd Naweed Samimi, 24, were picked up by federal agents Thursday and returned to Quantico, Virginia." SNIPPET: "Federal investigators believed the men may have headed to Buffalo to try to reunite with a relative.") (Updated September 22, 2014 4:14 pm) (Read More...)
ARABIAN BUSINESS.com: "SAUDI STUDENT MISSING IN THE U.S." by Courtney Trenwith (SNIPPET: "A Saudi student has been missing in the US since September 17, according to Los Angeles media that have spoken to his family. Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi, 23, has reportedly not had contact since selling his car and posting on Twitter: "God make me happier, for I have suffered. Give me rest and don't disappoint me, for you are my Lord".") (September 22, 2014 10:40 am) (Read More...)
AL ARABIYA NEWS: "U.S. POLICE PROBE 'SUSPICIOUS' CASE OF MISSING STUDENT OF SAUDI ORIGINS" (SNIPPET: "KABC-TV said the student was originally from Saudi Arabia but that he has been in the U.S. for nearly four years.") (September 20, 2014) (Read More...)
ABC7.com (KABC): Northridge, Calif - "CSUN STUDENT MISSING AFTER SELLING CAR ON CRAIGSLIST" BY LEANNE SUTER (SNIPPET: "Abdullah Alkadi, 23, an electrical engineering student, disappeared Wednesday.") (September 19, 2014) (Read More...)
MILITARY.com (NATION - Pakistan): "MILITANTS PLANNED TO TARGET U.S. SHIPS WITH HIJACKED PAKISTANI FRIGATE" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaida militants, who tried to hijack a Pakistan Navy frigate earlier this month, intended to use it to target U.S. Navy vessels on anti-terrorism patrol in the northwestern Indian Ocean, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Pakistani security officials.") (September 19, 2014) (Read More...)
HELSINKI TIMES - Finland: "FOUR CHARGED WITH FINANCING TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "The suspects are believed to have raised and provided thousands of euros to al-Shabab, a jihadist militant group based in Somalia, fully aware of the destination and intended use of the money." SNIPPET: "In addition, one of the suspects is accused of recruiting their brother to al-Shabab and planning to abduct his 15-17-year-old children in Finland and to take them to a terrorist training camp in Somalia against their will. The children were to be lured to Kenya under the guise of a holiday, drugged and transported across the border to a training camp in Somalia, where they would have been subjected to forced labour or similar conditions.") (September 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "FORMER HEAD OF HUMAN RIGHTS CHARITY ACCUSED OF LEADING DOUBLE LIFE AS TERRORIST FUNDRAISER Abdul Rahman al-Nuaimi accused of sitting at centre of web of funding for al-Qaeda affiliates in countries ranging from Yemen to Syria, to Iraq to Somalia." by David Blair and Richard Spencer (SNIPPET: "Although he protests his innocence, Mr Nuaimi was singled out last December for US sanctions, Including a travel ban and asset freeze. Despite this public designation, Mr Nuaimi is believed to remain at liberty in Doha.") (September 20, 2014) (Read More...)
CSMONITOR.com: "HEARD AT SYRIA'S BORDER: LIFE IN THE ISLAMIC STATE IS ORDERLY, BUT BRUTAL" by Dominique Soguel (SNIPPET: ""The worst is their women -- they walk about carrying guns, grenades, and suicide belts. You are always worried that one of them will go off by accident," says Aisha. She now feels safe enough to chuckle at the memory of a jihadist's wife who scolded her at the gynecologist's office for lifting her face veil for a quick breather. The woman was so adamant that Aisha deemed it best to cover up, despite the suffocating heat and absence of men.") (September 21, 2014) (Read More...)
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS: "RUSSIA ORDERS MORE Su-30SM Fighters" by Vladimir Karnozov (SNIPPET: "The latest contract comes with an option for 10 more aircraft and is timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the founding of IAZ, the Russian acronym for Irkutsk Aviation Plant. To date, the enterprise has shipped 29 Su-30SMs to the Russian defense ministry. This year Irkut is to deliver 15 Su-30SMs, according to IAZ plant general manager Alexander Veprev. Russian naval aviation accepted its first batch of three Su-30SMs between June and August this year. The navy has plans for a total of 60 such aircraft.") (September 19, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY-LINKED TELECOM FIRM SHIPPED U.S. EQUIPMENT TO CUBA Commerce probing whether Huawei sale of U.S. gear violated sanctions" by Bill Gertz (September 19, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FORMER TOP STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: ASIA POLICY ALMOST IN 'FREE FALL' Experts say pivot to Asia has been hollow as China threat looms" by Casey Harper (September 18, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Honolulu - Press Release: Washington - "HAWAII MAN SENTENCED TO 87 MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR COMMUNICATING CLASSIFIED NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSON" (SNIPPET: "Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 60" SNIPPET: "Bishop pleaded guilty to the two charges on March 13, 2014. In a plea agreement filed with the court and during court proceedings, Bishop admitted that, on March 12, 2012, he e-mailed classified information to a 27-year-old Chinese woman with whom he had a romantic relationship and who was present in the United States as a graduate student on a J1 Visa. The classified information related to joint training and planning sessions between the United States and the Republic of Korea and was classified at the SECRET level. Bishop also admitted to unlawfully retaining at his residence multiple classified documents that related to the national defense, including the U.S. Armed Forces Defense Planning Guide for years 2014 through 2018, a document entitled Optimizing U.S. Force Posture in the Asia Pacific, the U.S. Department of Defense China Strategy, the 2010 Guidance for Employment of Force (GEF) and a classified photograph of a Chinese naval asset that Bishop retrieved from classified sources based on a request from the Chinese woman. The documents had been removed from Bishop's workplace at U.S. Pacific Command.") (September 17, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIANS CAUGHT IN KENYA CARRYING FAKE ISRAELI PASSPORTS" by Itamar Eichner (SNIPPET: "Two Iranians in their early 20s, a man and a woman, were arrested in the Kenyan capital Nairobi earlier this week when they were discovered using fake Israeli passports and going by the names Adi and Avshalom." SNIPPET: "The two tried to board a Brussels Airlines flight to Belgium, and from there board a flight to Tel Aviv.") (September 19, 2014 10:23/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Diego, Calif. - Press Release: "TWO MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN INTERNATIONAL STOLEN CAR AND IDENTITY THEFT INTERNET SCAM" (SNIPPET: "Edmund Seshie and Abdul Rezak Shaib" SNIPPET: "Co-defendant Addo remains a fugitive and is believed to be residing in Africa.") (September 18, 2014) (Read More...)
PULLMAN RADIO.com (Pullman, WA) - News: "SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL FLEES U.S. AFTER SECOND ALLEGATION INVOLVING PULLMAN CHILDREN" by Evan Ellis (SNIPPET: "41 year old former Washington State University student Abdullatif Arishi") (September 18, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Testimony: "WORLDWIDE THREATS TO THE HOMELAND" ["James B, Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Statement Before the House Homeland Security Committee - Washington, D.C. - September 17, 2014" (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ROCHESTER MAN CHARGED WITH ASSISTING ISIS, PLOTTING TO ATTACK U.S. ARMED FORCES" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A Yemeni native was indicted in Rochester, N.Y. Wednesday for attempting to provide material support and resources to the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS), which calls itself the Islamic State. Mufid Elfgeeh, a naturalized American, also is accused of plotting to kill U.S. soldiers and of firearms violations.") (September 17, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: Mississauga, Ontario - "CANADIAN JIHADIST UNMASKED" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Snip: "Abu Turaab has been tweeting his deadly ideology since he joined ISIS. The post has learned his real name is Mohammed Ali" (2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONTROVERSIAL DHS ADVISER LET GO AMID ALLEGATIONS OF COVER UP Elibiary let go after extremist rhetoric, claims he improperly used classified docs" by Adam Kredo (September 15, 2014) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT - News Analysis: "BROTHERHOOD PROMOTER RESIGNS FROM DHS TO FOCUS ON GOP PARTY Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood -- as well as all other Islamists have no place in the U.S. government" by Ryan Mauro (September 7, 2014) (Read More...)
CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY.org - Occasional Paper Series: "A WINDOW ON THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA An Annotated Interview with DHS Advisor Mohamed Elibiary" -Ryan Mauro, The Clarion Project (pdf) (September 2013) (Read More...)
FBI - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FORMER COLLEGE STUDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO UNREGISTERED POSSESSION OF RICIN Toxin found last winter in his dorm room" (SNIPPET: "Daniel Milzman, 19, of Bethesda, Md., pled guilty today to a federal offense stemming from the discovery of a plastic bag of lethal ricin in a dormitory room where he was staying while he was a student at Georgetown University.") (September 15, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): Berlin - "MAN ACCUSED OF IS MEMBERSHIP ON TRIAL IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Prosecutors allege that Kreshnik Berisha, who once played for a Jewish football club, traveled last year to Syria, where he fought with the group before returning to Germany five months later.") (Published September 15, 2014, 09:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
TRUST.org - THOMAS REUTERS FOUNDATION (REUTERS): Kampala - "UGANDA SEIZES EXPLOSIVES, SUICIDE VESTS FROM SUSPECTED AL SHABAAB CELL" by Elias Biryabarema (SNIPPET: "Police in the Ugandan capital Kampala seized "substantial amounts of explosives" and suicide vests in raids on a suspected al Shabaab cell that was planning an imminent attack, a Ugandan official said in an interview on Sunday. Police arrested 19 people in the operation on Saturday, and Information Minister Rose Namayanja urged the public to "remain vigilant" as Uganda continues its investigation into the planned attack.") (September 14, 2014 18:42 GMT) (Read More...)
THE STRAITS TIMES - Asia Report: "JAKARTA NABS 4 FOREIGNERS WITH 'ISIS CONNECTION' Police say Uighurs from China were trying to link up with local militants" by Zakir Hussain (SNIPPET: "Police had initially said they were Turkish nationals based on their forged passports, but later clarified they were Uighurs from China's restive Xinjiang region who had travelled through Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia.") (September 15, 2014) (Read More...)
ABC News - AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (ABC/AFP): "INDONESIA ARRESTS FOUR TURKS OVER ISLAMIC STATE LINK" (SNIPPET: "Indonesia is home to the world's biggest Muslim population of about 225 million and has long struggled with terrorism.") (Updated September 14, 2014, 7:44pm) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ISLAMIC STATE BEHEADS BRITISH CITIZEN, THREATENS ANOTHER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State released a video today of the beheading of David Cawthorne Haines, a British citizen who was kidnapped while providing security for an aid group in Syria's Idlib province in March 2013. In the video, the Islamic State also threatens to kill Alan Henning, another captive British citizen, if Britain continues to support operations against the jihadist group.") (September 13, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "HOSTAGE DAVID HAINES' MUDER 'EVIL', PM SAYS" (SNIPPET: "David Cameron has condemned the beheading of British aid worker David Haines by Islamic State, describing it as an "act of pure evil". SNIPPET: "The killing comes just weeks after American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were beheaded by Islamic State (IS). Those deaths were also filmed, and the videos were released on the internet. In the new video, a man dressed in black stood behind Mr Haines. The man seemed to speak with an English accent.") (September 14, 2014 10:46 am UK) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "SUSPECT SAYS HE MURDERED NEW JERSEY TEEN AS REVENGE FOR U.S. MILITARY KILLINGS IN MIDDLE EAST: POLICE" by Meg Wagner (SNIPPET: "Ali Muhammad Brown is accused of killing a 19-year-old in New Jersey and three men in Washington State." SNIPPET: "Brown is a devout Muslim opposed to U.S. intervention overseas, especially Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, prosecutors said.") (August 21, 2014) (Read More...)
KING 5 NEWS: Seattle - "SUSPECT IN SEATTLE DOUBLE MURDER LINKED TO FOURTH HOMICIDE" by Linda Byron and John Lageler, King 5 News (SNIPPET: "Multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation say Brown told police he carried out the murders because he was on a jihad to kill Americans." SNIPPET: "After the Leschi area murders in June, police launched an extensive search for Brown, a transient and Level One sex offender known to frequent south King County.") (August 19, 2014) (Read More...)
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: "FBI: ATTACK ON PG&E SOUTH BAY SUBSTATION WASN'T TERRORISM" by David R. Bakeer (SNIPPET: "The mysterious rifle attack on a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. substation near San Jose last year has been called a sophisticated terrorist strike, executed by a team of snipers, possibly as a trial run for a larger assault on the nation's power grid.") (September 10, 2014; Updated September 11, 2014) (Read More...)
NYPOST.com: "GUN-WIELDING TEEN GIRLS FROM EUROPE JOIN ISIS" by Chris Perez (SNIPPET: "Samra Kesinovic, 16, and Sabina Selimovic, 15" SNIPPET: "Austria's Interior Ministry has confirmed that two additional girls from Vienna -- ages 16 and 14 -- recently were nabbed trying to sneak out of the country and join the Islamic State jihadists.") (September 10, 2014) (Read More...)
PERTH NOW.com.au: "TWO MEN FACE TERROR CHARGES AS POLICE RAID ISLAMIC BOOK STORE AT LOGAN" by Neil Doorley, Connor O'Brien, AAP, The Courier-Mail (SNIPPET: "AFP National Manager Counter Terrorism Assistant Commissioner Neil Gaughan confirmed Omar Succarieh was one of the men arrested today. He said a 31-year-old from Kuraby would be charged with providing funds to terrorist organisation Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria." SNIPPET: "He said a 21-year-old from Baronia Heights would also be charged with two offences under the Crimes Incursions Act.") (September 10, 2014 5:23 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "COLORADO TEEN SOUGHT MILITARY TRAINING BEFORE TRYING TO JOIN ISIS" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "The conspiracy started earlier this year when 19-year-old Shannon Conley of Arvada, Col. met an ISIS member on the Internet, who identified himself as Yousr Mouelhi." SNIPPET: "According to the plea agreement, Conley was fully aware that ISIS was a designated terrorist organization. She joined the U.S. Army Explorers (USAE) to learn military tactics and firearms use in hopes of fighting for ISIS forces in the future. FBI agents met with Conley several times to persuade her to not travel overseas to wage violent jihad, but she would not give up her jihadi ambitions. In March, Mouelhi and other conspirators helped Conley buy an airline ticket to travel to Turkey. She was arrested...") (September 10, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "MINNESOTA WOMAN LEFT U.S. TO FIGHT FOR ISLAMIC STATE: FBI" (SNIPPET: "The FBI has received word that a 19-year-old Somali-American woman from St. Paul, Minnesota, has left the United States for Syria with plans to join the Islamic State terrorist group.") (September 5, 2014) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRUSSELS MUSEUM SHOOTING SUSPECT 'BEHEADED BABY' Ex-hostage says French jihadist accused of killing four at Brussels Jewish Museum 'tortured prisoners' and claimed to have raped and killed young mother before beheading baby" by David Chazan, Calais (September 7, 2014) (Read More...)
STANDARD.co.uk: "WOMAN BEHEADED: 'MUSLIM CONVERT' KNOWN AS FAT NICK SUSPECTED OF SLAUGHTERING GRANDMOTHER PICTURED FOR FIRST TIME" (SNIPPET: "Details have begun to emerge about the man arrested for the murder of a great grandmother beheaded in her back garden. He was named locally as Nicholas Salvadore, a 25-year-old would-be cage fighter who is believed to be a Muslim convert, who had been living a few doors from 82-year-old Palmira Silva.") (Updated September 5, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TICO TIMES (AFP): Santiago, Chile - "BOMB ROCKS PACKED CHILE METRO STATION, 10 INJURED" by Patricia Luna, AFP (SNIPPET: "A homemade bomb wounded 10 people when it rocked a food court inside a packed Santiago metro station at lunch hour on Monday, with Chile's government calling it a "terrorist act." The explosive device that ripped through Escuela Militar (Military School) station was made of a fire extinguisher and a clock and had been planted in a trash can, officials said.") (September 8, 2014) (Read More...)
CLARION PROJECT.org: "IRAN FAILS TO PROVE NUKES NOT FOR WEAPONS: MONITORS The International Atomic energy Agency says Iran has failed on two obligations to which it agreed: to give up work on nuclear warheads and detonations." by Ryan Mauro (September 9, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS NEAR CANADA PRACTICE CRUISE MISSILE STRIKES ON U.S. Nuclear launch rehearsal conducted in North Atlantic" by Bill Gertz (September 8, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS: "U.S. FEDERAL AIR MARSHALL ATTACKED WITH SYRINGE IN LAGOS AIRPORT" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "The FBI and CDC are investigating an attack on a federal air marshal who was injected with a syringe full of an unknown substance inside the Lagos, Nigeria airport on Sunday, according to a Situational Awareness notice obtained by FoxNews.com. A federal air marshal reported being attacked by a subject while on the public side of the Lagos Airport on Sunday, according to an alert from TSA's Transportation Security Operations Center distributed throughout the agency on Monday afternoon.") (September 8, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.de - Germany's News in English: "TERROR SUSPECTS SEIZED AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: Three Islamic terror suspects were arrested at Frankfurt Airport on Saturday. The three men, who are all German nationals, are believed to have been trained by al-Shabaab in Somalia.") (Updated September 8, 2014, 11:36 GMT) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE.org: "GERMANY'S 'SHARIA POLICE'" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "Many of those attracted to Salafi ideology are impressionable young Muslims who, authorities say, are especially susceptible to perpetrating terrorist acts in the name of Islam." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, the trial of four Salafists -- accused of planting a bomb at the main train station in Bonn in December 2012 and for plotting to murder an anti-Islam activist in Leverkusen in March 2013 -- is set to begin in Düsseldorf, the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.") (September 8, 2014) (Read More...)
NYTIMES.com: "QATAR'S SUPPORT OF EXTREMISTS ALIENATES ALLIES NEAR AND FAR" by David D. Kirpatrick (SNIPPET: "Sheikh Ajmi and at least a half-dozen others identified by the United States as private fund-raisers for Al Qaeda's Syrian franchise operate freely in Doha, often speaking at state-owned mosques and even occasionally appearing on Al Jazeera. The state itself has provided at least some form of assistance -- whether sanctuary, media, money or weapons -- to the Taliban of Afghanistan, Hamas of Gaza, rebels from Syria, militias in Libya and allies of the Muslim Brotherhood across the region.") (September 7, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com - Commentary: "WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JIHAD PILOT ADNAN SHUKRIJUMAH?" by Michelle Malkin (SNIPPET: "Saudi-born Shukrijumah, billed as the "next Mohammed Atta," has been a fugitive since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.") (September 5, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING: FEARS RISE OVER OIL TANKER TRAINING OF POTENTIAL TERRORISTS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: ""Reporting revealed that 22 students of Middle Eastern descent from Michigan and California were enrolled in recent maritime training courses in Houston, TX to obtain training, licensing, and/or mariner ratings during calendar year 2014," the report said. "All students were naturalized U.S. citizens from Yemen.") (September 3, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "U.S. SAYS PLANE FROM AFGHANISTAN LANDED IN IRAN OVER 'BUREAUCRATIC ISSUE'" (SNIPPET: "Earlier, the Washington Post reported that Iranian fighter jets had forced a plane carrying about 100 Americans, and possibly two Canadians, to land in Iran. It said the plane was chartered by the Pentagon from Fly Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.") (Published September 5, 2014, 23:49/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "SHIN BET SOURCES: 10 ISRAELI ARABS JOINED ISLAMIC STATE Unnamed officials say security services cooperating to monitor and act against citizens who fight in Syria and Iraq" by Lazar Berman and Marissa Newman (September 5, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "THE AMERICAN COMPUTER WIZ RUNNING BRUTALLY EFFECTIVE ISIS SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN: College-educated son of top Boston doctor is on FBI Most Wanted list" by Michael Zennie for MAILONLINE (Updated September 4, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "WANTED FUGITIVE AHMAD ABOUSAMRA ADDED TO THE FBI's MOST WANTED TERRORISTS LIST $50,000 Reward Offered for Information Leading to His Capture and Return to the U.S." (December 18, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside the Ring: "FEARS RISE OVER OIL TANKER TRAINING OF POTENTIAL TERRORISTS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: ""Reporting revealed that 22 students of Middle Eastern descent from Michigan and California were enrolled in recent maritime training courses in Houston, TX to obtain training, licensing, and/or mariner ratings during calendar year 2014," the report said." All students were naturalized U.S. citizens from Yemen.") (September 3, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-SHABAAB VIDEO SEEKS RECRUITS IN MINNESOTA" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "At least 40 Americans, mostly from the Minneapolis area, have joined the terrorist group, along with 20 to 25 Canadians. Several Americans died fighting for the terrorist group -- including one as a suicide bomber.") (September 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "'ARE YOU KIDDING ME?': Michelle Bachmann Shares What FBI Allegedly Told Here About Islamic State Terrorists Returning to U.S." by Erica Ritz (SNIPPET: "Bachmann said she is introducing legislation "so that anyone with a U.S. passport who's gone to fight with ISIS or any of these jihadist groups, they are prevented from coming into the United States."") (September 2, 2014) (Read More...)
CHRISTIAN TODAY: "BRITISH WOMAN WHO JOINED ISIS CALLS FOR BEHEADING OF CHRISTIANS" by Lucinda Borkett-Jones (SNIPPET: "Sally Jones, 40, who left Britain for Syria last year, is thought to be using the name Umm Hussain or Sakinah Hussain, and uses the name Umm Hussain al-Britani on Twitter, the Sunday Times reported." SNIPPET: "Once part of an all-girl rock band, Jones converted to Islam after meeting convicted computer hacker turned jihadi, Junaid Hussain, online.") (September 1, 2014) (Read More...)
THE SUNDAY TIMES - UK: "SCATTY MIDDLE-AGED MUM 'REBORN AS JIHACKER'S WIFE'" by Dipesh Gadher (SNIPPET: "A white British woman has joined Isis terrorists in Syria and has revealed a desire to behead Christians personally with a "blunt knife". The woman, a convert to Islam...") (August 31, 2014) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM.com (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE): "MUSLIM SEXUALLY ENSLAVING CHILDREN: A GLOBAL PHENOMENON" (SNIPPET: "As shocking as the Muslim-run sex ring in Rotherham, England may seem to some -- 1,400 British children as young as 11 plied with drugs before being passed around and sexually abused in cabs and kabob shops -- the fact is that this phenomenon is immensely widespread. In the United Kingdom alone, it's the fifth sex abuse ring led by Muslims to be uncovered.") (September 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MISSING LIBYAN JETLINERS RAISE FEARS OF SUICIDE AIRLINER ATTACKS ON 9/11 Egypt set for military intervention as Libya spirals toward failed state" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The aircraft were reportedly taken in late August following the takeover of Tripoli International Airport, located about 20 miles south of the capital, by Libyan Dawn. Al Jazeera television reported in late August that western intelligence reports had warned of terror threats to the region from 11 stolen commercial jets.") (September 2, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA BUILDING MISSILE SUBMARINE" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea is building a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles, potentially increasing the threat posed by the nuclear-armed rogue state. A missile launch tube on a North Korean submarine was observed recently by U.S. intelligence agencies and is raising new concerns about the missile and nuclear threat from the communist regime in Pyongyang, according to two defense officials familiar with reports of the development.") (August 26, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "AL NUSRA FRONT: We'll free UN peacekeepers in return for humanitarian aid" BY Elior Levy (SNIPPET: "After 40, Filipino peacekeepers flee to Israel overnight, Syrian rebels claim to have reached deal to see additional 45 peacekeepers go free." SNIPPET: "The Nusra Front also posted a photo showing what it said were the captured Fijians in their military uniforms along with 45 identification cards, SITE said.") (Latest update August 31, 2014, 21:43/Israel News) (Read More...)
NBC NEWS: "SUSPECTED JIHADIST GIRL ARRESTED IN FRANCE BEFORE TRIP TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "A 16-year-old girl" SNIPPET: "A 20-year-old man was also arrested for allegedly recruiting the girl and paying her airfare" SNIPPET: "France estimates that 800 of its citizens have left to join Islamist groups in Syria, according to Reuters.") (August 31, 2014 10:31 am) (Read More...)
English.AL ARABIYA NEWS: "REPORT: MALAYSIAN WOMEN JOIN ISIS TO COMFORT MILITANTS" (SNIPPET: "So-called Jihad al-nikah, permitting extramarital sexual relations with multiple partners, s considered by fringe hardline Sunni Muslim Salafists as a legitimate form of holy war. "Intelligence exchanged with other countries revealed that Sunni Muslim women from Australia and the United Kingdom had also joined up with ISIS," said the intelligence official "Australian intelligence officials have revealed that more than 100 Australian Muslims are in Syria fighting alongside ISIS." While reports of Muslim women, including Tunisian females, heading to Syria for Jihad al-nikah circulated in late 2013, this is the latest reported case.") (Last update August 28, 2014) (Read More...)
Denver.CBSlocal.com - CBS4: Denver, Colorado - "AL QAEDA REPORTEDLY TARGETING THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY" (SNIPPET: "The Al Qaeda English language online magazine is now suggesting targets for Lone Wolf terror attacks. Among them listed are Times Square, Las Vegas and the Air Force Academy.") (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Latest Islamic State Magazine Touts Foley Killing, Taunts Obama" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Al-Hayat Media, an important part of the Islamic State's propaganda machine, released the third issue of its English-language jihadist publication Dabiq Friday." SNIPPET: "The magazine also provides religious justification for Muslims living in the West to leave their countries and join the fight, depicting a Muslim society free from nationalism and where they can live in full accord with Islamic law and morality. It also uses guilt against Muslims who refuse to follow the Islamic State.") (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. HITS IRANIAN TERRORISM BACKERS, NUCLEAR ENABLERS WITH NEW SANCTIONS Those found to be helping Iran acquire nukes and wage terror sanctioned" by Adam Kredo (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - USAO - NYS - Press Release: "FORMER HEAD OF SURINAME'S COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT PLEADS GUILTY IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO ATTEMPTING TO SUPPORT HEZBOLLAH, NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING, AND FIREARMS OFFENSES" (SNIPPET: "DINO BOUTERSE, who is the son of the President of Suriname") (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
USA TODAY: "FBI PROBES ISLAMIC STATE RECRUITING IN MINNEAPOLIS" by Oren Dorell (PHOTO CAPTION: "Terrorist recruiters are actively targeting Americans. According to the FBI, at least 100 people from the United States have been recruited by ISIS. VPC") (August 29, 2014 6:21 pm EDT) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH: "IMMINENT TERRORIST ATTACK WARNING BY FEDS ON U.S. BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Specifically, Judicial Watch sources reveal that the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) is confirmed to now be operating in Juarez, a famously crime-infested narcotics hotbed situated across from El Paso, Texas. Violent crimes are so rampant in Juarez that the U.S. State Department has issued a number of travel warnings for anyone planning to go there. The last one was issued just a few days ago.") (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
GOV.UK - Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon David Cameron MP - Speech - Transcript: "THREAT LEVEL FROM INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM RAISED: PM press statement" (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FBI NATIONAL DOMESTIC THREAT ASSESSMENT OMITS ISLAMIST TERRORISM Internal report labels white supremacists, black separatists, militias, abortion extremists main domestic extremists" by Bill Gertz (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "FORT HOOD GUNMAN WANTS TO BECOME IS CITIZEN" (SNIPPET: "Major Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death last year for the shooting at the Texas military base that left 13 dead and 30 wounded. In his letter to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Hasan wrote: "I formally and humbly request to be made a citizen of the Islamic State."") (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN BEGINS ARMING PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS Promises 'the annihilation of the Zionist Regime'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "A top Iranian military commander confirmed that weapon shipments to the West Bank have already begun and that more will be sent to other "Palestinian resistance groups."" (August 28, 2014) (Read More...)
THE JEWISH PRESS: "FUNERAL BEGINS FROM LAKEWOOD YESHIVA STUDENT AARON SOFER Sofer, who may have died from dehydration after falling in a ravine while hiking, is being buried in Beit Shemesh." by Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu (August 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MAN THREATENS TO MURDER CHILDREN DUE TO ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "An Ohio school was placed on lockdown Wednesday after a man with a "heavy accent" phoned the school and threatened to murder children with an AK-47 due to the current conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to local police." SNIPPET: ""He identified himself as 'Mohammed Shehad,'" or something similar to that, and claimed to live in the area, Phalen said, explaining that those who fielded the call were unsure precisely what last name the man provided.") (August 27, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AMERICAN KILLED FIGHTING FOR THE ISLAMIC STATE IN SYRIA" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Douglas McArthur McCain, 33" SNIPPET: "McCain was born in Illinois but later moved to Twin Cities in Minnesota" SNIPPET: "He "reverted" to Islam in 2004, according to a Twitter post. McCain reportedly worked at a restaurant in San Diego and attended Masjid Nur in that city, NBC News reports." SNIPPET: "McCain becomes the fourth American known to have been killed while fighting for jihadist groups.") (August 26, 2014(Read More...)
BOSTON MAGAZINE news blog: "DZHOKHAR TSARVAEV's COLLEGE FRIEND PLEADS GUILTY" by Susan Zalkind, Boston Daily (SNIPPET: "If a judge accepts the agreement, Dias Kadyrbayev, facing obstruction charges for disposing of Tsarnaev's backpack after the Marathon bombings, will serve a maximum of seven years.") (August 22, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA LEADER AND FINANCIAL CONDUIT Action Targets Founding Member of LT-affiliated NGO, Falah-I-Insaniat Foundation, and his Pakistan-based Money Service Provider" (SNIPPET: "Muhammad Iqbal" SNIPPET: "Asma Money Exchangers (AME)") (August 27, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA BUILDING MISSILE SUBMARINE New intelligence raises fears of future underwater nuclear missile threat from Pyongyang" by Bill Gertz (August 26, 2014) (Read More...)
SPLOID.gizmodo.com: "CHINA SAYS NEW SUPERSONIC SUB WOULD REACH SAN FRANCISCO IN 100 MINUTES" by Omar Kardoudi (SNIPPET: "China claims it has found a way to create a supersonic underwater vessel that could travel from China to San Francisco in less than two hours using new developments in supercavitation. This could be extremely useful for travel--but also for the development of underwater weapons. In fact, this is a military project.") (August 25, 2014 10:34 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FEDS CREATING DATABASE TO TRACK 'HATE SPEECH' ON TWITTER $1Million study focuses on internet memes, 'misinformation' in political campaigns" by Elizabeth Harrington (SNIPPET: "The "Truthy" database, created by researchers at Indiana University, is designed to "detect political smears, astroturfing, misinformation, and other social pollution." SNIPPET: "'Truthy' claims to be non-partisan. However, the project's lead investigator Filippo Menczer proclaims his support for numerous progressive advocacy groups, ncluding President Barack Obama's Organizing for Action, Moveon.org, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, Amnesty International, and True Majority. Menczer, a professor of informatics and computer science at Indiana University, links to each of the organizations on his personal page from his bio at the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research.") (August 25, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS (AP): "JERUSALEM POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING NJ STUDENT Twenty-three-year-old Aaron Sofer has been missing since Friday when he went on a hike with a friend in the Jerusalem forest; police launches extensive search." (August 26, 2014, 12:23/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "AMERICAN WOMAN IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said Tuesday, The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the radical group.") (August 26, 2014, 23:47/Israel News) (Read More...)
Stuff.co.nz - THE PRESS: "FEARS FOR SAUDI CHRISTIAN CONVERTS" by Tony Wall and Blair Ensor (SNIPPET: "Two Saudi Arabian asylum seekers at opposite ends of the country have suddenly flown home, and friends are convinced they have been forcibly repatriated because they'd turned their backs on Islam." (Last updated August 24, 2014 08:30) (Read More...)
NYPOST.com: "BRITISH RAPPER A SUSPECT IN ISIS BEHEADING" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, a British man who rapped uner the name 'L Jinny,' is a suspect in the beheading murder of journalist James Foley." SNIPPET: "Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary -- who recently tweeted a photo of himself holding up a severed head -- was among three Brits identified as possibly being the masked killer known as "John the Beatle." Bary, 24, is the son of an Egyptian-born militant who is awaiting trial on terror charges tied to the deadly 1998 bombings of embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.") (August 23, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk" FIGHTING JIHD IN SYRIA, THE BRITISH 'GRIME' RAPPER FROM L1M HOME IN MAIDA VALE, WEST LONDON, WHO IS THE SON OF A SUSPECTED AL QAEDA MASTERMIND" (SNIPPET: "Abel-Majed Abdel Bary, 23" SNIPPET: "Friends said Bary -- an aspiring rapper on the 'grime' music scene -- grew increasingly radical and violent after mixing with thugs linked to hate preacher Anjem Choudary." SNIPPET: "Bary appeared in dozens of videos, including one in which he posed outside the Bank of England and declared his allegiance to the global hacking group Anonymous." SNIPPET: "He changed his Twitter name to Soldier of Allah and posed for pictures wearing a mask and military fatigues while carrying an AK-47 and other large assault rifles.") (December 31, 2013; Updated January 1, 2014) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "SUSPECT SAYS HE MURDERED NEW JERSEY TEEN AS REVENGE FOR U.S. MILITARY KILLINGS IN MIDDLE EAST: POLICE Ali Muhammad Brown is accused of killing a 19-year-old in New Jersey and three men in Washington State. According to court documents, the 29-year-old claimed he wanted to kill the teen as an act of 'vengeance' to retaliate for U.S. military action in the Middle East" by Meg Wagner (SNIPPET: "Brown is a devout Muslim opposed to U.S. intervention overseas, especially Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Iran, prosecutors said.") (August 21, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "TREASURY DESIGNATES 2 'KEY' AL QAEDA FINANCIERS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Sharikh is known as Sanafi al Nasr, or the "Cultivator of Victory."" SNIPPET: "Treasury cites Nasr's prolific use of Twitter in its designation, noting that he "has used social media posts to demonstrate his aspiration to target Americans and US interests." His Twitter feed currently has almost 22,000 followers. Nasr has also used Twitter to provide updates on al Qaeda's leadership." SNIPPET: "Earlier this month, the Treasury Department designated three other financiers, at least two of whom are Kuwaiti nationals. The third has been linked to Kuwait and also works with al Qaeda's Iran-based facilitators.") (August 22, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - TREASURY DESIGNATES ADDITIONAL SUPPORTERS OF THE AL-NUSRAH FRONT AND AL-QAIDA Action Implements U.N. Security Council Resolution 2170" (SNIPPET: " Prior to his work in Syria with ANF, al-Sharikh served in early 2013 as chief of al-Qaida's Iran-based extremist and financial facilitation network before the return of already designated al-Qaida facilitator Yasin al-Suri to the position. Al-Sharikh has also previously served al-Qaida as a key financial facilitator in Pakistan.") (August 22, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "SUSPECT IN KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF 3 ISRAELI TEENS ARRESTED" by Aviel Magnezi (SNIPPET: "Hossam Kawasmeh, arrested on July 11, admitted leading cell which abducted and murder Gil-Ad Schaer, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Frenkel; He received funds from Hamas." (August 5, 2014, 23:38/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON SAYS CHINESE JET CARRIED OUT 'AGGRESSIVE' AND 'DANGEROUS' INTERCEPT OF NAVY INTELLIGENCE JET Su-27 flew within 20 feet of P-8 anti-submarine warfare jet in South China Sea" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Chinese jet originated from the same PLA air force unit in Hainan that was responsible for other close intercepts in March, April and May, Pool said.") (August 21, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DEPARTMENT SANCTIONS A TALIBAN FUNDING CONDUIT AND TWO KEY TALIBAN FIGURES" (SNIPPET: "The Pakistan-based hawala, Haji Basir and Zarjmil Company (Basir Zarjmil Hawala), and, its owner, Haji Abdul Basir, are being designated for providing financial services or other support to the Taliban. In addition, Taliban commander Qari Rahmat is being designated for acting for or on behalf of the Taliban.") (August 21, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "BRITISH WOMAN VOWS TO BECOME FIRST FEMALE TO BEHEAD WESTERN PRISONER IN SYRIA" by Martin Evans (PHOTO CAPTION: "Khadijah Dare has urged other young women from London to join her in Syria, it is thought to have converted to Islam in her mid-teens" SNIPPET: "She is understood to have been a regular at the Lewisham Islamic Centre, which was linked to the killers of Drummer Lee Rigby. Dare later married a Turkish militant who she met in Sweden." SNIPPET: "Writing under the Twitter name Muhajirah fi Sham...") (August 21, 2014 7:03 pm BST) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA SECRETLY CONDUCTS SECOND FLIGHT TEST OF NEW ULTRA HIGH-SPEED MISSILE Wu-14 hypersonic glide vehicle poses major strategic weapons threat" by Bill Gertz (August 19, 2014) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com: "CHINESE HACKERS STOLE DATA OF 4.5M PATIENTS" by Elise Viebeck (SNIPPET: "The theft follows several major data breaches at U.S. retailers including Target, Neiman Marcus and Michael's.") (August 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. LAUNCHED RAID IN SYRIA TO RESCUE AMERICAN HOSTAGES HELD BY ISLAMIC STATE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The rescue attempt failed as the hostages were not at the location of the raid.") (August 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix: "U.S. CONFIRMS ISLAMIC STATE EXECUTED AMERICAN JOURNALIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The question that remains is how the US will respond to the very public and extremely brutal execution of an American citizen.") (August 20, 2014) (Read More...)
AZCENTRAL.com - THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: "235 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA SEIZED IN CROSS-BORDER TUNNEL" by Sophia Kunthara (SNIPPET: "At least 103 cross-border drug tunnels have been discovered in Nogales, more than in any other area along the 1,933-mile border with Mexico, where at least 173 tunnels have been discovered since 1990.") (August 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AQAP SEEKS TO CAPITALIZE ON ANTI-ISRAELI SENTIMENT IN NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MAGAZINE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Al Malahem Media, the official propaganda arm of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)" SNIPPET: "The magazine is similar to AQAP's Inspire magazine, which has encouraged jihadist recruits to carry out individual acts of terrorism.") (August 17, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "MUSTAFA FAMILY CRIME RING INDICTED FOR USING THOUSANDS OF STOLEN IDENTITIES TO STEAL CELLULAR TELEPHONES AND TABLET DEVICES WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS Mustafa Family Trafficked Stolen Mobile Devices Throughout United States and Overseas" (August 12, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. SECRET SERVICE - press release: Washington, D.C. - "U.S. SECRET SERVICE INVESTIGATION DISMANTLES MUSTAFA FAMILY CRIME RING 20 Members of the Mustafa Family International Crime Ring Indicted for Trafficking Stolen Cell Phones and Tablets" (pdf) (August 12, 2014) (Read More...)
INTERPOL: Lyon, France - "INTERPOL ISSUES RED NOTICE FOR ARREST OF SAMANTHA LEWTHWAITE AT KENYA'S REQUEST Public's help in indentifying and locating 'White Widow' fugitive crucial, says INTERPOL Chief" (September 26, 2013) (Read More...)
INTERPOL.int: "LEWTHWAITE, SAMANTHA LOUISE Wanted by the Judicial Authorities of Kenya for Prosecution/to Serve a Sentence" (View Notice & Photos Here.)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Omaha - "STRATCOM: CHINA CONTINUING TO WEAPONIZE SPACE WITH LATEST ANTI-SATELLITE MISSILE SHOT July 23 test 'concerning,' 'problematic'" by Bill Gertz (August 13, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: "LOS ANGELES GRAND JURY INDICTS CHINESE NATIONAL IN COMPUTER HACKING SCHEME ALLEGEDLY INVOLVING THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS" (SNIPPET: "Su Bin--who also used the names "Stephen Su," "Stephen Subin" and "Steven Subin"" SNIPPET: "The indictment alleges that Su, a 49-year-old businessman, worked with two unindicted co-conspirators based in China to infiltrate computer systems and obtain confidential information about military programs, including the C-17 transport aircraft, the F-22 fighter jet, and the F-35 fighter jet.") (August 15, 2014) (Read More...)
MYFOXNY.com: "REPORT: GERMAN ARTISTS HOISTED WHITE FLAGS OVER BROOKLYN BRIDGE" (SNIPPET: "Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke" SNIPPET: "Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has said he is "not happy" about the stunt. The bridge is considered a general target of terrorism, and city officials were troubled by the breach of security. Bratton tasked Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence John Miller to investigate the incident.") (August 12, 2014) (Read More...)
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (REUTERS): Dubai - "SAUDI FATHER TAKES 10, 11-YEAR-OLD SONS TO FIGHT IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper said on Tuesday that the unsuspecting mother had been told that her sons, Abdullah and Ahmed, were going on holiday with their father, identified as Nasser al-Shayeq, in a neighbouring Gulf Arab country when she saw an Instagram photo of them in Turkey. Al-Hayat said she telephoned her son to ask about the photo, only to receive a message from her ex-husband, a former Saudi civil servant, to say that he was taking the boys to Syria to join Islamic State, one of the most militant groups fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.") (August 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DENVER POST: "ARVADA TEEN IN TERROR CASE FILES PAPERS INDICATING GUILTY PLEA LIKELY" by Jesse Paul (SNIPPET: "Shannon Conley, 19" SNIPPET: "Conley also told an FBI agent she was "ready to wage jihad." Federal officers began investigating Conley after officials at the Faith Bible Chapel of Arvada suspected her of plotting a terrorist attack against the church last year.") (August 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DENVER POST: "ARVADA TEEN SHANNON CONLEY'S SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES PROMPTED CHURCH SECURITY MEASURES" by Kirk Mitchell (SNIPPET: "As an Arvada congregation prepared to welcome more than 1,000 area Jews into their chapel for an annual fall homage to the Holy Land last year, a young Muslim woman appeared to be plotting a terrorist attack in plain sight." SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley, 19") (July 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE DENVER POST: "FBI ARRESTS ARVADA TEEN SUSPECTED OF TRYING TO SUPPORT AL-QAEDA, ISIS" by Jesse Paul (SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley, 19, was taken into custody at the Denver International Airport by the FBI as she attempted to board a plane on her way to Turkey, according to Dave Joly, an FBI spokesman.") (July 2, 2014) (Read More...)
NEW YORK POST.com: "THE CATHOLIC EX-COP WHO TRIED TO JOIN ISIS FROM U.S." by Bob Fredericks (SNIPPET: "Don Morgan, 44, a Catholic-born North Carolinian" SNIPPET: ""I would not classify myself as a radical, but by western definition I would be classified as a radical," he said. "I just consider myself to be a practicing Muslim."") (September 3, 2014) (Read More...)
NOW.mmedia.me (AFP): New York - "AMERICAN WITH SUSPECTED JIHADIST ALLEGIANCE ARRESTED IN NY" (SNIPPET: "Donald Ray Morgan was taken into custody on August 2 upon his arrival from Frankfurt, according to documents filed in a federal court in Brooklyn.. A spokesperson for prosecutors said the 44-year-old ex-convict was arrested in connection with a North Carolina indictment and charged with "being a felon in possession of firearms." Authorities also discovered that Morgan had tweeted his loyalty to the leader of the Islamic State using the alias Abu Omar al Amreeki.") (August 11, 2014) (Read More...)
MAGHAREBIA.com: "RADICALISM TAKES ROOT IN NORTHERN MOROCCO" by Imrane Binoual in Casablanca (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Hamdouch, a 28-year-old jihadist who is also a member of the Islamic council of the organisation, appeared in a video cutting off the heads of five people. Before fighting in Syria, he ran a clothing business in Fnideq and was recruiting jihadists from the area. A fortnight ago, Moroccan security services also arrested a French jihadist in Tangier for seeking to recruit fighters and send them to organisations loyal to al-Qaeda. Analysts say that northern Morocco has become a fertile breeding ground for radicalisation.") (August 8, 2914) (Read More...)
U.S. SECRET SERVICE - press release: Washington, D.C. - "U.S. SECRET SERVICE INVESTIGATION DISMANTLES COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY RING 13 Members of an International Counterfeiting Network Indicted on Racketeering and Counterfeit Currency Charges" (pdf) (August 7, 2014) (Read More...)
INFORMATION WEEK - DarkReading - Advanced Threats: Black Hat USA - "TSA CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS FOUND EXPOSED ON THE NET Researcher Bill Rios exposes new threats to airport security" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (August 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS CONDUCT MORE THAN 16 INCURSIONS OF U.S. AIR DEFENSE ZONES 'Spike' in Bear H flights over past week seen as test of U.S. air defenses" by Bill Gertz (August 7, 2014) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CUBAN TYRANNY" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Cuba's intelligence services, however, have not merely turned Cuba into a gulag, Cuba is also a floating spy base. The Chinese, along with Cubans, operate an electronic surveillance system at Bejucal, and the Russians may be reopening their old spy center at Lourdes. The Cubans have also done a masterful job infiltrating not only anti-Castro organizations outside Cuba, but are also known to have infiltrated the U.S. government and other influential areas of American society.") (August 7, 2014) (Read More...)
ZEE NEWS: "CHINA'S Xi ENDS LATIN AMERICAN TOUR AT CUBA BARRACKS" (SNIPPET: "As part of his regional charm offensive, Xi extended a hand to his Cuban communist ally with the signing of 29 bilateral agreements ranging from a credit line to modernize the port of Santiago de Cuba to the development of golf courses on the Caribbean island. He also signed agreements in finance, agriculture, industry, health, biotechnology, oil, energy, environment, education, telecommunications, use of cyberspace and digital television.") (Last updated July 23, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINESE MISSILES TESTED" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The test firings of both a DF-31A and a silo-based CSS-4 ICBM were monitored by U.S. intelligence satellites and other intelligence sensors in Asia, said officials familiar with reports of the tests. The Chinese ICBM flight tests, as in earlier tests, were carried out in secret and took place days after what the Chinese government said was the July 23 flight test of a missile defense interceptor.") (August 6, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES THREE KEY SUPPORTERS OF TERRORISTS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ Undermines Efforts to Move Money, Arms, and Fighters to the Al-Nusrah Front in Syria and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (August 8, 2014) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY WATCH: "HUFFINGTON POST TEAMING WITH FORMER AL JAZEERA HEAD TO LAUNCH ARAB LANGUAGE EDITION; Waddah Khanfar Long Tied to Hamas/Muslim Brotherhood" (August 6, 2014) (Read More...)
VALLEY CENTRAL.com: "TWO TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR MURDER OF BORDER PATROL AGENT" by Valeria Aponte (SNIPPET: "Willacy County Sheriff's Office deputies reported taking 40-year-old Ismael Hernandez and 30-year-old Gustavo Tijerina into custody.") (August 4, 2014) (Read More...)
BORDERLAND BEAT (republished from SMALL WARS JOURNAL): "MEXICAN CARTEL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (NARCO DRONES)" (SNIPPET: "Mexico's drug cartels are reportedly commissioning custom-made drones to transport narcotics across the US border, illustrating the continual development of innovative new technologies and methods used to traffic drugs.") (August 4, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com - The Volokh Conspiracy: "AS EVIDENCE MOUNTS, IT'S GETTING HARDER TO DEFEND EDWARD SNOWDEN" by Stewart Baker (SNIPPET: "The evidence is mounting that Edward Snowden and his journalist allies have helped al Qaeda improve their security against NSA surveillance.") (August 3, 2014) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "IRAN'S TOP TERROR COMMANDER ASKS ALLAH TO 'DAMN' ISRAEL'S SUPPORTERS, 'ESPECIALLY THE U.S.'" by Patrick Goodenough (PHOTO CAPTION: "Gen. Ghasem Soleimani, head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qod Force, responsible for terror operations abroad") (August 5, 2014 4:23 am) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "HEZBOLLAH 'TRAINER' KILLED DURING FIGHTING IN NORTHERN IRAQ" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim al Hajj, who is described as a Hezbollah "commander" and "a technical trainer," was killed while "performing his jihadi duties," Al Jazeera reported. Although initial reports claimed he had died fighting in Qalamoun in Syria, Hajj is now said to have been killed while fighting the Islamic State in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar.") (July 31, 2014) (Read More...)
KHAAMA.com: "TURKISH NATIONAL ARRESTED IN AFGHANISTAN ON SUSPICION OF TERRORISM" by Ghanizada (SNIPPET: "Afandi further added that the Turkish national, Yukar Dugan, was recently released from the jail in Pakistan. He said Dugan was arrested by Pakistani security forces on suspicion of terrorism related activities, after he entered Pakistan from Iran where he was trained in a Pakistani Madrasa for a period of three years.") (August 3, 2014 1:40 pm) (Read More...)
REUTERS: Paris, France - "FRENCH POLICE ARREST ISLAMIST MILITANT AT A PARIS AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "a Franco-Moroccan man" SNIPPET: "The man, whose name and age were not made public, had just disembarked from a plane arriving from Istanbul after his expulsion by Turkish authorities, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.") (August 2, 2014) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "UK EXTREMISTS LINKED TO QATAR WORLD CUP BID Qatari group, the Aspire Zone Foundation, has hosted events with Islamic preachers who are banned from Britain" by Andrew Gilligan (August 2, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seattle, Washington - Press Release: "MAN WHO SET FIRE TO NEIGHBOURS NIGHTCLUB ON NEW YEAR'S EVE SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON Quick Work by Staff and Patrons Key to Avoiding Tragedy" (SNIPPET: "MUSAB MOHAMMED MASMARI, 30, pleaded guilty in May 2014") (July 31, 2014) (Read More...)
THE MALAY MAIL ONLINE: "AUSTRALIA ISSUES ARREST WARRANTS FOR SUSPECTED JIHADISTS" (SNIPPET: "The Australian Federal Police said warrants had been issued for two former Sydney men. Mohamed Elomar and Khaled Sharrouf, who have reportedly joined the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group fighters. "The warrants relate to alleged terrorism related activity," a police spokeswoman said.") (July 30, 30`4) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "STUDENT SMUGGLING CASH TO SYRIA IN HER KNICKERS 'GOT FEELING SHE WAS STITCHED UP', COURT HEARS" by Tom Whitehead (PHOTO CAPTION: "Nawal Msaad and Amal El-Wahabi arrive at the Old Bailey" SNIPPET: "Nawal Msaad, 27, said her co-accused Amal El-Wahabi had "not been completely honest" with her over the money she was taking for the latter's husband, the Old Bailey heard.") (July 30, 2014) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Chairman Michael McCaul: "HUDSON TO HOLD EARING ON TSA's SCREENING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM; MEEHAN TO HOLD HEARING ON COMBATING NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL THREATS" (July 28, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "ANNOUNCEMENT OF ADDITIONAL TREASURY SANCTIONS ON RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ON A DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ENTITY Actions Target Three State-Owned Banks, and one Russian State-Owned Defense Technology Entity" (July 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "HAMAS AND NORTH KOREA IN SECRET ARMS DEAL Exclusive: Hamas has paid North Korea for missiles and communications equipment in arms deal worth hundreds of thousands of dollars" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Like other Islamist terror groups in the region such as Hizbollah, Hamas has forged close links with North Korea, which is keen to support groups that are opposed to Western interests in the region. The relationship between Hamas and North Korea first became public in 2009 when 35 tons of arms, including surface-to-surface rockets and rocket-propelled grenades, were seized after a cargo plane carrying the equipment was forced to make an emergency landing at Bangkok airport. Investigators later confirmed that the arms cache has been destined for Iran, which then planned to smuggle the weapons to Hizbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza.") (July 26, 2014 7:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1107: "QODS DAY IN IRAN: TEHRAN CALLS FOR ANNIHILATION OF ISRAEL AND FOR ARMING THE WEST BANK" by Y. Mansharof, E. Kharrazi, Y. Lahat, and A. Savyon (July 25, 2014) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS (AP): "NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO SHOWS SMILING AMERICAN BOMBER IN SYRIA" (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "... American suicide attacker Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, who was known among rebels as Hurayra al-Amriki.") (July 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Aspen, Colorado - "AL QAEDA TARGETING U.S. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL 9/11 Terrorists, nation states, criminal groups have capability of causing significant damage" by Bill Gertz (July 24, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "VIDEO OF ARMED POLICE STORMING A PASSENGER PLANE" (SNIPPET: "Ali Shahi is then bundled off the jet with his hands held behind his back by one of the officers. The 25-year-old Canadian has been charged with uttering threats and endangering the safety of an aircraft.") (July 27, 2014 9:21 am UK) (Read More...)
OTTAWA COMMUNITY NEWS (THE CANADIAN PRESS): Toronto - "EX-CIC EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN PASSPORT FRAUD" (SNIPPET: "A former Citizenship and Immigration Canada employee has been charged with breach of trust after she allegedly helped 22 people fraudulently obtain Canadian passports, the RCMP said Friday. Aline Zeitoune, 50, of Toronto worked for Passport Canada, a division of CIC.") (July 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE ATLANTIC: "WHAT IS HEZBOLLAH DOING IN EUROPE? Two years after bombing a Bulgarian airport, the group remains as strong as ever on the continent." by Matthew Levitt (July 24, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS PROCUREMENT AGENTS OF HIZBALLAH FRONT COMPANY BASED IN LEBANON WITH SUBSIDIARIES IN THE UAE AND CHINA Action Targets Company's Owners and Several Managers Responsible for Supporting Hizballah's Global Procurement Operations" (July 10, 2014) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - The United States Attorney's Office - District of New Mexico - Press Release: Albuquerque - "CHINESE NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT VIOLATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Bo Cai, 28, a Chinese national" SNIPPET: "Bo Cai entered a guilty plea to a three-count superseding indictment charging him and his cousin, Wentong Cai, 29, a Chinese national in the United States on a student Visa, with a scheme illegally to export sensors primarily manufactured for sale to the U.S. Department of Defense for use in high-level applications, such as line-of-sight stabilization and precision motion control systems.") (July 23, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seattle, WA - Press Release: Washington - "THREE DEFENDANTS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION Defendants Accused of Transferring Money to al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia; Simultaneous Arrest Warrants Executed in Virginia, Washington State, and the Netherlands" (SNIPPET: "-Muna Osman Jama, 34, was arrested at her home in Reston, Virginia; -Hinda Osman Dhirane, 44, was arrested at her home in Kent, Washington; -Farhia Hassan was arrested at her residence in the Netherlands; -Fardowsa Jama Mohamed is a fugitive in Kenya and the subject of a pending arrest warrant; and -Barira Hassan Abdullahi is a fugitive in Somalia and the subject of a pending arrest warrant.") (July 23, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Canada: "B.C. MAN WHO WENT TO SYRIA BECOMES THE FIRST CHARGED WITH TERRORISM UNDER NEW CANADIAN LAW" by Stewart Bell and Tristin Hopper (SNIPPET: "A British Columbia man accused of traveling to Syria to join an armed Islamist group was allegedly on a no-fly list but evaded counter-terrorism authorities by assuming a false identity, according to those familiar with the case. Hasibullah Yusufzai, 25, was already known to Canadian authorities because of a previous trip he had made to Afghanistan, but he allegedly still managed to make his way to Syria by using a passport that did not belong to him.") (July 23, 2014) (Read More...)
BREITBART TV: "'OUR CITIZENS ARE UNDER SIEGE': Perry Sends National Guard to Border" (SNIPPET: "Pointing out the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors only make up roughly 20 percent of those being apprehended illegally crossing the border, Perry said he can no longer wait for the president to act as gang members and drug cartels flood into Texas, causing crime to skyrocket.") (July 21, 2014) (Watch Here; Read More...)
BREITBART - Big Peace: "SEBASTIAN GORKA: CHRISTIAN HOLOCAUST UNDERWAY IN IRAQ, USA AND WORLD LOOK ON" by Robert Wilde (SNIPPET: "Dr. Gorka explained that "in the last 48 hours, ISIS, which is now called the Islamic State in Mosul, has painted the letter "N" for Nazarene on the houses of all the surviving Christians in the city. ISIS has basically given an ultimatum to all the Christians left: You can either flee or convert to Islam, or we will kill you."") (July 19, 2014) (Read More...)
LATIN AMERICA HERALD TRIBUNE: Washington - "U.S. TO SEND 6 GUANTANAMO PRISONERS TO URUGUAY" (SNIPPET: "With the departure of these six prisoners, the number of detainees at Guantanamo will fall to 143, 72 of whom have been approved for transfer.") (July 17, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: Washigton, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF ANDERS CAMEROON OSTENSVIG DALE" (SNIPPET: "As part of AQAP, Dale has received terrorist training and was taught to make bomb-belts, improvised explosive devices, and larger explosives used in car bombs.") (July 15, 2015) (Read More...)
FORWARD.com: "COUPLE CHARGED IN RAMADAN THREAT TO HAMPTONS SYNAGOGUE Jewish Center of Hamptons Got Calls About Ramadan Bomb" (SNIPPET: "Asli Dincer, 44, and her ex-husband Melih Dincer, 31" SNIPPET: "The two were arrested July 11 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport upon their return from Turkey.") (July 14, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN CELEBRATES USE OF ROCKETS SUPPLIED TO HAMAS Iran: 'All Zionists are within the range of the resistance's missiles'" by Adam Kredo (July 14, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PRO-PALESTINIAN ATTACKERS SPIT ON, ASSAULT ISRAEL SUPPORTERS Eyewitnesses: Pro-Israel marchers targeted with sticks, tire iron" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "in Los Angeles") (July 14, 2014) (Read More...)
BIZJOURNALS.com - SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL: "TWO PLEAD GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING THROUGH JEWELRY BUSINESS" by Brian Bandell (SNIPPET: "Natalie Ladin, 62, and Jed Ladin, 66" SNIPPET: "The Ladins helped 21 people in Mexico receive about $2 million in cash transfers. The original charges included gold smuggling but they didn't plead guilty to those counts as part of the agreement with prosecutors.") (July 14, 2014) (Read More...)
BLOOMBERG News: "CHINESE MAN CHARGED IN PLOT TO STEAL U.S. MILITARY DATA" by Edvard Pettersson (SNIPPET: "Su Bin, the owner of a Chinese aviation technology company with an office in Canada, conspired with two unidentified individuals in China to break into the computer networks of U.S. companies to get information related to military projects, according to charges unsealed July 10 in federal court in Los Angeles. Su advised the two others in China on what data to target, according to the charges.") (July 11, 2014) (Read More...)
NDTV (AP): San Diego, Calif. - "CHINESE BUSINESSMAN ACCUSED OF HACKING INTO U.S. COMPUTERS TO STEAL MILITARY DATA" (SNIPPET: "The New York Times reported Wednesday that Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the Office of Personnel Management earlier this year with the intention of accessing the files of tens of thousands of federal employees who had applied for top-secret security clearances. Senior U.S. officials say the hackers gained access to some of the agency's databases in March before the threat was detected and blocked.") (Updated July 12, 2014 12:42 IST) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Miami, Florida - Press Release: "DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA, AL QAEDA IN IRAQ/AL-NUSRAH FRONT, AND AL SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, 31, a naturalized United States citizen and resident of Dammam, Saudi Arabia" SNIPPET: "Mohammed was charged along with Mohamed Hussein Said in a fifteen-count indictment with conspiring to provide, and attempting to provide, material support to three separately designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations, al-Qa'ida, AQI/al-Nusrah Front, and al-Shabaab. Mohammed faces a possible statutory maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison.") (July 11, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com - Canada: "'REGULAR CANADIAN' KILLED IN SYRIA CONFLICT featured in slick, new ISIS propaganda video" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Andre Poulin, a Muslim convert from Immins, Ontario") (Last updated July 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE HERALD SUN: "RADICAL HATE PREACHER MUSA CERANTONIO ARRESTED IN THE PHILIPPINES" by Samantha Maiden (SNIPPET: "Melbourne-born Cerantonio, regarded as one of the top propagandists for jihadists and the violent Islamic State, is now likely to be deported back to Australia.") (July 12, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: Providence, Rhode Island - "GUILTY PLEAS HALT FEDERAL TRIAL IN INTERSTATE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE $1.1 MILLION TAX REVENUE LOSS TO RHODE ISLAND" (SNIPPET: "Wissam Khalil, 41, of Central Falls, R.I., and his brother Bassam Khalil, 49, formerly of Pawtucket, R.I.") (July 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TELEGRAPH blog: "WE SPY ON THE GERMANS BECAUSE WE CANNOT TRUST THEM" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "When it comes to the crunch, the Germans are far from being reliable allies, and understanding what the Germans are really up to is vital when it comes to making our own decisions about how to respond to global threats to our security, whether it is Mr Putin's military adventurism or Iran's obsession with building atom bombs.") (Last updated July 11, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRAQ TELLS U.N. THAT 'TERRORIST GROUPS' HAVE SEIZED NUCLEAR MATERIALS" by Cheryl K. Chumley (SNIPPET: "Iraq authorities have alerted the United Nations in a letter that terrorists have seized almost 88 pounds of nuclear materials stored at Mosul University. The nuclear material, described in the letter as uranium compounds, was being stored at the university for research reasons, Reuters reported.") (July 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT REVEALS CHINESE MILITARY DEVELOPING NEW SCRAMJET-POWERED HYPERSONIC MISSILE Disclosure follows China's earlier test of Wu-14 high-speed glide vehicle" by Bill Gertz (July 9, 2014) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com: France - "FOILED FRENCH JIHADIST 'TARGETED LOUVRE AND EIFFEL TOWER'" by Tony Todd (SNIPPET: "a 29-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent, named only as Ali M" SNIPPET: "He also detailed historical monuments, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum in central Paris, and without naming the Avignon arts festival, the leaked message talks about "cultural events taking place in southern France during which Christians gather for a month". "The roads become thick with people and just a single grenade would be enough to hurt dozens of people," the message continued. "Imagine the effect of an improvised explosive device (IED)."") (July 9, 2014) (Read More...)
THE NEW YORK TIMES (AP): London - "BRITISH MEN ADMIT PREPARING TERRORIST ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar" (SNIPPET: "In a separate case, a British woman went on trial Tuesday accused of trying to smuggle 20,000 euros ($27,200) in her underwear to militants fighting in Syria.") (July 8, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SOUTHEAST ASIAN JIHADIST LEADER AND BOMB EXPERT IS ALIVE, IN PHILIPPINES" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Zulkifli bin Hir, a jihadist commander and bomb expert who has worked with three jihadist groups in Southeast Asia and was reported killed by the Philippine military in 2012, is alive and thought to be operating in the southern Philippines. The deputy chief of Malaysia's Counter Terrorism Division said that Zulkifli, who is a Malaysian citizen, is alive.") (July 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Dubai - "AYATOLLAH KHAMENEI CALLS FOR IRAN TO RAISE URANIUM ENRICHMENT CAPACITY" (SNIPPET: "'Our officials say we need 190,000 centrifuges.'" SNIPPET: "Iran now has more than 19,000 installed enrichment centrifuges, mostly old-generation IR-1 machines, with about 10,000 of them operating to increase the concentration of uranium's fissile isotope U-235.") (July 8, 2014 11:43) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejects pressure from West" (SNIPPET: "The biggest hurdle remains uranium enrichment.") (July 7, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN WOULD RESUME ENRICHMENT IF NUCLEAR TALKS FAIL" (SNIPPET: "Iranian deputy FM warns failure to reach nuclear agreement would be 'a disaster,' says Tehran will return to 20 percent enrichment if deal cannot be reached.") (Published June 13, 2014, 09:32/Israel News) (Read More...)
INFORMATION WEEK Dark Reading: "CHINESE ATTACKERS TARGETING U.S. THINK TANKS, RESEARCHERS SAY Government-backed group 'Deep Panda' compromised 'several' nonprofit national security policy research organizations, CrowdStrike says" by Tim Wilson (July 7, 2014) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD: "NEW 9/11 RECORDS OFFER TANTALIZING PUZZLE PIECES" by Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers BROWARDBULLDOG.ORG (SNIPPET: "At a time when everyone was on edge, the sight of a man disposing documents in a dumpster behind a Bradenton storage facility aroused suspicion. Summoned to the scene, Manatee County sheriff's deputies confronted the man, who had a Tunisian passport. According to FBI records, authorities searched the dumpster and found "a self-printed manual on terrorism and Jihad, a map of the inside of an unnamed airport, a rudimentary last will and testament, a weight-to-fuel ratio calculation for a Cessna 172 aircraft, flight training information from the Flight Training Center in Venice [Fla.] and printed maps of Publix shopping centers in Tampa Bay." The Flight Training Center is where 9/11 hijack pilot Ziad Jarrah, who was at the controls of United Airlines Flight 93 when it crashed in Shanksville, Pa., took flying lessons.") (July 5, 2014) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "ARMED CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 9 PATROLLING STREETS OF MOSUL Teenagers and even younger children, recruited by ISIS in Iraq, can be seen with masks on their faces and guns in their hands." (July 3, 2104) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO (AP): Mexico City - "UPDATE: SMALL AMOUNT OF STOLEN RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL FOUND IN MEXICO, POLICE SAY" (SNIPPET: "The head of the national civil defense office, Luis Felipe Puente, wrote in his Twitter account that the pen point-sized piece of iridium had been found just north of Mexico City. He said it was under guard and being taken to a safe location.") (July 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY CREATES HIGH-LEVEL CYBER INTELLIGENCE CENTER Strategic cyber intelligence group within Communist Party's all-powerful military organ revealed" by Bill Gertz (July 3, 2014) (Read More...)
TSA.gov - Press Release: New York - "THREE MEN ARRESTED AT JFK AIRPORT WITH EXPANDABLE BATONS" (SNIPPET: "The men are residents of Jamaica, New York; Fayetteville, North Carolina; and Manhasset, New York. Each man was ticketed to fly to a different airport, each on a different airline.") (June 30, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "AMERICAN NURSE WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO JOIN ISIS SET HER FACEBOOK PROFILE TO 'SLAVE OF ALLAH': Denver teen also wrote that U.S. women dress like s****' after she was seduced by a Syrian militant" by Snejana Farberov and Daniel Bates (SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley" SNIPPET: "Her luggage contained literature about Al Qaeda and CDs labeled 'Anwar Al-Awlaki'" SNIPPET: The 19-year-old nurse described herself to investigators as a Muslim convert who was interested in guerrilla warfare" (July 2, 2014; Updated July 3, 2014) (Read More...)
DENVER POST.com: "FBI ARRESTS ARVADA TEEN SUSPECT OF TRYING TO SUPPORT AL-QAEDA, ISIS" by Jesse Paul (SNIPPET: "Shannon Maureen Conley, 19" SNIPPET: "Law enforcement began looking into Conley after a security guard and pastor at the Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada -- the site of a 2007 active shooter attack -- contacted police and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to report that a woman had been wandering the campus taking notes, court records say." SNIPPET: "An Arvada police detective and a special deputy U.S. marshall interviewed Conley in November about her time at the church, according to court documents. Conley told investigators that she hated "those people," specifically their support of Israel, and "if they think I'm a terrorist, I'll give them something to think I am." She also referred to U.S. military bases as "targets," according to court papers.") (Updated July 2, 2014) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL Online International: "FROM PRISON TO JIHAD: ISLAMISTS SEEK SUPPORTERS AMONG GERMAN INMATES" by Lisa Schnell (SNIPPET: "Radical Islamists have found a new place for recruiting fresh followers: German prisons." (July 2, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. NUKE SITES DISMANTLED SECURITY TO SAVE MONEY, REPORT WARNS Problems persist two years after major security breach" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The organization responsible for securing America's highly sensitive nuclear sites has been suffering from a "chaotic" and "dysfunctional" security policy that has endangered the country's nuclear sites and left them vulnerable to attack, according to a new report by the government's watchdog group.") (July 2, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - News (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CAPE RAY ARRIVES IN ITALY TO RECEIVE SYRIAN CHEMICALS" by Claudette Roulo (SNIPPET: "Syria declared and delivered 1,300 metric tons of chemical materials, the defense official said. While the Cape Ray will destroy about 600 metric tons of that material, the remainder is being delivered to commercial and government facilities in Europe and the United States for destruction. The materials to be destroyed include sulfur mustard, or HD -- commonly referred to as mustard gas -- and methylphosphonyl difluoride, or DF, which is a precursor agent to sarin and soman, both nerve agents.") (July 1, 2014) (Read More...)
TRIBUNE.com.pk (AFP): Los Angeles - "U.S. MAN JAILED FOR PLANNING AL QAEDA TRAINING IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 25" SNIPPET: "also known as Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum") (July 1, 2014) (Read More...)
FBO.gov - FEDBIZOPS.gov - Federal Business Opportunities - Solicitation Numbers: BERKS-RFI - Agency: Department of Homeland Security - Office: Immigration & Customs Enforcement - Location: ICE-OAQ-DM: "ESCORT SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN" ("Original Synopsis January 29, 2014 3:19 pm) (Read More...)
THE CONSERVATIVE TREEHOUSE - The Last Refuge - blog: "QUESTION: IF DHS IS 'SURPRISED' AT THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS CROSSING THE BORDER, THEN WHY WERE THEY LOOKING FOR A VENDOR TO SUPPORT 65,000 UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN JANUARY?..." -posted by Sundance (June 20, 2014) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: Washington - "SYRIA THREAT COULD PROMPT CHANGES AT AIRPORTS" by Mike Levine and Pierre Thomas (SNIPPET: "Specifically, U.S. officials learned that associates of the al Qaeda affiliate in Syria -- the Al Nusrah Front -- and radicals from other groups were teaming up with elements of the Yemen-based group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which built such innovative devices as the "underwear bomb" that ultimately failed to detonate in a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day 2009. Bolstered by more recent intelligence, U.S. analysts believe the "subset" of extreme terrorists in Syria could be looking to down a U.S. - or European-bound plane, with help from one of the thousands of Americans and other foreign fighters carrying U.S. and European passports who have joined Al Nusrah Front and other groups in the region.") (June 29, 2014) (Read More...)
KVOA.com: Tucson - "MEXICAN MILITARY CHOPPER CROSSES THE BORDER, SHOOTS AT AGENTS" (SNIPPET: "The incident occurred after midnight and before 6 a.m. Helicopter flew into the U.S. and fired on two U.S. Border Patrol agents. The incident occurred west of the San Miguel Gate on the Tohono O'odham Indian Nation. The agents were unharmed. The helicopter went back into Mexico. Mexico then contacted U.S. authorities and apologized for the incident.") (June 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "EX-GUANTANAMO DETAINEE ARRESTED IN SPAIN TIED TO INFAMOUS AL QAEDA CELL" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Lahcen Ikassrien" SNIPPET: "Indeed, counterterrorism officials from both Spain and the US concluded that Ikassrien was part of an al Qaeda cell led by Imad Yarkas (also known as Abu Dahdah). According to numerous accounts, Yarkas served as one of bin Laden's most trusted lieutenants in Europe. Spanish investigators think that Yarkas' men even helped orchestrate a critical planning meeting for the 9/11 attacks in the summer of 2001. Ramzi Binalshibh, al Qaeda's key point man for the 9/11 plot, and Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker, met in Tarragona, Spain in July 2001. According to the 9/11 Commission's final report, US intelligence officials did not find any evidence that suspects other than Binalshibh or Atta were involved in the meeting. But Spanish officials insist otherwise.") (June 26, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.com.pk (REUTERS): Peshawar - "GUNMEN PLANNED TO BLOW UP PESHAWAR PLANE Airline officials say gunmen aimed specifically at highly flammable fuel tank as they sought to blow up the aircraft" (SNIPPET: "It was the third incident of violence to affect airports this month as international airlines review the safety of flying to a country with an increasingly violent Taliban insurgency.") (June 26, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Center: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS TWO SENIOR LASHKAR-E-TAYYIBA NETWORK LEADERS Action Targets Leadership of Pakistan-based Terrorist Organization" (SNIPPET: "Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry (Ahmad) and Muhammad Hussein Gill") (June 25, 2014) (Read More...)
CBP.gov - Media Release: Blaine, Washington - "U.S. BORDER PATROL BLOTTER, BLAINE SECTOR (May 8-21, 2014)" (SNIPPET: "05/16/2014 - Shortly before midnight, a RVSS operator observed three subjects illegally cross the U.S./Canada border near Lynden, Washington. Agents responded to the area and began searching for the three subjects. A helicopter from the Office of Air and Marine was also called in to assist with the search. An agent aboard the helicopter guided the agents on the ground to three people hiding in tall grass. Through questioning, agents determined that the three subjects were citizens of Pakistan, unlawfully present in the United States. All three subjects were placed under arrest. Record checks revealed that one subject had been previously removed from the United States, and was processed to reinstate a prior order of removal. The other two subjects were processed for removal.") (Posted June 16, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SPYING CONCERNS, REGIONAL BELLIGERENCE CLOUD CHINESE ROLE IN PACIFIC NAVAL EXERCISES Four Chinese warships are largest foreign contingent in Rim of the Pacific maneuvers" by Bill Gertz (June 25, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA TEST FIRES SIX NEW AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILES Putin orders military exercises amid new Ukraine tensions" by Bill Gertz (June 24, 2014) (Read More...)
POLITICO.com: "THE MAN WHO BROKE THE MIDDLE EAST" by Elliott Abrams (SNIPPET: "How did it happen? Begin with hubris: The new president told the world, in his Cairo speech in June 2009, that he had special expertise in understanding the entire world of Islam--knowledge "rooted in my own experience" because "I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed." But President Obama wasn't speaking that day in an imaginary location called "the world of Islam;" he was in Cairo, in the Arab Middle East, in a place where nothing counted more than power. "As a boy," Obama told his listeners, "I spent several years in Indonesia and heard the call of the azaan at the break of dawn and the fall of dusk." Nice touch, but Arab rulers were more interested in knowing whether as a man he heard the approaching sound of gunfire, saw the growing threat of al Qaeda from the Maghreb to the Arabian Peninsula, and understood the ambitions of the ayatollahs as Iran moved closer and closer to a bomb.) (June 22, 2014) (Read More...)
THE SOUFAN GROUP: "FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA" by Richard Barrett (SNIPPET: "Over 12,000 fighters from at least 81 countries have joined the civil war in Syria, and the numbers continue to grow. Around 2,500 are from Western countries, including most members of the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. There are also several hundred from Russia. But the great majority are from the Arab World.") (June 2014) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com: Ft. Meade, Maryland - "AL QAEDA SUSPECT ARRAIGNED AT GUANTANAMO BAY" by Richard A. Serrano (SNIPPET: "Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi" SNIPPET: "Prosecutors say Hadi spent nearly two decades running terrorist training camps and orchestrating assaults in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They say he sat at Bin Laden's side during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans and others.") (June 18, 2014) (Read More...)
JANES - Military Capabilities: "CHINA GOES ALL OUT WITH MAJOR ISLAND BUILDING PROJECT IN SPRATLYS" (SNIPPET: "The strategic effect of China's dredging and land reclamation makes it the most significant change to the South China Sea dispute since the 1988 Battle of Johnson South Reef. If completed as envisioned in the CGI designs, China will have its first airstrip in the Spratly islands - and a base from which to impose its interpretation of the surrounding features' sovereignty.") (June 20, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. OPPOSES NEW DRAFT TREATY FROM CHINA AND RUSSIA BANNING SPACE WEAPONS Arms control pact sought as Beijing, Moscow secretly build anti-satellite, space arms" by Bill Gertz (June 19, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record: "TEXAS MEN CHARGED WITH TERROR SUPPORT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "One complaint accuses Michael Todd Wolfe (a.k.a. "Faruq") of planning to travel to the Middle East "to provide his services to radical groups engaged in armed conflict in Syria."" SNIPPET: "A separate complaint alleges that Rahatul Ashikim Khan, 23, tried to recruit people in Internet chat rooms to wage violent jihad overseas. Khan, a Bangladesh native naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2002, was a full-time student at the University of Texas in Austin.") (June 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SENIOR DHS ADVISER: 'Inevitable that 'Caliphate' Returns' Only choice is 'whether we support'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Elibiary") (June 16, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAN SPAWNS NEW JIHADIST GROUP IN GAZA" by Jonathan Schanzer & Grant Rumley (SNIPPET: "Hesn is a shadowy Iran-backed jihadist faction in the Gaza Strip. The group's name is an acronym for Harakat as-Sabeereen Nasran li-Filastin, or "The Movement of the Patient Ones for the Liberation of Palestine."") (June 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPT. IGNORED WARNINGS OF IRANIAN EFFORTS TO DESTABILIZE IRAQ Obama administration changed tune on Iran weeks later" by Adam Kredo (June 16, 2014) (Read More...)
SECURITY WEEK: "FORMER MICROSOFT WORKER SENT TO PRISON FOR THEFT OF TRADE SECRETS" by Eduard Kovacs (SNIPPET: "Russian national Alex Kibkalo" SNIPPET: "Kibkalo was arrested in Seattle on March 19 and he has been in custody ever since, so he has almost served his sentence. He will be sent back to Russia...") (June 13, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "LIBYAN NATIONAL CHARGED WITH FEDERAL OFFENSES IN 2012 ATTACK ON U.S. SPECIAL MISSION ANNEX IN BENGHAZI" (SNIPPET: "Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatalah, a Libyan national approximately 43 years of age, has been charged for his alleged participation in the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans.") (June 17, 2014) (Read More...)
MPR NEWS: "JIHAD IN SYRIA LURES SOMALIS FROM MINNESOTA" by Mukhtar Ibrahim, St. Paul, Minn. (PHOTO CAPTION: "Abdirahmaan Muhumed, above, told MPR News through a series of Facebook messages that he is fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Screengrab of Facebook public profile" SNIPPET: "Over the past few months, as many as 15 young Somali-American men from the Twin Cities have traveled to Syria to join radical groups trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad's regime, according to the FBI.") (June 12, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NEW AL QAEDA GROUP PRODUCES RECRUITMENT MATERIAL FOR AMERICANS, WESTERNERS English language appeals raise new concerns of future jihadist attacks in U.S." by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda's ultra-extremist Syrian offshoot known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is stepping up efforts to recruit Americans and other westerners for jihad in Syria and possibly for future domestic terror attacks, according to U.S. officials.") (June 13, 2014) (Read More...)
AZCENTRAL.com: "SABOTAGE AT NOGALES STATION PUTS FOCUS ON THREATS TO GRID" by Sean Holstege and Ryan Randazzo, The Republic (SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating whether a makeshift bomb placed next to a 50,000-gallon diesel tank at an Arizona power station Wednesday has any connection to a suspicious incident this year at another substation owned by the same company.") (June 13, 2014) (Read More...)
LIBERTY COUNSEL: "TESTIMONY OF MATHEW STAVER Dean and Professor of Law Liberty University School of Law Founder and Chairman Liberty Counsel Chairman Liberty Counsel Action" (SNIPPET: "The threat to religious freedom has reached unprecedented levels. These threats are more significant and severe than at any time in recent history.") (pdf) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "FLORIDA MAN FOUND GUILTY IN MULTIPLE BOMB PLOT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Sami Osmakac" SNIPPET: "Evidence presented during his three-week trial showed that Osmakac was inspired by radical Islamist ideology.") (June 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "NEW JIHADI RECRUITMENT TOOL: MILITANTS' INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS By chronicling their time in Syria on Twitter, Instagram, and other websites, extremists are able to indoctrinate young Western Muslims to their cause in a new way." by Karen Leigh, Contributor and Bruce Crumley, Contributor (June 10, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. PREACHER WHO INSPIRES SYRIAN REBELS FACES INTERNET MONITORING" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Islamic preacher" SNIPPET: "Ahmad Musa Jebril, 43") (June 10, 2014, 07:52/Israel News) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BRITISH REPORT FINDS ISLAMIST INTIMIDATION IN BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "The report was prompted by an alleged plot for Islamists to take control of public schools that surfaced in March.") (June 9, 2014 6:16 pm) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "NORTH KOREA DETAINS U.S. TOURIST 'OVER BIBLE' A total of three US citizens are now being held - two were arrested after being accused of crimes against the state." (June 6, 2014 11:26 am UK) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Sacramento, Calif. - Press Release: "SACRAMENTO MAN INDICTED FOR SELLING MACHINE GUNS AND EXPLOSIVES" (SNIPPET: "James Christopher Malcolm, 29" SNIPPET: "At the meeting, Malcolm told the informant that distributing firearms was only a side business, and his main business was distributing explosives and poison. Later, Malcolm sold four short-barrel AR-15-style machine guns, 1.5 pounds of improvised explosive material, three blasting caps, and a firearm silencer to undercover agents posing as arms dealers for drug trafficking organizations. Additionally, Malcolm told undercover law enforcement agents that he could manufacture parts to convert Glock pistols into fully automatic machine guns. Malcolm actually demonstrated the process of converting pistols to machine guns and over the course of various meetings sold the agents parts to convert 10 pistols.") (June 5, 2014) (Read More...)
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT - SPD BLOTTER: "(UPDATED) GUNMAN KILLS ONE, WOUNDS TWO AT SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY" by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee (SNIPPET: "Detectives have booked the suspect, Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, into the King County Jail.") (June 5, 2014) (Read More...)
RELIGION NEWS SERVICE: "SHOOTING TAKES PLACE AT CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN SEATTLE" by Sarah Pulliam Bailey (SNIPPET: "A lone gunman has killed one and wounded at least three others on Thursday at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university of about 4,000 near downtown Seattle.") (June 5, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - Special to IPT News: "THE FRENCH JIHADIST KILLINGS IN BELGIUM: THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING" by Abigail R. Esman (SNIPPET: "By the following Saturday, French authorities in Marseille had arrested 29-year-old Mehdi Nemmouche while performing a routine customs check at the local bus station. Nemmouche, who boarded the bus in Amsterdam, had recently returned to his native France from Syria, where he is believed to have fought alongside the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.") (June 2, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FOKKER SERVICES B.V. AGREES TO FORFEIT $10.5 MILLION FOR ILLEGAL TRANSACTION IRANIAN, SUDANESE, AND BURMESE ENTITIES Company will pay additional $10.5 million in parallel civil settlement" (June 5, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SGT. BOWE BERDAHL EXCHANGED FOR TOP 5 TALIBAN COMMANDERS AT GITMO" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "All five of the detainees were deemed "high" risks to the US and its allies by Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO). Two of the five, according to files prepared at Guantanamo, have been wanted by the UN for war crimes. One of them served as a key intermediary between the Iranian regime and the Taliban after 9/11. During meetings between these two former foes, the Iranians pledged to assist the Taliban in its war against the US.") (May 31, 2014) (Read More...)
Medium.com - WAR IS BORING: "THE DUTCH WERE POWERLESS WHEN RUSSIAN WARSHIPS ENTERED THEIR WATERS The Netherlands' navy didn't have a single ship to escort a Russian flattop" by David Cenciotti (Published May 25, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS FUNDS ARMY'S HYPERSONIC MISSILE AFTER CHINESE STRIKE VEHICLE TEST Defense budget crisis limits U.S. role in hypersonic arms race underway by China and Russia" by Bill Gertz (May 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS FUNDED PROFESSORS' MEETING WITH TERRORISTS" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "SFSU professors Rabab Abdulhadi and Joanne Barker were awarded the money by the university for a trip to Jordan and the West Bank where they met with two notorious terrorists tied to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), both of which are designated as terrorist groups by the U.S. State Department.") (May 30, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "AMERICAN TOOK PART IN SUICIDE BOMBINGS, AL NUSRAH FRONT SHARIA OFFICIAL SAYS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Abu Hurayra Al-Amriki" SNIPPET: "Still, American officials contacted by The Long War Journal have not confirmed the bomber's identity.") (May 27, 2014) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "IRANIAN GROUP CREATED FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATION TO HACK U.S. MILITARY Active since 2011, the group targeted more than 2,000 U.S. military members, defense contractors and lobbyists, iSight Partners said" by Jeremy Kirk (May 29, 2014 06:34 am ET) (Read More...)
JANES.com: "AUSTRALIAN FRIGATE MAKES SECOND LARGEST EVER HEROIN SEIZURE" by Joanna Wright, Gulf of Aden (SNIPPET: "Since April 2012 CTF-150 has seized more than 4.5 tonnes of heroin from dhows sailing to eastern Africa from the Makran coast of Iran and Pakistan. Two previous seizures have been around half a tonne, with the rest between 130 kg and 353 kg. The CMF has reported that heroin seized in the Indian Ocean has reported high purity levels, where test results are available.") (May 6, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS IRANIAN OFFICIAL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES Targets Former Governor-General of Tehran Province Involved in Censorship and Other Activities" (May 23, 2014) (Read More...)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - Press Release: "'KARL LEE' CHARGED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT WITH USING A WEB OF FRONT COMPANIES TO EVADE U.S. SANCTIONS Sanctions previously had been imposed because of 'Karl Lee's' role in Iranian weapons proliferation activities, an additional round of sanctions are also announced today" (SNIPPET: "Li Fangwei, who is more commonly known by his alias 'Karl Lee'") (April 29, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News Blog: "FIVE CHINESE MILITARY HACKERS CHARGED WITH CYBER ESPIONAGE AGAINST U.S." (SNIPPET: "From left, Chinese military officers Gu Chunhui, Huang Zhenyu, Sun Kailiang, Wang Dong, and Wen Xinyu have been indicted on cyber espionage charges.") (May 19, 2014) (Read More...)
YONHAP NEWS AGENCY - All Headlines: "RUSSIAN PATROL AIRCRAFT INTRUDE INTO S. KOREA'S AIR DEFENSE ZONE" (SNIPPET: ""Two IL-38 maritime patrol planes entered into the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone (KADIZ) over the East Sea at around 8:40 a.m., and stayed there for about an hour," a JCS officer said.") (May 21, 2014 16:31) (Read More...)
CREEPING SHARIA - blog: "VIRGINIA: TWO MORE SOMALI MUSLIMS SENTENCED IN ATTACK ON USS ASHLAND" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Abdi Jama" SNIPPET: "Abdicaslis Cabaase") (May 19, 2014) (Read More...)
UNITED DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATED AL-QA'IDA LEADERS IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Zafir Al-Dubaysi Al-Juhni (Al-Juhni) and 'Abd Al-Rahman Mustafa Al-Qaduli (Al-Qaduli) were named as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224.") (May 14, 2014) (Read More...)
JORDAN TIMES.com: "JORDANIAN AMBASSADOR IN LIBYA FREED IN SWAP FOR JIHADIST" by Khetam Malkawi (SNIPPET: "According to Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Khalid Kalaldeh, Aitan was released as part of a swap deal for Libyan prisoner Mohammad Dersi to Libyan authorities, Dersi was serving a life sentence imprisonment in Jordan for plotting to carry out a bombing attack against Queen Alia International Airport in 2006.") (May 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "DHS SECRETLY ALLOWED SUSPECTS WITH TERROR TIES INTO COUNTRY Senator Grassley seeking more information about DHS' 'hands off' list" by Adam Kredo (May 12, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NYPD COMMISSIONER: Seeking Suspects' Intel 'An Essential Element'" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Press TV was quick to publicize calls for a Justice Department investigation from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).") (May 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN, Tehran Bureau - "CRYSTAL METH: 'Walk a little way in any direction and buy it for a trifle'" (SNIPPET: "Crystal meth, known in Iran as shisheh, or crystalline glass, has in a very short time become Tehran's drug of choice.") (May 13, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles, Calif. Press Release: "CANADIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARREST CANADIAN RESIDENT SUSPECTED IN SERIES OF 'SWATTING' INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "The suspect has been linked to threats received by schools in multiple American cities that prompted responses by law enforcement in the following areas: Riverside, California; Stockton, California; Montgomery County, Maryland; Melbourne, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Greenwich, Connecticut; Tampa, Florida; and Watervliet, New York. The nature of the false threats received by the schools varied. In some cases, police were falsely warned of explosives, hostage-taking, and the threat of an active shooter.") (May 9, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: N. KOREA HAS NUCLEAR WARHEADS FOR MISSILES ICBMS can reach Hawaii, Alaska, and western United States" by Bill Gertz (May 5, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CONGRESS SEEKS AUTHORITY OVER IRAN DEAL Bill would force president to report to Congress on Nuke Deal" by Adam Kredo (May 7, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seattle - Press Release: "MAN WHO SET FIRE TO NEIGHBOR'S NIGHTCLUB ON NEW YEAR'S EVE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL ARSON CHARGE Faces Mandatory Minimum Five-Year Prison Sentence" (SNIPPET: "Musab Mohammed Masmari, 30") (May 2, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SEATTLE MUSLIM PLEADS GUILTY TO FIREBOMBING GAY NIGHTCLUB" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Musab Mohammed Masmari, brought a one gallon tank of gas hidden inside a shopping bag into a Seattle gay nightclub around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 while approximately 750 people celebrated inside. Masmari poured the gasoline on a carpeted staircase in the club just after midnight while hiding the container holding the rest of the gasoline behind a planter. He then lit the gas and ran away from the club, prosecutors said." SNIPPET: "He was arrested on Feb. 1 as he was on his way to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to board a flight out of the country to Turkey.") (May 5, 2014) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE: "BENGHAZI MUSLIM WHO TORCHED SEATTLE GAY BAR: 'I'm terrorized in my own land and I'm the terrorist?'" by Daniel Greenfield (SNIPPET: "According to his Facebook page, Musab Mohamed Masmari was from Benghazi...") (February 3, 2014) (Read More...)
ICE.gov: "FY 2013 ICE IMMIGRATION REMOVALS" (SNIPPET: "Changing Demographics of Border Apprehensions - In FY 2013, the numbers of removals by ICE following a CBP apprehension increased, in part, due to the rise in the number of individuals apprehended by CBP officers and agents from countries other than Mexico. In FY 2012, 71,257 of the recent border crossers removed by ICE following a CBP apprehension were from countries other than Mexico. In FY 2013, this number rose by 27 percent to 90,461. This shift in the demographics of border apprehensions triggered an increase in ICE's use of its detention and removal resources for recent border crossers as CBP is only able to effectuate the return of individuals to Mexico.") (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Wanted by the FBI: "LI FANGWEI" (SNIPPET: "Li Fangwei, who is more commonly known by the name Karl Lee, was previously sanctioned by the United States for his alleged role as a principal supplier to Iran's ballistic missile program.") (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: PENTAGON HAS NO PLAN FOR TROOPS, MILITARY ASSETS Pentagon fails to issue legally mandated policy on troops, materials" by Adam Kredo (April 28, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1086: "AL-QAEDA'S EMBRACE OF ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY -- PART II: 2011-2014, AND THE IMPACT OF EDWARD SNOWDEN" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow" (April 25, 2014) (Read More...)
KHQ.com: Kettle Falls, WA - "EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL FOUND IN LAKE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL RECREATION AREA" (SNIPPET: "The explosive material was contained in tubes about a foot long and several inches wide, labeled "Senatel Magnafrac." The Spokane Bomb Squad destroyed the materials. On Thursday, the National Park Service was notified that additional tubes were located near the Snag Cove Campground. The Spokane Bomb Squad again responded and destroyed the materials. Law enforcement believes there are more of these explosive materials in and around the water in the area.") (April 25, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Alexandria, VA - "LEADER OF REVOLUTION MUSLIM WEBSITES SENTENCED FOR USING INTERNET TO THREATEN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Yousef Mohamid Al-Khattab (a.k.a. Joseph Cohen), 45" SNIPPET: "On June 22, 2012, Revolution Muslim founder Jesse Morton was sentenced to 138 months in prison. On February 24, 2011, Revolution Muslim administrator Zachary Chesser was sentenced to 25 years in prison.") (April 25, 2014) (Read More...)
HOMELAND SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "AL-QAEDA TRIED TO TURN AN OREGON RANCH INTO A TRAINING CAMP" (SNIPPET: "U.S.-born Muslim convert Eva Hatley testified" SNIPPET: "trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri" SNIPPET: "Hatley refuted al-Masri's claims, saying that one of the arrivals, Oussama Kassir, boasted about his past experiences with running training camps and being a "hit man" for Osama bin Laden.") (April 25, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "INDICTMENT ALLEGES CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT SENT TO SYRIA" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "British national Ahmed Feras Diri is accused of conspiring with Moawea Deri of Syria to transfer items used to detect CWAs to customers in Syria through third countries using their company d-Deri Contracting and Trade." SNIPPET: "Prosecutors have sought a plea agreement with Rinko that is awaiting court approval.") (April 24, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. RELEASES ANOTHER $1 BILLION TO IRAN Iran has received $2.55 billion since February" by Adam Kredo (April 21, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "I FEEL THE NEED FOR SPEED! A Ukranian MiG-29 fighter jet makes a low fly-by over pro-Russian separatists." (April 19, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Philadelphia - Press Release: "MARYLAND MAN SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Hassan Khalid, 20, a Pakistani citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident") (April 17, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Baltimore, Maryland - Press Release: Washington - "MARYLAND MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Hassan Khalid, 18, a Pakistani citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident") (May 4, 2012) (Read More...)
THE DAILY MAIL: "THE POSTER GIRLS FOR JIHAD: INTERPOL SEARCHES FOR TWO AUSTRIAN TEENS 'WHO WENT TO SYRIA TO FIGHT FOR ISLAMIC REBELS'" by Kieran Corcoran (SNIPPET: "Samra Kesinovic, 16, and Sabina Selimovic, 15") (April 18, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "CHARITY COMMISSION WARNS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM THREAT" (SNIPPET: ""The problem of Islamist extremism and charities... is not the most widespread problem we face in terms of abuse of charities, but is potentially the most deadly. And it is, alas, growing."") (Last updated April 19, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside the Ring: "HAGEL RELEASES CYBER WARFARE PLANS TO CHINA" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced in China his week that he had authorized releasing details of the U.S. cyber warfare doctrine unilaterally to China in a bid to win similar cooperation from Beijing. So far, China has not reciprocated in discussing one of its most secret operations -- military cyber warfare programs to attack foreign computer networks for spying and sabotage, U.S. officials said.") (April 9, 2014) (Read More...)
SEATTLEPI.com (AP): Salt Lake City, Utah - "PLANE SPOTTED IN IRAN IS REGISTERED TO UTAH BANK" (SNIPPET: "The Bombardier CL-600 became the subject of international intrigue after the New York Times revealed its presence in Iran at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, along with a picture of the jet, its tail number and a small American flag affixed to the side.") (April 18, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Antonio, Texas - Press Release: McAllen, Texas - "DONNA MAN CHARGED WITH HACKING INTO MULTIPLE LOCAL SERVERS" (SNIPPET: "Fidel Salinas, 27" SNIPPET: "Salinas allegedly belonged to a conspiracy related to the computer-hacking group Anonymous and that he entered into a chat room belonging to Anonymous' Operation Anti-Security.") (April 10, 2014) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Weslaco - "STATE OFFICIAL REPORTS GROWING THREATS TO BORDER REGION" (SNIPPET: "CHANNEL 5 NEWS found out that during the past three months there were 110 known home invasions and 166 chases. Authorities confiscated 50,000 pounds of marijuana and 18,000 of cocaine. Border Patrol agents arrested 3,000 illegal immigrants last week.") (April 10, 2014) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - News: "WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF CBP DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KEVIN McALEENAN AND ICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DANIEL RAGSDALE for a House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security hearing titled 'Authorizing Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement'" (April 8, 2014) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com (AP): Bridgeport, Connecticut - "FBI: MAN PLOTTED TO FLY DRONE-LIKE TOY PLANES WITH BOMBS INTO SCHOOL" (SNIPPET: "A Moroccan national" SNIPPET: "27-year-old El Mehdi Semlali Fahti") (Last updated April 8, 2014 3:48 pm EDT) (Read More...)
UTSANDIEGO.com - News: Otay Mesa - "TWO DRUG SMUGGLING TUNNELS FOUND Chula Vista woman, 73, arrested in connection with discovery" by Debbi Baker and Sandra Dibble (SNIPPET: "The tunnels, which were equipped with lighting and rail systems, connected the warehouses to two separate entry points in Tijuana, said Derek Benner, special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in San Diego.") (April 4, 2014) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: San Diego, California - "ICE-led TASK FORCE SHUTTERS 2 SAN DIEGO-AREA SMUGGLING TUNNELS 7 cross-border passageways detected in area in less than 4 years" (April 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ADMIRAL WARNS THAT RISK OF NUCLEAR CONFLICT IS GROWING Stratcom: Large-scale Russian strategic nuclear buildup has been underway for over a decade" by Bill Gertz (April 3, 2014) (Read More...) (April 3, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FBI, MILITARY HUNT EX-ARMY RECRUIT SUSPECTED OF PLOTTING 'FT.HOOD-INSPIRED JIHAD'" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "Booker, who is also known as Muhammad Abdullah Hassan" SNIPPET: "Law enforcement sources familiar with the alert said it appeared to suggest that there may be others in addition to Booker who also might have expressed similar intentions to commit jihad against U.S. military installations.") (March 31, 2014) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA (AFP/nd): Washington - "CHINESE MAN, IRANIAN INDICTED IN U.S. OVER IRAN EXPORTS" (SNIPPET: "Sihai Cheng, 34, was arrested on February 7 at London's Heathrow Airport." SNIPPET: "US prosecutors say Shanghai-based Cheng conspired with Seyed Abolfazl Shahab Jamili of Tehran and the Iranian companies Nicaro Eng. Co. and Eyvaz Technic Manufacturing Co. to export US-made pressure transducers. The devices, which are a type of sensor, can be used in gas centrifuges to "convert natural uranium into a form that can be used for nuclear weapons," the indictment said.") (April 5, 2014) (Read More...)
KVOA.com (AP): Casa Grande, Arizona - "MAN ACCUSED OF BOMBING REFUSES TO ENTER COURT" (SNIPPET: "An Iraqi man" SNIPPET: "Abdullatif Aldosary") (March 29, 2014) (March 29, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST: "COURT CASE HIGHLIGHTS STRUGGLE TO PREVENT CANADIAN YOUTHS FROM BEING RECRUITED INTO OVERSEAS TERROR GROUPS" by Stewart Bell (PHOTO CAPTION: "Mohamed Hassan Hersi was charged in 2011 with attempting to join Somali terrorist organization Al-Shabab.") (March 28, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL - France: "FRENCH POLICE 'BUST RIVIERA TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "The apartment was the 'drop-off point' of a 23-year-old man arrested a few days earlier who had links with a suspected extremist cell based in Cannes Torcy, sources told Le Figaro. Police sources told Le Figaro that the explosive discovered was TATP, which can be manufactured at home and has been used in previous terror attacks, notably the Marrakech bombings in 2011. The explosive was divided into three cans, one of which was wrapped in screws and nails, fixed on with tape, the source adds. A gun and computer equipment were also seized in the raid on the home.") (March 26, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "FBI ASKS FOR PUBLIC'S HELP IDENTIFYING PERSON WHO SHINED GREEN LASER AT DELTA FLIGHT Pilot Injured After Cockpit of Delta Flight to LaGuardia Airport was Illuminated by Laser" (March 28, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco - Press Release: "CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR AND CHEE KUNG TONG LEADER AMONG 26 DEFENDANTS CHARGED IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL COMPLAINT" (SNIPPET: "The defendants include Raymond "Shrimpboy" Chow, the current Dragonhead, or leader, of the San Francisco-based Chee Kung Tong organization (CKT), and State Senator Leland Yee, who represents San Mateo County and part of San Francisco County in the California Senate.") (March 26, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON BOSTON BOMBING RAISES QUESTIONS OVER TSARNAEV TRAVEL TO RUSSIA, POSSIBLE LINKS TO MILITANTS" (March 26, 2014) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk - Health News: "ABORTED BABIES INCINERATED TO HEAT UK HOSPITALS The remains of more than 15,000 babies were incinerated as 'clinical waste' by hospitals in Britain with some used in 'waste to energy' plants" by Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent (March 24, 2014 7:00 am GMT) (Read More...)
VANCOUVER SUN (POSTMEDIA NEWS): "SPY AGENCY TRACKING 80 CANADIANS WHO TRAVELLED ABROAD FOR 'TERRORIST PURPOSES' Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the agency 'actively investigates' individuals who have been overseas for terrorist purposes" by Douglas Quan (March 23, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TWO MORE CHARGED WITH TRYING TO JOIN FOREIGN JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "Avin Marsalis Brown, who goes by the name Musa Brown, was arrested Wednesday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. He was trying to make his way to Syria -- at least the third time this week an American has been detained in transit with the hope of reaching Syrian battlefields. Brown, 21, is charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to provide material support to kill people abroad. Also charged is Akba Jihad Jordan, who was arrested in his hospital bed after an unrelated surgery. Earlier this week, FBI agents arrested men from California and Michigan who also plotted to join terrorists fighting in Syria's civil war.") (March 21, 2014) (Read More...)
BUSINESS INSIDER.com (REUTERS): Vienna - "MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MAY POSE 'DIRTY BOMB' THREAT" by Fredrik Dahl (SNIPPET: "About 140 cases of missing or unauthorized use of nuclear and radioactive material were reported to the U.N. atomic agency in 2013, highlighting the challenges facing world leaders at a nuclear security summit next week.") (March 21, 2014) (Read More...)
STANDARD MEDIA - Kenya: "IKRIMA: THE MAN WHO PLANNED WESTGATE MALL ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Nairobi, Kenya: The hunt for Kenya's most wanted terrorist, Abdukadir Mohammed Abdukadir, alias Ikrima, has gone a notch higher with the US government placing a $9 million (Sh779.4 million) bounty on his head alongside two other men. Ikrima is being sought alongside the two who have been identified as Jafar and Yasin Kilwe. Both are said to be based in Somalia and responsible for terror activities in the East African region.") (March 22, 2014) (Read More...)
RAYMOND IBRAHIM.com: "WHY THE MEDIA DOESN'T COVER JIHADIST ATTACKS ON MIDDLE EAST CHRISTIANS" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "The facts speak for themselves. Reliable estimates indicate that anywhere from 100-200 million Christians are persecuted every year; one Christian is martyred every five minutes. Approximately 85% of this persecution occurs in Muslim majority nations. In 1900, 20% of the Middle East was Christian. Today, less than 2% is.") (March 20, 2014) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - Press Release: "MEMBER OF FARC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION PLEADS GUILTY TO HOSTAGE-TAKING CHARGES IN 2003 CAPTURE OF U.S. CITIZENS Hostages Were Held in Colombia for More Than Five Years" (SNIPPET: Alexander Beltran Herrera, 37, a commander of the FARC terrorist organization") (March 18, 2014) (Read More...)
CBC.ca: "IRAN TO FORFEIT $7M IN CANADIAN ASSETS FOR 'SUPPORTING TERRORISM' Historic case denies state immunity to regime in favour of U.S. men taken hostage" (MARCH 20, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5681: "PROMINENT IRANIAN ANALYST, AUTHOR, AND COLUMNIST AMIR TAHERI: Nobody Has Actually Seen Khamenei's Anti-Nuclear Fatwa, which Obama Often Quotes" (March 17, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - Special to IPT News: "ISOLATED HAMAS CONTEMPLATES RETURNING TO IRAN'S ORBIT" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: "The 5,000-man strong Islamic Jihad answers directly to Tehran, and has relied on it for funding, arms, and training for more than two decades. Hamas, which has 16,000 armed men in its ranks, was once firmly in Tehran's sphere of influence as well.") (March 17, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "DEARBORN MAN ARRESTED TRYING TO JOIN HIZBALLAH FIGHTERS IN SYRIA" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, who was born in Lebanon and has been living in the United States since 2007, tried to travel to Syria to fight alongside Hizballah fighters in the civil war that has been raging there for the last three years. According the complaint, Hamdan told an FBI informant around Christmas that he wanted to go to Syria to fight with Hizballah. He couldn't leave yet because his sister took away his Lebanese passport to prevent him from going overseas to wage jihad. Hamdan, a permanent U.S. resident, applied for naturalization as an American citizen. He also applied for a new Lebanese passport. Hizballah, an Iranian proxy based in Lebanon, has a history of violent attacks against U.S. and Israeli targets.") (March 18, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Sacramento, Calif. - Press Release: "SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "Nicholas Michael Teausant, 20" SNIPPET: "According to court documents, Teausant traveled to the Canadian border with the intent of continuing to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, a foreign terrorist organization more widely known as al Qaeda in Iraq.") (March 26, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NATIONAL GUARDSMAN ARRESTED IN TERROR PLOT ATTENDED RADICAL MOSQUE Teausant's mosque known as being 'hotbed' for al Qaeda, Taliban" by Adam Kredo (March 19, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NATIONAL GUARD RESERVIST CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO BLOW UP L.A. SUBWAY Allegedly possessed terrorist manuals, magazines" by Adam Kredo (March 17, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5680: "ISSUE XII OF AL-QAEDA's INSPIRE MAGAZINE REPEATS CALLS FOR ATTACKS IN THE WEST: 'America Is Our First Target'" (SNIPPET: "Calls for Lone-Wolf Jihad in the West") (March 16, 2014) (ReadMore...)
THE TELEGRAPH: "AL-QAEDA URGES FOLLOWERS TO BOMB THE SAVOY Latest issue of Inspire magazine includes instructions for building a car bomb like that used in the bungled Times Square attack and lists targets in the UK, US and France" by Rob Crilly (March 18, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN INSPECTORS TO CHECK U.S. NUCLEAR CUTS AMID UKRAINE CRISIS New START treaty on-site inspection takes place this week" by Bill Gertz (March 17, 2014) (Read More...)
JNS.org - News Brief: "HEZBOLLAH'S AL-MANAR NEWS STATION LAUNCHES APP IN APPLE'S iTUNES STORE" (SNIPPET: "The Lebanese terror group Hezbollah, through its satellite news station, Al-Manar, has launched a news app in Apple's iTunes store, according to a press release on the Al-Manar website. The free app, called LCG, claims that it is an "application that brings news from all around the world" and is available for download on the iPhone and iPad in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish." SNIPPET: "This is not the first attempt by Al-Manar to launch an app in Apple's iTunes store.")(March 14, 2014) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - Release No. NR-122-14: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Belbacha from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Algeria.") (March 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN-BACKED TERROR GROUP LAUNCHES 60 ROCKETS AT ISRAEL Attacks come on heels of Iranian weapons shipment, violent rhetoric" by Adam Kredo (March 12, 2014) (Read More...)
IsraelNationalNews.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "FORMER FBI AGENT SAYS LEADING MUSLIM GROUP A 'HAMAS FRONT' Former FBI counterterrorism expert calls on Americans to pressure government to shut down Council on American-Islamic Relations" by Oril Baruch and Ari Soffer (March 11, 2014, 2:33 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "THANKS, VLAD" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "The pro-Moscow governments in Latin America, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have recently hosted Russian bombers and warships. The intent is clear: turn Carribean Latin American waters into a Russian lake. Moscow's Latin friends, however do have a problem: in each nation there are significant pro-democracy elements." SNIPPET: "It is long past time to deny Moscow the naval and air presence in Latin America which the Russian military now enjoys in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. The Moscow elite has shown its capacity for aggression when their interests seem to demand it. The United States has every right to insure its safety and protect those who have the same values of human integrity, whether in Ukraine or in its own "backyard."") (March 10, 2014) (Read More...)
BOSTON.CBSlocal.com: "BOMB SQUAD DESTROYS PRESSURE COOKER ON EAST BOSTON STREET" (SNIPPET: "Boston Police were called to a house on Lexington Street near the O'Donnell Elementary School around 9:30 a.m.after the device was discovered on the sidewalk.") (March 11, 2014, 12:36 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA VIDEO, MAGAZINE FOCUSES ON ENGLISH-SPEAKING RECRUITS Experts claim the group is reaching out to Muslim immigrants abroad in an attempt to make terror a worldwide phenomenon." by Tova Dvorin (March 11, 2014, 1:02 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FBI HIGHLIGHTS SEVEN-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBERT A. LEVINSON Rewards Still Available for Information Leading to His Safe Location and Return" (March 7, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Alexandria, VA - "RESTON MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO EXPORTING UNLICENSED GOODS TO IRAN Defendant Shipped More Than $250,000 in High-Tech Items Through United Arab Emirates" (SNIPPET: "Vahid Hosseini, 62") (March 6, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: New York - "TRIAL OF OSAMA BIN LADEN'S SON-IN-LAW BEGINS" by Adam Goldman (SNIPPET: "Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Lewin told an anonymous jury that Abu Ghaith, a Muslim cleric from Kuwait, had played a critical role in the terrorist group before and after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.") (March 5, 2014) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Welasco - "EXPERT: OTMs A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY" (SNIPPET: "A former DEA agent says a spike in the number of immigrants from countries other than Mexico could lead to an increase in violence in the United States." SNIPPET: "Jordan said recently released numbers are cause for concern. Border Patrol statistics show a 51 percent increase from 2012 to 2013 in the apprehension of immigrants from countries other than Mexico. There was a 41 percent increase from 2011 to 2012.") (March 3, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Franciso - Press Release: Washington - "TWO INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANY FOUND GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY TO SELL TRADE SECRETS TO CHINESE COMPANIES First Federal Jury Conviction Under Economic Espionage Act of 1996" (March 5, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST News: "ANALYST AT CANADIAN ANTI-TERRORISM AGENCY STRIPPED OF POSITION AFTER MEETING RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS AT SOCIAL EVENTS: DOCUMENTS" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Irina Vladirmirovna Koulatchenko, 36, who was born in Kyrgyzstan and is a citizen of both Russia and Canada, was never accused of any wrongdoing, but had told a Canadian intelligence officer about her contacts with Russian embassy officials.") (March 5, 2014) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IDF CAPTURES IRANIAN SHIP CARRYING ADVANCED ROCKETS FOR GAZA Cargo of Iranian made long-range missiles were captured en route to Sudan in daring open sea operation, in which elite navy unit raided the vessel" by Yoav Zitun (March 5, 2014 13:30/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOREGIN AFFAIRS.house.gov - Hearing - Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa: Washington, D.C. - "JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM WORLDWIDE" (March 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HOUSE PRESSURES OBAMA TO DISMANTLE IRAN'S ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Eric Cantor and Steny Hoyer co-author letter to Obama on Iran" by Adam Kredo (March 3, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: Washington - "THREE PHILIPPINE NATIONALS SENTENCE FOR IMPORTING HIGH-POWERED WEAPONS INTO THE U.S." (SNIPPET: "The weapons included a rocket propelled grenade launcher, a mortar launcher, a single-shot grenade launcher, and 12 Bushmaster machine guns, as well as explosives including mortars and grenades. The defendants also illegally imported into the United States the highest level military body armor.") (February 27, 2014) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com: "CONVICTED TERRORIST WORKED AS OBAMACARE NAVIGATOR IN ILLINOIS" by Jillian Kay Melchior (SNIPPET: "A terrorist from Jordan briefly worked as an Obamacare navigator in Illinois while authorities remained unaware of her conviction for involvement in a deadly grocery store bombing and two other attacks. Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was convicted in Israel for her role in several bombings, including the 1969 attack on an upscale Shufersol grocery store, which killed two Hebrew University students who had stopped in to buy groceries for a hiking trip in the Jerusalem hills. Leon Kanner and Eddie Joffe were killed by a bomb hidden in a candy box tucked on a shelf, which also injured nine or 10 others, according to a website maintained by the Israeli government to commemorate terror victims.") (February 26, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5661: "ON IRANIAN REVOLUTION DAY 2014, COMMANDER OF IRGC NAVY SAYS: The Americans will understand when their warships with over 5,000 crew aboard sink to the depths of the sea and they have to search for their Bodies" (February 27, 2014) (Read More)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IGNORES RUSSIAN NUCLEAR VIOLATIONS Moscow's cruise, ballistic missiles undermine '87 treaty, experts say" by Bill Gertz (February 26, 2014) (Read More...)
stepping back to 2005...BBC NEWS: "UK POLICE RELEASE GUANTANAMO FOUR" (SNIPPET: "Martin Mubanga, Feroz Abbasi, Richard Belmar and Moazzam Begg") (January 27, 2005) (Read More...)
THE GLOBE AND MAIL: "WOMAN ARRESTED AT TORONTO [CANADA] AIRPORT HAD 10,000 DIAMONDS HIDDEN IN BODY" by Tu Thanh Ha (SNIPPET: "Helena Freida Bodner, a 66-year-old foreign national" SNIPPET: ""Considering the distance over which the person had to carry such a quantity of diamonds in the belly, from Trinidad to Canada, it is possible that the diamonds were ingested in Trinidad." Trinidad is not a diamond-mining country. The nearest sources of the precious stones would be Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Venezuela is particularly noteworthy because it removed itself five years ago from the Kimberley Process, an international certification program designed to stanch the flow of illegal rough diamonds.") (February 21, 2014) (Read More...)
MANHATTAN DA - Press Release: "DA VANCE: JOSE PIMENTEL PLEADS GUILTY TO STATE TERRORISM CHARGE Defendant Constructed Pipe Bombs, Targeted Civilians, United States Marines, and Soldiers Returning from Combat" (SNIPPET: "Jose Pimentel, a/k/a 'Muhammad Yousuf,' a/k/a 'Yusuf,' 29") (February 19, 2014) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com: "CUBAN SPIES RECEIVED SECRET MESSAGES BY OLD-TIME SHORTWAVE" by Juan O Tamayo (SNIPPET: "The busiest Cuban station these days, and the only spy station in the world that uses the fax-like tones, has been baptized as HM01 by amateur eavesdroppers who run Web pages like Spooks List, Spynumbers, ShortwaveSchedule and Enigma2000." SNIPPET: "For the less computer-savvy spooks there's the M08a station, which broadcasts 16 messages in Morse code, developed for the telegraph in 1836, on a set weekly schedule and on many of the same frequencies as Hm01.") (February 16, 2014) (Read More...)
SLATE.com: "7887 KHZ, YOUR HOME FOR CLASSIC CUBAN ESPIONAGE RADIO The shortwave radio signals that the alleged Russian spies were using are still surprisingly effective" by Brett Sokol (July 6, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "SPY UNIVERSITIES: EX-FOREIGN ESPIONAGE OPERATIVE REVEALS HOW PROFS., STUDENTS, AND OTHERS, ARE RECRUITED TO UNDERMINE AMERICA" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Keeping in Touch") (June 10, 2009) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE: "IRAN IS CULTIVATING CLOSER TIES WITH ANTI-AMERICAN COUNTRIES IN OUR HEMISPHERE" by Sharona Schwartz (SNIPPET: "Iran continues to actively cultivate ties among its allies in Latin America, including Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia, a policy that some have warned could bring terrorism closer to U.S. borders.") (January 19, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "ANSAR JERUSALEM CLAIMS TOURIST BOMBING IN EGYPT'S SINAI" by David Barnett (SNIPPET: "In a statement released to jihadist forums today, the Sinai-based jihadist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis) claimed responsibility for the bombing of a tourist bus in Taba yesterday."(February 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE: "TOURISTS KILLED IN EGYPT BUS BOMBING WERE DEVOUT CHRISTIANS WHO HAD SAVED FOR YEARS TO MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO BIBLICAL LAND" by Sharona Schwartz (February 17, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "AUTHORITIES: CO-PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF EHIOPIAN AIRLINES PLANE, WANTED ASYLUM Police Arrest Co-Pilot of Flight 702 After Flight Forced to Land in Geneva" (SNIPPET: "31-year-old Haile-Medhin Abera Tegegn") (Updated February 17, 2014 9:04 a.m. ET) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "CO-PILOT OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ET-702 WHO HIJACKED AND DIVERTED PLANE TO GENEVA ARRESTED, SEEKS ASYLUM; PASSENGERS AND CREW EVACUATED SAFELY" by Arjun Kashyap (February 17, 2014 12:22 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Ankara, Turkey - "PASSENGER ON ISTANBUL-BOUND FLIGHT MAKES BOMB THREAT, TRIES TO HIJACK PLANE TO SOCHI" (SNIPPET: "Ukrainian plane passenger") (February 7, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS.com: "HIJACKER DEMANDS PLANE BE FLOWN TO SOCHI jets are scrambled as a passenger on a flight from the Ukraine to Turkey claims he has a bomb and attempts to enter the cockpit." (SNIPPET: "One passenger, Gokhan Yildirim, said of the ordeal: "He said that he had bomb on him, and a friend of his would explode it remotely if he was harmed." Turkish special forces had boarded the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 and took the man into custody after negotiations broke down once it was on the tarmac.") (February 7, 2014, 8:36 pm UK) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Panama City - "DETAINED NORTH KOREAN SHIP LEAVES PANAMA" (SNIPPET: "The ship was detained while preparing to cross the Panama Canal to the Pacific. Authorities found missile parts, radar system components and other weapon pieces hidden amid bags of sugar.") (February 15, 2014) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY EXPANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST THE LOS ZETAS DRUG CARTEL Action Targets Spouse of Captured Drug Lord Miguel Trevino Morales" (February 14, 2014) (Read More...)
ISAF News: Kabul, Afghanistan - "USFOR-A CONDEMNS TODAY'S DETAINEE RELEASES" (SNIPPET: "Insurgents in the group released today have killed Coalition and Afghan Forces.") (February 13, 2014) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES AFGHAN HEROIN TRAFFICKER Action Targets Hawaladar with Ties to International Narcotics Trafficking and the Taliban" (SNIPPET: "Lahore Jan") (February 11, 2014) (Read More...)
TWIN CITIES.com (WASHINGTON POST): Washington - "NSA WORKER TIED TO SNOWDEN LEAKS OUSTED" (SNIPPET: "A National Security Agency employee has resigned from his job after admitting to FBI investigators that he allowed Edward Snowden, then an NSA contractor, to use his personal computer credentials to gain access to classified information, according to an agency memo." SNIPPET: "The two other people, a U.S. military member and a contractor, had their access to NSA facilities and material revoked in August, the memo said. They all worked at a regional NSA facility in Hawaii, where Snowden was a contract employee for Dell and later Booz Allen Hamilton, officials said.") (February 13, 2014 12:01 am CST) (Read More...)
HOMELAND.HOUSE.GOV - Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness Response, and Communications: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: BIOTERRORISM: ASSESSING THE THREAT" (February 11, 2014 10:00 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BRITISH COURT OKs INVESTIGATION INTO ASSASSINATION OF RUSSIAN EX-SPY LITVINENKO" by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro (SNIPPET: "The Hight Court cited evidence of "Russian responsibility" in the death of Alexander Litvinenko a former FSB agent who defected to England in 2000. He was fatally poisoned with a nuclear isotope known as polonium-210 after he met with three former Russian agents in London's Mayfair Millennium hotel in 2006.") (February 11, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL (and AFP): "IRAN CLAIMS NEW GENERATION 15-TIMES-FASTER CENTRIFUGES Tehran nuclear chief reserves right to resume enrichment to 60% if needed; Israeli team to meet US negotiators ahead of next week's nuclear talks" (February 10, 2014, 6:28 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "WHITE HOUSE DRAWS RED LINE ON IRANIAN BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM WH: 'This issue will need to be addressed'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "One of Iran's top nuclear negotiators stated early Monday that Iran would under no circumstances negotiate with the West on its ballistic missile program. These remarks were accompanied by the announcement that Tehran had successfully test fired two ballistic missiles, which are the preferred delivery system for nuclear arms.") (February 10, 2014) (Read More...)
BALTIMORE SUN: "WEAPONS STOLEN FROM POLICE OFFICER'S CAR IN BROOKLYN PARK" by Tim Swift (SNIPPET: "Missing were a ballistic vest, a Colt AR 15 rifle, a .40-caliber Sig Sauer handgun and ammunition.") (February 9, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "ISIS SUICIDE BOMB TRAINER KILLS CLASS IN 'WORK ACCIDENT'" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "While the thinning of the herd of ISIS suicide bombers is certainly a good thing for the Iraqis and Syrians who are to face their wrath, the missing subcontext of this story is a bit more disturbing. The fact that the ISIS is able to recruit such a large number of suicide bombers and then train them all in one place should be of great concern. Additionally, how many more ISIS suicide camps are out there?") (February 10, 2014) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1065: "AL-QAEDA AND ITS OFFSHOOTS TRAIN AND INDOCTRINATE NEWBORNS, TODDLERS, AND PRESCHOOLERS -- CAPTURED ON TWITTER" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow (February 7, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS 4 QODS FORCE OPERATIVES TO TERRORISM LIST FOR SUPPORTING TERRORISM IN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Qods Force officers were identified as Sayyed Kamal Musavi, Alireza Hemmati, Akbar Seyed Alhosseini, and Mahmud Afkhami Rashidi.") (February 7, 2014) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "THREAT No. 1: Snowden Leaks" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Only about 10 percent of the documents taken and released by Mr. Snowden, now under the protection of the Russian government, involved controversial NSA surveillance, he said. Mr. Clapper said he did not want to dwell on Mr. Snowden's legal status or motives for stealing the estimated 1.7 million documents, most of them highly classified.") (February 5, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "CHINA THREAT TO GROW WITH SECOND AIR DEFENSE ZONE" (SNIPPET: "Balance Of Power: Beijing may soon declare another air defense identification zone over the disputed Paracel and Spratly Islands and possibly the entire South China Sea as its military power matches its territorial ambitions.") (February 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: IRAN EXERTING TROUBLING INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA" by Daniel Wiser (SNIPPET: "Iran and its terrorist proxy groups' influence in Latin America remains a troubling security threat to the region and world, experts said at a congressional hearing on Tuesday.") (February 4, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: 4 IN 10 GOVERNMENT SECURITY BREACHES GO UNDETECTED DHS, DOJ, DOD, EPA, NASA, Energy, State routinely hacked" by Elizabeth Harrington (February 5, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CABDRIVER GETS SIX YEARS IN CONSPIRACY TO AID AL-SHABAAB" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Ahmed Nasir Taalil Mohamud from Anaheim was the last of four defendants to be sentenced in connection with the conspiracy that sought to transfer funds to al-Shabaab through a now-defunct hawala or money-transmitting business system in San Diego, the Shidaal Express. Mohamud's co-defendants included Basaaly Saeed Moalin, also a cab driver, Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, an imam at a local mosque visited by members of the local Somali immigrant community, and Issa Doreh, who worked in the hawala that helped transfer money to al-Shabaab. A federal judge sentenced all three individuals to prison terms ranging from 10-18 years in November.") (February 3, 2014) (Read More...)
ALL AFFICA.com: "SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB CLOSES HORMUD TELECOM IN JILIB, DETAINS STAFF" (SNIPPET: "Al-Shabaab reportedly took the action after Hormud Telecom refused to pay $50,000 that the group demanded as "money for jihad". Extorting money from private businesses in this way is seen as the group's biggest source of funding.") (February 3, 2014) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "'TOOTHPASTE BOMB' FEARS OVER RUSSIA FLIGHTS Just a day before the winter Olympics begin in Sochi, the US government warns of fears flights to Russia are being targeted." (February 6, 2014, 12:56 am UK) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com (AP): Washington - "FBI AGENTS DEPLOY AS WINTER OLYMPICS IN SOCHI NEAR Islamic militants have threatened to derail the Winter Games, which run from Feb. 7-23" (Posted February 1, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN REVEALS PLAN TO 'CONFRONT U.S. NAVAL FORCES' AHEAD OF WAR GAMES Military commanders continue to issue threats against the U.S." by Adam Kredo (January 31, 2014) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "ULTRA-ORTHODOX 'IRAN SPY' SENTENCED TO 4.5 YEARS Yitzhak Bergel, a member of the anti-Zionist fringe group Neturei Karta, confessed to initiating contact with Iranian officials" by Adiv Sterman (January 28, 2014) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Statement for the Record: "WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" ["Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, January 29, 2014] (pdf) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXPERTS: CHINA BOOSTS SPACE WARFARE CAPABILITIES U.S. military and commercial satellites highly vulnerable to Beijing's anti-satellite missiles, killer robot satellites" by Bill Gertz (January 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON CONCERNED BY CHINA'S NEW HIGH-SPEED MISSILE Hypersonic strike vehicle test is high-tech arms breakthrough that will be difficult for missile defense to counter" by Bill Gertz (January 28, 2014) (Read More...)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com: "CHINA'S LENOVO TO BUY MOTOROLA MOBILITY FOR NEARLY $3 BILLION" (SNIPPET: "Motorola Mobility, the Libertyville-based cell phone business with a longtime Chicago pedigree, will have Chinese ownership, under a deal announced Wednesday afternoon.") (January 29, 2014) (Read More...)
GIGAOM.com: "IT'S OFFICIAL: GOOGLE IS SELLING MOTOROLA TO LENOVO FOR $2.91 BILLION" by Alex Colon (SNIPPET: "Google on Wednesday confirmed that it has signed an agreement to sell its Motorola handset business to Lenovo for $2.91 billion in a mixture of cash and stock. Google will retain the majority of Motorola's patents, but Lenovo will gain access to 2,000 patents as well as the Motorola brand and trademark portfolio.") (January 29, 2014) (Read More...)
DEFENSE NEWS (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): Washington - "INSTITUTE: NORTH KOREA ENLARGING SITE FOR BIGGER MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "North Korea appears to be expanding its main launch site to permit more advanced missiles which may eventually be able to reach the United States, a think tank said Wednesday.") (January 29, 2014) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "ISLAMIST JURISPRUDENCE GROUP TO TRAIN 200 U.S. IMAMS The group instructs Muslims to infiltrate positions of power for the purpose of gradually implementing sharia in America" (January 28, 2014) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MAGISTRATE'S HOME SEARCHED BY ANTI-TERRORISM POLICE WHO ARRESTED DIPLOMAT'S SON" by Gordon Rayner, Tom Whitehead and Sam Marsden (SNIPPET: "Officers specialising in biological and chemical threats are searching the end terrace house where Meena Patel, 54, lives with her two grown-up daughters in Stratford, east London, following the arrest of a 36-year-old woman who remains in custody.Over the weekend officers also arrested James Sutcliffe, the 19-year-old son of Nicholas Sutcliffe, who works as First Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was later released on bail. Both arrests were made on suspicion of offences under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act.") (January 28, 2014, 7:02 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FACTCHECK: OBAMA MISLEADS NATION ON IRAN DEAL Interim deal delay Iran's ability to build nuke by less than a month according to experts" by Adam Kredo (January 29, 2014) (Read More...)
ALTOONA MIRROR.com: "ROOMMATE: BOMB SUSPECT 'A CRAZY KID' Russian student's bail set at $500K" by William Kibler (SNIPPET: "Vladislav Miftakhov, 19" SNIPPET: "In the suitcase, police found a small aluminum container with an exposed fuse, a smaller plastic container with an exposed fuse, containers of compressed air, a can of static-guard spray, a package labeled potassium nitrate powder, a pound of atomized magnesium mesh, a pound of potassium perchorate, magnesium cord and loose fuses, according to the affidavit." SNIPPET: "He said he had experimented with similar devices in California.") (January 26, 2014) (Read More...)
TIMES OF ISRAEL: "'SADDAM GAVE ORDERS TO FIRE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT TEL AVIV IF HE WAS TOPPLED IN FIRST GULF WAR' Tapes reveal Iraqi dictator told generals to launch missiles with WMD warheads at Jewish state should he be cut off from his military staff" (January 25, 2014, 12:14 am) (Read More...)
News.INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "HOLDER TO BAN RELIGION IN TERROR PROBES" (SNIPPET: "The move, If true, would completely blind federal law enforcement to the threat from Islamic extremism. Already, the department has forced the FBI to bleach references to "Islam" and "jihad" from its counterterrorism training materials. It's also made it harder for agents to infiltrate radical mosques. But Attorney General Eric Holder reportedly now wants to make it illegal for agents to even consider religion in their investigations. Democrats on the Hill are cheering the changes, along with the ACLU and radical Muslim Brotherhood front groups, who have all lobbied the administration for them. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has seen several of its officials jailed on terror-related charges, calls it "a step in the right direction."") (January 24, 2014, 06:53 pm ET) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 4114: "Volgograd Bombers in Recorded Message to Putin: We Have Prepared Gift for the Olympics -- Warning: Graphic Images" (Broadcast January 19, 2014)
CBC.ca: "RUSSIA SECURITY FORCES LOOK FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS BEFORE GAMES Ruzanna Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of a slain Islamic militant, believed to be in Sochi" (Last updated January 21, 2014, 5:58 am ET) (Read More...)
APP.com: Manalapan - "ASEF MOHAMMAD OF MANALAPAN, STUCK IN PIPE, GETS RESCUED" (SNIPPET: "The what was pretty clear: A township man who lives a stone's throw from the United Water treatment plant got himself lodged headfirst into a vertical 20-inch outflow pipe for at least four hours. But rescue officials and neighbors are still scratching their heads as to why 26-year-old Asef Mohammad jumped the chain-link and barbed-wire fence surrounding the Wilson Avenue water plant, climbed into a water holding tank, then the water pipe.") (January 18, 2014) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "MAN CHARGED WITH TRESPASSING AFTER GRETTING TRAPPED HEAD FIRST IN A 20-INCH WATER PIPE FOR FOUR HOURS" (SNIPPET: "The man, who ABC reported was 'very familiar' to police, has been charged with fourth-degree trespassing. Officers are also investigating what he was doing in the facility in the first place. Mohammed's parents told authorities that he left their house in the early hours of Friday morning wearing just shorts and a jacket, and he never returned.") (January 19, 2014; Updated January 20, 2014) (Read More...)
NOW: "U.S. POLICY HOSTAGE TO THE HOSTAGE-TAKERS Iran's troubling official statements and actions should serve as a warning to Obama" by Tony Badran (January 18, 2014) (Read More...)
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE UK - Press Release: "BIRMINGHAM MEN CHARGED WITH SYRIA RELATED TERRORISM OFFENCES" (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Nahin Ahmed of Farcroft Avenue and Yusuf Sarwar of Antrobus Road were arrested by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit at Heathrow Airport on Monday after arriving back in the UK on a flight from Istanbul.") (January 18, 2014) (Read More...)
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE UK - Press Release: "BIRMINGHAM MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF ATTENDING TERRORIST TRAINING CAMP IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "A 21-YEAR-OLD man from Sheldon, Birmingham, has been arrested on suspicion of attending a terrorist training camp in Syria.") (January 18, 2014) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "TOP HILL LAWMAKERS CONCERNED ABOUT OLYMPIC SECURITY, AMID NEW TERROR THREATS AND ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "On Sunday, in a new video that was posted on the website of the Chechen militant group Vilayat Dagestan, two militants vowed that tourists and Russians attending the games would not be safe.") (January 19, 2014) (Read More...)
INDIAN EXPRESS.com: "WOMAN WANTED BY U.S. HELD AT MUMBAI AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "Shain Sabooni" SNIPPET: ""Sabooni was born in 1955 in Pune and holds Canadian and Iranian passports," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) said.") (January 12, 2014) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Baltimore, Maryland - Press Release: "FORMER U.S. SOLDIER WHO SOUGHT TO JOIN TERRORIST GROUP CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON Defendant Destroyed Computer Evidence Before Leaving the U.S. to Join the Foreign Terrorist Organization al Shabaab in Somalia" (SNIPPET: "Craig Benedict Baxam") (January 13, 2014) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "FORMER SOLDIER GETS SEVEN YEARS FOR OBSTRUCTING TERRORISM INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "Craig Benedict Baxam" SNIPPET: "converted to Islam") (January 13, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPT. DESIGNATES THREE BRANCHES OF ANSAR AL-SHARIA AS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS Two branches allegedly involved in Benghazi attacks" (January 10, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GENERAL: STRATEGIC MILITARY SATELLITES VULNERABLE TO ATTACK IN FUTURE SPACE WAR Military studying new system of smaller, survivable satellites" by Bill Gertz (January 8, 2014) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "ARMS SHIP SEIZURE HEIGHTENS BAHRAIN FEARS" by Frank Gardner (SNIPPET: "Bahrain announced on 30 December that it had foiled four separate "terrorist incidents"." SNIPPET: "Most of the protesters are peaceful but there is an increasingly violent fringe that Bahrain accuses of being encouraged and supplied by Iran and its proxy militias.") (Last updated January 9, 2014, 04:46 ET) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS AFGHAN TALIBAN DEPUTY SHADOW GOVERNOR TO TERRORIST LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "While not stated in the press release that announced the designation, the Taliban leader is associated with al Qaeda.") (January 7, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GROUP RUN BY AL QAEDA TERRORIST INVITED TO BRIEF DEMS ON DRONE POLICY" by Alana Goodman (SNIPPET: "The representative of a human rights group headed by a designated al Qaeda terrorist was denied a visa by the State Department after being invited by congressional Democrats to discuss drone strikes. Mohammad Al Ahmady, the Yemen director for Geneva-based NGO Al Karama..." SNIPPET: "Ahmady, who also serves as a top official in an al Qaeda-linked Yemeni political party..." SNIPPET: "Several Al Karama officials have faced terrorism allegations. Al Karama’s founder and current president Abdul Rahman Naimi was designated as a terrorist and al Qaeda supporter by the U.S. Treasury Department in December, along with the group's Yemen representative Abdulwahab Al-Humayqani. Al Karama's legal director, Rachid Mesli, is currently wanted for terrorism charges in Algeria.") (January 6, 2014) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD OPERATIVES BEHIND RECENT BUS BOMBING NEAR TEL AVIV" by David Barnett (January 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "This past year saw a marked increase in the involvement of foreigners in the fighting against the Syrian regime. Most join Al-Qaeda- and global jihad-affiliated organizations, gain military experience, and undergo radicalization and jihadization. They are liable to import continue terrorist and subversive activities to their countries of origin when they return (the "Afghanistan model").") (January 1, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NEW IRANIAN FOREIGN POLICY HEAD 'APPROVED' 1994 TERROR BOMBING Khamenei aide tied to Jewish center bombing takes top slot" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Ali Akbar Velayati, a longtime regime insider who serves as senior foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...") (January 3, 2014) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REPORT: IRAN PLANS TO BUILD ADDITIONAL CENTRIFUGES, ENRICH MORE URANIUM Menendez: Only reason Iran would do this is to expedite production of a nuclear weapon" (December 29, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Release No. NR-101-13: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense is announcing today the transfer of Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik, and Hajiakbar Abdul Ghuper from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Slovakia." SNIPPET: "Today, 155 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (December 31, 2013) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "WAS MYSTERIOUS ATTACK ON CALIF. POWER STATION A 'DRESS REHEARSAL' FOR MUCH LARGER ASSAULT ON U.S. ELECTRICAL GRID?" by Dave Urbanski (SNIPPET: "Although the fact that the still-unsolved attack on a power station near San Jose occurred just a handful of hours after the Boston Marathon bombing -- and apparently raised a few eyebrows initially -- its ride in the public eye has been decidedly under the radar to date.") (December 28, 2013) (Read More...)
MERCURY NEWS: "SAN JOSE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE RELEASE VIDEO OF ATTACK ON PG&E SUBSTATION" by Robert Salonga (SNIPPET: "AT&T is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. Anyone with information for the Sheriff's Office can contact investigators at 408-808-4431.") (June 4, 2013) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN SAYS IT IS DEVELOPING NEW CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Head of Tehran's nuclear agency says centrifuges must still undergo testing before put into use, will allow uranium enrichment at higher speed") (December 28, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles - Press Release: Washington - "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST AL QAEDA BY PROVIDING WEAPONS TRAINING TO FIGHTERS IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, 24, of Garden Grove, California, pleaded guilty this morning to one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Nguyen, who also used the name Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, pleaded guilty...") (December 27, 2013) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): New York - "ISRAELI-AMERICAN GETS 25 YEARS IN TALIBAN WEAPONS STING" (SNIPPET: "Orbach, 55, and former US Army translator Alwar Pouryan, the other US citizen netted in a sting, were convicted in April of conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles.") (December 19, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release - Las Vegas, Nevada: Reno - "RENO MAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISM GROUPS IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Balwinder Singh, aka Jhajj, aka, Happy, aka Possi, aka Baljit Singh, 39, of Reno, is charged in an indictment with one count of conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and maim persons in a foreign country; one count of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists; one count of making a false statement on an immigration document; two counts of use of an immigration document procured by fraud; and one count of unlawful production of an identification document.") (December 18, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - No. NR-071-13: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Saad Muhammad Husayn Qahtani and Hamood Abdulla Hamood from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." SNIPPET: "Today, 160 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (December 16, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA CONDUCTS SECOND FLIGHT TEST OF NEW LONG-RANGE MISSILE DF-41 is second test of road-mobile, likely MIRV-capable ICBM" by Bill Gertz (December 17, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE NAVAL VESSEL TRIES TO FORCE U.S. WARSHIP TO STOP IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS Landing ship sailed dangerously close to U.S. guided missile cruiser" by Bill Gertz (December 13, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "ADDITIONAL TREASURY AND STATE DESIGNATIONS TARGETING NETWORKS LINKED TO IRANIAN WMD PROLIFERATION AND SANCTIONS EVASION" (December 12, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco - Press Release: "DOMESTIC TERRORISM SUSPECT ON FBI's MOST WANTED TERRORIST LIST FEATURED AS PART OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FUGITIVE AWARENESS INITIATIVE Daniel Andreas San Diego Bombed Two Buildings in San Francisco Area 10 Years Ago" (December 12, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IG: PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN FROM 104,179 AFTER ENERGY DEPARTMENT CYBER ATTACK Hackers breached system with 'relative ease'" by Elizabeth Harrington (SNIPPET: "An attack in July 2013, one of at least three cyber security breaches at the department, allowed hackers to access individuals' Social Security and bank account numbers with "relative ease."") (December 13, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "JIHADIST MAGAZINE CALLS FOR NEW ATTACKS IN THE WEST" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "American Muslims are also repeatedly urged to follow the path of notable American jihadists, namely Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. Both were leaders in Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who were killed in a September 2011 drone strike. Khan was the founding publisher of Inspire magazine, which offered similar exhortations for attacks and provided how-to instructions.") (December 13, 2013) (Read More...)
CHRISTIANITY TODAY Australia (WORLD WATCH MONITOR): "ONE CHRISTIAN IS KILLED EVERY 11 MINUTES: UK PARLIAMENT TOLD MPs told Christianity is 'most persecuted religion'" (December 5, 2013) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "YA'ALON: IRAN USES EMBASSIES AS 'TERROR BASES' Israeli defense minister accuses Iran of using diplomatic courier bags to smuggle bombs, weapons. Also claims Iranian embassies in South America used as espionage bases" (December 9, 2013 23:28/Israel News) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DOD ANNOUNCES TRANSFER OF 2 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES" (SNIPPET: "... transfer of Djamel Saiid Ali Ameziane and Bensayah Belkecem from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the government of Algeria ...") (December 5, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. INTELLIGENCE ADVISER WORKED WITH CHINESE FIRM DEEMED ESPIONAGE THREAT" (SNIPPET: "Adviser to the U.S. director of national intelligence Theodore H. Moran resigned after it was learned that he had worked as a paid consultant for Huawei Technologies Ltd., the Associated Press reports.") (December 6, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PENTAGON: CHINA FAILED TO CONSULT BEFORE IMPOSING AIR DEFENSE ZONE Hagel, Dempsey do not demand roll back of zone; no contacts with Chinese counterparts" by Bill Gertz (December 4, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "FBI's SEARCH FOR 'MO,' SUSPECT IN BOMB THREATS, HIGHLIGHTS USE OF MALWARE FOR SURVEILLANCE" by Craig Timberg and Ellen Nakashima (December 6, 2013) (SNIPPET: "But, it said, Mo's computer did send a request for information to the FBI computer, revealing two new IP addresses in the process. Both suggested that, as of last December, Mo was still in Tehran.") (December 6, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Mexico City: "MEXICAN TROOPS GUARD RECOVERED COBALT AS EXPERTS DISCUSS HOW TO SAFELY CONTAIN IT AGAIN" (SNIPPET: "Mexican troops and federal police kept a nighttime watch on a rural field where thieves abandoned a stolen shipment of highly radioactive cobalt-60, while officials began planning the delicate task of recovering the dangerous material. Juan Eibenschutz, director general of the National Commission of Nuclear Safety and Safeguards, said late Wednesday that it could take at least two days to safely get the material into a secure container and transport it to a waste site.") (December 5, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "TRUCK CARRYING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL REPORTEDLY STOLEN IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "A truck carrying potentially "extremely dangerous" radioactive material has been stolen in Mexico.the UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday. The truck was transporting a cobalt-60 teletherapy source intended for medical use to a storage center when it was stolen on Monday in Tepojaco, near Mexico City, the International Atomic Energy Agency said, according to Agence France-Presse.") (December 4, 2013) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: "FOILED BOMB PLOT SUGGESTS IRA MIDDLE EAST TERROR LINKS" by Tom Porter (SNIPPET: "Irish dissidents are in possession of deadly infrared bomb technology that according to experts may show links between republican groups and the Taliban, and lays open an older story of the IRA's involvement with violence in the Middle East.") (December 1, 2013) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: "REPUBLICANS IN NORTHERN IRELAND LOOK TO TALIBAN FOR WEAPONS" by Jonathan Owen (PHOTO CAPTION: "Dissidents have links to advanced technology never seen before in Ulster") (December 1, 2013) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM - ICT Database Incident Report: "IN BRIEF: TERRORIST INCIDENTS AND COUNTER-TERRORIST ACTIONS, BY COUNTRY September, 2013" (December 1, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "COURT AWARDS $9 MILLION TO VICTIMS OF IRANIAN-BACKED TERRORISM State Department and government of Iran oppose deal" by Alan Goodman (December 2, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ROUHANI: 'Our enrichment will never stop'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "... upcoming construction of a second nuclear reactor in the province of Bushehr.") (December 2, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "'U.S. FREED TOP IRANIAN SCIENTIST AS PART OF SECRET TALKS AHEAD OF GENEVA DEAL'" by Mitch Ginsburg (SNIPPET: "Mojtaba Atarodi, arrested in California for attempting to acquire equipment for Iran's military-nuclear programs, was released in April as part of back channel talks, Times of Israel told. The contacts, mediated in Oman for years by close colleague of the Sultan, have seen a series of US-Iran prisoner releases, and there may be more to come") (November 29, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Los Angeles, Calif. - Press Release: "FORMER UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR MAKING BOGUS BOMB THREATS AIMED AT HIS FORMER EMPLOYER" (SNIPPET: "A German national..." SNIPPET: "Patrick Cau, who is also known as Patrick Kaiser, 40, of Dallas" SNIPPET: "In the first phone call, on October 4, 2012, Cau used a pay phone near his home to call an internal United crew scheduling number and state that a United flight from London to Los Angeles would be bombed later that day. Cau made the subsequent calls to 911 from pay phones in Los Angeles, New York City, Las Vegas, and Seattle, with all the calls stating that a specific United flight would be bombed.") (November 25, 2013) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW (AP): Washington - "INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE HEADS: TERROR THREAT WORSENING" (SNIPPET: "The leaders of the House and Senate intelligence committees say the terrorism threat against the United States is increasing and Americans aren't as safe as they were a year or two ago." SNIPPET: "The lawmakers spoke on CNN's "State of the Union" in an interview aired Sunday.") (December 1, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN-NORTH KOREA MISSILE COOPERATION UNDERMINES RECENT GENEVA NUCLEAR DEAL Iran and North Korea working on 80-ton rocket booster" by Bill Gertz (November 27, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN, NORTH KOREA SECRETLY DEVELOPING NEW LONG-RANGE ROCKET BOOSTER OR ICBMs Iranian missile group delegation visited Pyongyang as Geneva nuclear talks were underway" by Bill Gertz (November 26, 2013) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS Northern Ireland: "POLICE SET UP CHECKPOINTS IN BELFAST AFTER BOMB PARTIALLY EXPLODES" (SNIPPET: "Patrols are to increase significantly after the device was left in a car at Victoria Square shopping centre car park.") (Last updated November 26, 2013 01:15 ET) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOME RUMINATIONS ON THE SYRIAN FOREIGN FIGHTER PROBLEM" -Posted by Aaron (SNIPPET: "There may well be an increased risk of terrorism in the West perpetrated by Sunni veterans of the conflict.") (November 24, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. WARNS CHINA OVER EAST CHINA SEA MARITIME GRAB PRC air defense zone risks conflict over disputed islands" by Bill Gertz (November 25, 2013) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Beijing, China - "(LEAD) CHINA SETS UP AIR DEFENSE ZONE OVER EAST CHINA SEA" (SNIPPET: "China's defense ministry said Saturday it has set up an Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea, which includes airspace over a set of islands also claimed by Japan.") (November 23, 2013 14:51) (Read More...)
PULLMAN RADIO.com (Pullman, WA): "PULLMAN PD BELIEVES SUSPECTED SOMALI AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BURGLARY RING BACK IN TOWN" by Evan Ellis (SNIPPET: "The suspects are believed to part of a larger group of Somali and African American males in their late teens and early twenties. Authorities say they travel between Pullman and Seattle.") (November 21, 2013) (Read More...)
PULLMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT - Press Release: Pullman, WA - "BURGLARY RING ALERT" (SNIPPET: "The burglary ring is known to travel in groups of two to eight and will park or drop off their passengers in residential areas. Suspects will knock on the front door to determine if anyone is home. If the resident answers the door, the suspects will ask for directions or say they are looking for someone. If the resident does not answer the door, they will forcibly enter and burglarize the home. The recent case in Pullman involved a suspect armed with a handgun.") (November 21, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HEARING: SECURITY FLAWS IN OBAMACARE WEBSITE ENDANGER AMERICANS Experts say would not use HealthCare.gov due to risks" by Elizabeth Harrington (November 19, 2013) (Read More...)
Video (FOX NEWS): "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FILING STATES MOST WILL LOSE EMPLOYER COVERAGE Andrew McCarthy says health plan cancellations are 'part of the fraud'" (November 18, 2013) (Watch Here.)
SKY NEWS: "BIRMINGHAM NEEDLE ATTACKS: MORE REPORTS PROBED Police investigate six further alleged attacks in Birmingham city centre. as a CCTV picture of a possible witness is released." (November 20, 2013 9:38 am UK) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIAN DISSIDENTS SAY IRAN HAS BUILT SECRET NEW NUCLEAR SITE" (SNIPPET: "The NCRI said the new site was inside a 600-metre tunnel complex beneath mountains 10 km (6 miles) from the town of Mobarekeh, adjacent to the Isfahan-Shiraz highway, within the existing Haft-e Tir military industrial complex.") (November 18, 2013, 17:09/Israel News) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov/usao/nye - Press Release: Brooklyn, New York: "FIVE NEW ARRESTS IN $45 MILLION INTERNATIONAL CYBERHEIST CASE Newly Seized Photographic Evidence Shows $800,000 in Criminal Cash Proceeds in Suitcase Sent to Cyberattack Organizer" (November 18, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOCIAL NETWORKS ARE KEY TO CITY VIOLENCE" (SNIPPET: "'It's who you hang out with that gets you into trouble. It's tragic, but not random.'") (November 16, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1036: "AFGHAN CYBER ARMY (ACA): ACTIVE ON FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE -- RECRUITING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS, CLAIMING TO HAVE HACKED U.S. GOVERNMENT WEBSITES, U.S. AND ISRAELI BANK WEBSITES, PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT AND TALIBAN WEBSITES; PROMISING MAJOR ATTACKS IN FUTURE" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow* (November 15, 2013) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - News - Testimony: "Written testimony of CBP Office of Field Operations Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner John Wagner for a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security hearing titled 'BORDER SECURITY OVERSIGHT, PART III: BORDER CROSSING CARDS AND B1/B2 VISAS'" (Release Date: November 14, 2013) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): "MAN ARRESTED IN BOMBING AT OREGON DA'S OFFICE" (SNIPPET: "Alan Leroy McVay allegedly tried to blow up the Jackson County District Attorney's Office on Nov. 13." SNIPPET: "But The Mail Tribune newspaper reported in April that McVay was one of three people being prosecuted in the burglary of a Medford home where 30 guns and ammunition were taken.") (November 22, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NORTH CAROLINA MAN CHARGED WITH SUPPORT TO AL-QAIDA IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "A North Carolina man is charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to a designated terrorist organization, the al-Nusrah Front,also known as al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). Basit Javed Sheikh (also known as Abdul Basit), a 29-year-old man originally from Pakistan and living in Cary, N.C., used the social networking site Facebook to advocate for Syria becoming a center for "global jihad.") (November 13, 2013) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE U.S. STATE DEPT IS REPORTEDLY PREPARED TO LET RUSSIA BUILD THESE ON AMERICAN SOIL? by Dave Urbanski (SNIPPET: "The CIA and other U.S. spy agencies, along with the Pentagon, believe the monitor stations would provide Russia with better accuracy with weapons and an opening to spy on the U.S., the Times noted. In addition members of Congressional intelligence and armed services committees regard Moscow's GPS -- a.k.a. Glonass (i.e., Global Navigation Satellite System) -- with suspicion and want answers from the Obama administration.") (November 16, 2013) (Read More...)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.Hous.gov - Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade: "JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: THE CONTINUING THREAT OF BOKO HARAM" (November 13, 2013) (View Here; Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "SENIOR HAQQANI NETWORK LEADER KILLED IN PAKISTAN: REPORT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "If Nasiruddin's death is confirmed, he would be the fourth senior Haqqani Network leader killed in the past two years. The other three leaders were killed by US drone strikes.")(November 11, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN LEADER KILLED BY U.S. AFTER 4-YEAR HUNT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "After years of effort, the US has finally succeeded in killing Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Movement of the Taliban Pakistan, in the latest drone strike in Pakistan's tribal agency of North Waziristan. Hakeemullah, who was responsible for numerous attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan as well as the failed attempt to detonate a car bomb in Times Square in May 2010, was killed just as the Pakistani government was formally opening negotiations with the terrorist group.") (November 1, 2013) (Read More...)>
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA DEPLOYS NEW BOMBER WITH LONG-RANGE LAND ATTACK MISSILE Congressional report also reveals China's armed drone copied from US Reaper UAV" by Bill Gertz (November 7, 2013) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "AL-QAEDA FACTION IN SYRIA ADDED TO CANADA'S OFFICIAL LIST OF OUTLAWED TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "The government placed the main Al-Qaeda faction in Syria on Canada's official list of outlawed terrorist organizations on Friday, blaming it for attacks that have killed "scores" of civilians. The designation of Jabhat Al-Nusra comes as dozens of Canadians are said to be fighting in Syria, some with extremist factions. The listing makes it easier for police to investigate the group's links to Canada. The attacks have taken place in Damascus, Aleppo, Homs and other major population centres.") (November 8, 2013) (Read More...)
YAHOO News (AFP): Caracas, Venezuela - "AFGHAN, IRANIANS FOUND ON CANADA FLIGHT WITH FAKE TICKETS" (SNIPPET: "A Toronto-bound flight was stopped shortly before departure from Caracas when four Iranians and an Afghan were found aboard with fake tickets and no visas, Venezuelan officials said Saturday. The captain of Air Canada Flight 075 discovered there were five extra passengers aboard his flight as it was scheduled to depart late Friday, said Luis Graterol, the head of the Simon Bolivar Maiquetia International Airport.") (November 3, 2013) (Read More...)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.House.gov - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "CHAIRMAN ROYCE STATEMENT ON NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRAN AND REPORTS OF POSSIBLE AGREEMENT" (SNIPPET: "Instead of toughening sanctions to get meaningful and lasting concessions, the Obama Administration looks to be settling for interim and reversible steps.") (November 8, 2013) (Read More...)
WCVB.com: Andover, Mass. - "HIGH-POWERED WEAPONS STOLEN FROM FBI SWAT VEHICLE FBI, police investigate weapons theft in Andover" (SNIPPET: "The weapons, a Colt M16-A1 rifle and an HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 sniper rifle, were taken from the government vehicle Wednesday night or early Thursday morning. During that same time, items were stolen from other vehicles parked at nearby homes in Andover, the FBI said." SNIPPET: "Earlier Wednesday, a bulletproof, tactical FBI vest was stolen from a car in Boston's South End.") (November 7, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1033: "MEMRI's Behind-The-Scenes Role In Twitter's Shutdown Of Accounts Belonging To Designated Terrorists: The Case Of Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabaab And The Westgate Mall Attack" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow* (November 6, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: Washington, D.C. - "FBI SEEKS INFORMATION REGARDING SEVERAL CYBER FUGITIVES" (SNIPPET: "The FBI announced today the addition of five individuals to its Cyber's Most Wanted and is seeking information from the public regarding their whereabouts. They are Farhan Arshad and Noor Aziz Uddin; Carlos Perez-Melara; Andrey Nabilevich Taame; and Alexsey Belan.") (November 5, 2013) (Read More...)
UPI.com: Moscow - "PUTIN SIGNS LAW SQUEEZING TERRORISTS AND THEIR FAMILIES" (SNIPPET: "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law Sunday requiring the families of terrorists to pay for any damage their relatives might cause") (November 3, 2013) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: TERROR HUNT: SUSPECT 'LINKED TO AL SHABAAB' Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who escaped after changing into a burka at a mosque, visited Somalia in recent years, say Sky sources.") (9:24 am UK, Monday 04 November 2013) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: "TANZANIAN POLICE ARREST BUSINESSMAN ACCUSED OF FUNDING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES" (SNIPPET: "Tanzanian businessman Juma Abdallah Kheri, also known as Chief Abiola and Juma Sahel, was arrested Thursday (October 31st) in Tanga region following intelligence reports that linked him to funding terrorist activities in the country, police said. Kheri is suspected of working with and funding the Muslim Youth Centre (MYC), al-Shabaab's affiliate in Kenya.") (November 1, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "USA vs NICHOLAS KAIGA" (SNIPPET: "The unfortunate Mr. Kaiga is in Federal Custody after his 25 June 2013 arrest in New York City. The case dates to 2007, when an Iranian associate attempted to purchase a type of aluminum - banned from export to Iran - directly from a company in Schaumburg, Illinois. The US company has been cooperating with USG ever since.") (October 31, 2013) (Read More...)
ICTWPS.com - Working Papers: "HEZBOLLAH & IRAN IN LATIN AMERICA -- A THREAT JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE" by Mr. Eric J. Schorr (SUMMARY: "This article provides an in depth analysis of Hezbollah & Iranian activities in Latin America, with specific attention to Mexico. The article outlines a recent historic trend by Hezbollah and Iran in the region and highlights the growing relationship between Hezbollah, Iran and Mexican drug cartels such as the Los Zetas. The article first examines a number of individual case studies in order to show the complexity of Hezbollah and Iranian activities in Latin America as well as their potential implications for United States homeland security. The article utilizes an abundance of primary source documents as well as secondary sources in order to show just how deep the activities of Hezbollah and Iran run in Mexico and greater Latin America. The article then discusses the issue of illicit financial transactions as an integral part of the overall activities taking place in Latin America. Finally, the article highlights dissenting opinions concerning the aforementioned issues. The article concludes with a brief commentary on the aforementioned cases and their possible impact for the greater Western Hemisphere.") (October 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: Alexandria, Virginia - "LEADER OF 'REVOLUTION MUSLIM' PLEADS GUILTY TO USING INTERNET TO THREATEN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Yousef Mohamid Al-Khattab (a.k.a. Joseph Cohen), 45") (October 31, 2013) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com: "MEXICO TOWNS LOSE POWER IN SUSPECTED CARTEL SABOTAGE AFP - Unidentified assailants armed with guns and Molotov cocktails attacked power stations in a violence-torn western Mexican state Sunday, leaving 11 towns without electricity in a suspected drug cartel attack." (October 28, 2013) (Read More...)
UK.REUTERS.com: Beijing, China - "CHINA SUSPECTS TIANANMEN CRASH A SUICIDE ATTACK - Sources" by Benjamin Kang Lim and Michael Martina (SNIPPET: "Chinese authorities suspect suicide attackers drove the vehicle that ploughed into pedestrians at Beijing's Tiananmen Square and set it on fire, killing five people including the three inside, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. At least 38 people were injured...") (October 29, 2013) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com (CANADIAN PRESS): "THREE CHARGES FOR 71-YEAR-OLD IRANIAN-BORN MAN AFTER BOMB SCARE AT MONTREAL AIRPORT" (SNIPPET: "A bail hearing is scheduled tomorrow for Antony Piazza, who was born in Iran and whose name was originally Houshang Nazemi. It was under that original moniker that he received a 10-year sentence for drug trafficking in the mid-1980s.") (October 28, 2013) (Read More...)
TIMES OF ISRAEL.com: "NEW REPORT SAYS IRAN CAN HAVE NUCLEAR BOMB IN A MONTH Study by Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security claims new and advanced centrifuges have reduced possible 'breakout' time frame" by Joshua Davidovich (October 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FBI INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE RUSSIAN SPY RECRUITING IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Yury Zaytsev heads the Russian Center for Science and Culture, or Rossotrudnichestvo, a group that has paid for about 130 Americans to visit Russia in the past 12 years.") (October 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY ENGAGED IN POLITICAL WARFARE AGAINST THE UNITED STATES Report shows use of semi-secret front groups, influence operations aimed at 'disintegrating enemies'" by Bill Gertz (October 22, 2013) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS (AP): Los Angeles - "PROSECUTOR: AMERICAN PLANNED TO AID AL-QAIDA" (SNIPPET: "Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen" SNIPPET: "The prosecutor said Nguyen filled out the passport request with a new name, Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum...") (October 21, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN TERRORIST LIVING IN U.S. CHARGED WITH NATURALIZATION FRAUD" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Chicago-area resident Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was convicted in Israel for her role in two 1969 terrorist plots, one in a crowded supermarket and the other at the British Consulate in Jerusalem. The supermarket attack killed two people and injured several others. The consulate bombing caused property damage. Odeh was sentenced to life imprisonment in Israel but was released after 10 years in a prisoner swap which freed 76 Palestinians in exchange for one Israeli soldier held in Lebanon.") (October 22, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISLAMIST TERRORISTS SHIFTING FROM WEB TO SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook, Twitter grapple with terrorists' use of social media for messaging, communications" by Bill Gertz (October 23, 2013) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "FORMER ARMY COMMANDER DEFIANT AFTER WARNING HE MAY BE ON AL-SHABAAB DEATH LIST" by Chris Hughes (SNIPPET: "Colonel Richard Kemp is featured on a video made by jihadists in Somalia urging UK fanatics to copy the street murder of Drummer Lee Rigby") (October 22, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5486: "In New Video, al-Shabab Justifies Woolwich Attack, Urges Muslims in West to 'Make Their Choice Today,' and Follow Footsteps of Nidal Hassan, Mohammad Merah, and Farouq Abdulmuttalab, and 'Brother in ... Texas and Boston,' and to Read Inspire Magazine" (October 17, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "Joint Release rom Massachusetts Law Enforcement Agencies" (SNIPPET: In response to media inquiries about recent news reports relating to the marathon bombingsÉ") (October 19, 2013) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AFGHAN SPECIAL FORCES COMMANDO DEFECTS TO INSURGENTS TAKING WEAPONS WITH HIM Afghan army officer joins Hezb-i-Islami militants, dealing blow to government forces as they gear up for NATO withdrawal." by Rob Crilly, Afghanistan corresponder, and Zubair Babakarkhail (SNIPPET: "Museeb Khan") (October 21, 2013, 9:25 am BST) (Read More...)
VALLEY CENTRAL.com: "SOUTH ASIANS AMONG IMMIGRANTS FOUND IN ALAMO STASH HOUSE" by Nadia Galindo (SNIPPET: "Investigators found 52 immigrants from Mexico, Central American, India, Bangladesh and Nepal inside the house.") (October 17, 2013 11:37 am) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - USAO: Kansas City, MO. - "KC MAN CHARGED WITH EXTORTION RELATED TO THREAT TO CONTAMINATE WATER SUPPLY" (SNIPPET: "Manuel Garcia, 69" SNIPPET: "Garcia told the federal agents that two of his acquaintances, named Raul and Shariff, were going to carry out the plan to put an unknown chemical into the water supply of the four cities. They had tested their plan out on some horses, Garcia said, and the animals went into convulsions and died. Garcia stated that for $10,000 and a grant of immunity he would attempt to locate Raul and Shariff.") (October 25, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Wichita, Kansas - "FBI INVESTIGATIGATES POSSIBLE WATER SUPPLY THREAT IN WICHITA, KANSAS" by Alice Mannette (SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating possible threats to the water supply systems in Wichita, Kansas, and several other Midwestern cities that are as yet unsubstantiated, a spokeswoman said on Friday.") (October 18, 2013 7:46 pm EDT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "NUMBER OF REPORTED LASER INCIDENTS TARGETING INBOUND COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT TO NEW YORK CITY AIRPORTS INCREASES Reported Laser Incidents Up 17 Percent Since Last Year" (October 18, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BLIND SHEIK SUPPORTER CHARGED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Basel Ramadan and Yousseff Odeh are charged with conspiracy to murder witnesses and with soliciting a potential hit man." SNIPPET: "The Staten Island Advance reports that Odeh was a supporter of blind sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the spiritual guide for the 1993 World Trade Center bombers who is serving a life sentence at the Supermax penitentiary in Colorado for his role in a subsequent conspiracy to bomb several New York landmarks. Odeh also reportedly had close ties to Abdel Sattar, a key associate of the blind sheik.") (October 18, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "LONG ISLAND MAN ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO JOIN AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, CONSPIRING TO COMMIT MURDER OVERSEAS Defendant Attempted to Travel to Yemen to Fight Violent Jihad, Obstructed Federal Investigation of His Terrorist Activities" (SNIPPET: "Marcos Alonso Zea, also known as 'Ali Zea,'") (October 18, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com - Opinions: "TURKEY BLOWS ISRAEL'S COVER FOR IRANIAN SPY RING" by David ignatius (SNIPPET: "The Turkish-Israeli relationship became so poisonous early last year that the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have disclosed to Iranian intelligence the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had been meeting inside Turkey with their Mossad case officers.") (October 16, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NORTH KOREA'S OVERSEAS RESTAURANTS USED FOR ESPIONAGE AND GAINING HARD CURRENCY Pyongyang rakes in more than $100 million annually from workers and restaurants abroad" by Bill Gertz (October 15, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "BRAZIL'S LARGEST GANG THREATENS 'WORLD CUP OF TERROR,' PLANS ATTACKS TO STOP WORLD'S BIGGEST SOCCER TOURNAMENT" by Bryan Llenas (SNIPPET: "First Capital Command (PCC) drug cartel" SNIPPET: "The PCC was formed in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, and operates within the country's prison system. Using cell phones, lawyers and corrupt officials, the criminal gang has managed to grow to an estimated 11,000 members and gain control of the country's major drug trafficking routes between Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The threat is being taken seriously by Brazilian police who are tracking the threats and are currently locked in a street war with the gang. The PCC murdered 106 members of the Military Police in 2012 after revenge attacks were ordered by the gang in response to the execution by police of suspected gang members.") (October 16, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TWO CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO AID AL QAIDA, TALIBAN" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Two New York City men were arrested Friday and charged with conspiring to funnel money and equipment to terrorist groups, including al-Qaida and the Taliban, fighting American forces in Afghanistan. Humayoun Ghoulam Nabi, a Pakistani national, and Ismail Alsarabbi, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Kuwait...") (October 15, 2013) (Read More...)
Blogs.LA WEEKLY.com: "SINH VINH NGO NGUYEN, SOCAL MAN, ARRESTED IN AL-QAIDA PLOT, FBI SAYS" by Dennis Romero (SNIPPET: "A Garden Grove man who was headed to Mexico was arrested this morning for "attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida," the FBI in Los Angeles said. Twenty-four-year-old Sinh Vinh Ngo Nguyen, a.k.a. Hasan Abu Omar Ghannoum, was collared at a Santa Ana bus station as he was attempting to head south with a falsified passport, federal authorities allege.") (October 11, 2013) (Read More...)
ISRAEL HAYOM.com: "YET AGAIN, IRANIAN CAUGHT WITH FORGED ISRAELI PASSPORT" by Yori Yalon (SNIPPET: "Three passengers were caught in early September with forged Israeli passports at Brussels airport in Belgium, officials have said. The passports belonged to Israeli citizens living in Israel, and are suspected of having been stolen from their owners and doctored." SNIPPET: "The three were on their way to Canada, with the Iranian planning to arrive in Toronto and the others to Montreal.") (October 13, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Kabul, Afghanistan - "SENIOR TALIBAN COMMANDER TIED TO FAILED NYC TIMES SQUARE BOMB PLOT CAPTURED" (SNIPPET: ""TTP claimed responsibility, as folks probably know, for the attempted bombing of Times Square in 2010 and has vowed to attack the U.S. homeland again."") (October 11, 2013) (Read More...)
WFTV.com: Orlando, Florida - "DOCUMENT SUGGESTS 2 ORLANDO FLIGHTS MAY HAVE BEEN TEST RUNS FOR TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "The Transportation Security Administration confirmed that on Sept. 2, four men caught the attention of federal air marshals on board US Airways flight 1880 from Washington, D.C., to Orlando." SNIPPET: "The memo said that when the same flight was preparing to return to Ronald Reagan Airport in D.C., eight Middle Eastern women, concealed in full burkas, were gathered in the boarding area. The US Airways captain would not take off from OIA until the plane was searched. According to the memo, evidence of tampering was found, but it did not give any details." SNIPPET: "TSA officials told Channel 9 the incident was fully investigated by federal agents who questioned the four men, checked them against the government database, couldn't find their names and released them.") (October 10, 2013, 9:02 p.m.) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS (REUTERS): "'DEATH TO AMERICA' CHANTS CHALLENGE IRAN PRESIDENT'S DIPLOMACY" (SNIPPET: ""America is the great Satan," Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami told worshippers at Tehran University, the main venue for Friday prayers in Iran.") (October 11, 2013, 18:19) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "SALVADORAN POLICE FIND STASH OF ANTI-TANK GRENADES" (SNIPPET: "Investigators said the arms were probably linked to Los Zetas, a Mexican drug cartel which has been expanding its operations to Central America. They said the grenades were in a good state and had not been buried long.") (Last updated October 9, 2013, 06:35 ET) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): "CHINA PAYS 2 MILLION TO MONITOR INTERNET" (SNIPPET: "China is employing two million people to keep tabs on people's Internet use, according to state media, in a rare glimpse into the secret world of Beijing's vast online surveillance operation.") (October 5, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "'CORE' AL QAEDA MEMBER CAPTURED IN LIBYA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Abu Anas al-Libi" SNIPPET: "Al Libi, whose real name is Nazih Abdul Hamed al Ruqai") (October 5, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "KENYA NAMES 4 JIHADISTS INVOLVED IN WESTGATE MALL ASSAULT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Major Emmanuel Chirchir, the spokesman for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), named the four as Abu Baara al-Sudani, Omar Nabhan, Khattab al-Kene and Umayr.") (October 5, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "ALLEGED AL-QAEDA MEMBER EXTRADITED TO U.S. TO FACE CHARGES IN TERRORISM CONSPIRACY Defendant and Others Planned Suicide Bomb Attack Against Other Americans in Europe" (SNIPPET: Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian national" (October 3, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "SEEKING INFORMATION" (SNIPPET: "On August 23, 2013, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at the base of the Mingus Park Vietnam War Memorial in Coos Bay,Oregon. On September 3, 2013, a second IED was left at The Prayer Chapel in Coos Bay, Oregon. This device was disrupted before it detonated. Although it is not known at this time whether or not the same person or persons is responsible for both IEDs, the FBI is investigating these two incidents jointly with the Coos Bay Police Department and the Oregon State Police. The Coos Bay Police Department has released a sketch of a man who was seen in the area of The Prayer Chapel shortly before the second IED was found.") (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA ASKS U.S. TO LIFT SANCTIONS ON ARMS PROLIFERATORS, IRAN TRADERS Also asks for loosening of controls on civilian-military space and defense technology, hardware" by Bill Gertz (October 4, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ISRAELI OFFICIAL: IRAN COULD ASSEMBLE NUCLEAR WEAPON IN MONTHS Says Israel has 'the capability' to stop Iran's nuclear pursuit" by Adam Kredo (October 2, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "BROOKLYN MAN SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 18 YEARS IN PRISON FOR PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "Sabirhan Hasanoff" SNIPPET: "In August 2008, Hasanoff entered the United States from abroad, travelled to New York City, and performed surveillance on the New York Stock Exchange -- all on instructions from overseas terrorists who were considering the location for a possible attack. The information that Hasanoff gathered on the stock exchange was then sent to the terror operatives.") (September 30, 2013) (Read More...)
THE GUARDIAN.com: "BOKO HARAM LEADER CALLS FOR MORE SCHOOLS ATTACKS AFTER DORM KILLINGS Abubakar Shekau describes western-style education as a 'plot against Islam', as two-pronged strategy delivers young recruits" by Monica Mark in Kano (July 14, 2013) (Read More...)
WORLD WATCH MONITOR.org: "TURKISH MILITARY LINKED TO CHRISTIAN MURDERS New evidence provides glimpse into Turkey's 'Deep State'" by Barbara G. Baker (September 26, 2013) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "SHIN BET: REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS SPY ARRESTED IN TEL AVIV" by Yoav Zitun (SNIPPET: "The Shin Bet said that Ali Mansouri, who entered Israel with a Belgian passport under the name Alex Mans, is suspected of photographing the US Embassy in Tel Aviv with the intention of monitoring activities at the site.") (September 29, 2013, 02:15) (Read More...)
THE AVIATIONIST.com: "IRAN HAS UNVEILED A NEW DRONE BASED ON A CAPTURED U.S. BOEING SCANEAGLE" (SNIPPET: "On Sept. 27, Tehran displayed a weaponized version of the Shahed 129. On Sept. 28, the Iranian Army Ground Forces received three new models: the Mohajer M2, the Raad 85 suicide drone and the Yasir, a modified copy of the Boeing ScanEagle.") (September 29, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5461: "The Success of the New Iranian Strategy (I) -- The U.S. Administration Swallows The Lie about Khamenei's 'Fatwa' Against Nuclear Arms" (September 29, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "ISRAEL TV: IRAN WILL HAVE ENOUGH URANIUM FOR A BOMB IN 2 MONTHS Earlier Friday, Israeli newspaper quoted government security source saying Islamic Republic already has at least one nuke" (September 27, 2013, 10:18 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "Al Qaeda Opens First Official Twitter Account" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Shamukh al-Islam website..." SNIPPET: "The account, @shomokhalislam, issued 29 tweets, followed one account, and attracted 1,532 followers as of Friday afternoon. U.S. officials said among its followers are several high-profile digital jihadists.") (September 27, 2013) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "BRITON HELD OVER KENYA CARNAGE 'HAD MAP OF MALL ON HIS LAPTOP': Stunning new evidence as six from UK confirmed dead... and report shows Kenya was tipped off" by Barbara Jones and Ian Gallagher (SNIPPET: "The Mail on Sunday understands from police sources that Sharif Ahmed Abdirizak, 35, initially refused to surrender his computer password. Eventually he revealed it was 'colaad'. a Somali word for 'enemy', though he insisted he could not recall his mobile phone number.") (September 28, 2013; Updated September 29, 2013) (Read More...)
THE CLARION PROJECT: "TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES TO CONFRONT 'SEXUAL JIHAD' A flow of Tunisian teenagers and women have travelled to Syria to provide sexual services to jihadis." (September 24, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "NORTH KOREA ACCUSED OF TESTING ENGINE FOR LONG-RANGE ROCKET" by Cheryl K. Chumley (SNIPPET: "New satellite pictures indicate North Korea most likely has tested one of its long-range-rocket engines -- just a few months after Pyongyang defied international pressures and launched a rocket into space.") (September 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S MILITARY SHOWS OFF MISSILES PROMISING 'DEATH TO AMERICA' Provocative display comes ahead of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani's U.N. visit" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iran held a large-scale military demonstration over the weekend, parading ballistic missiles and other weapons that were painted with the slogans, "Death to America" and "Death to Israel," according to regional reports.") (September 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR NAIROBI TERRORIST ATTACK COULD TARGET THE WEST Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab has a large number of Western recruits" by Adam Kredo (September 24, 2013 5:00 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "DEATH TOLL RISES TO 59 IN TERROR ATTACK ON KENYA SHOPPING MALL" (SNIPPET: "At least 59 people have died and 175 people have been injured after suspected members of an Al Qaeda-linked Somali militant group attacked an upscale shopping mall in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Saturday." SNIPPET: "Witnesses say the gunmen asked victims they had cornered if they were Muslim: If the answer was yes, several witnesses said, those people were free to go. The non-Muslims were not.") (September 22, 2013) (Read More...)
INDIAN EXPRESS.com: "SUICIDE BOMBERS HIT PAKISTAN'S HISTORIC CHURCH IN PESHAWAR" (PHOTO CAPTION: "At least 56 people, including women and children, were killed and 80 others injured today when twin suicide bombers struck a historic church here packed with worshippers in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Reuters)") (Updated September 22, 2013, 3:32 IST) (View photo gallery here.)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MALIAN NATIONAL INDICTED IN BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT FOR MURDER OF U.S. DIPLOMAT Defendant Allegedly Shot and Killed a Department of Defense Employee and Wounded a United States Marine Assigned to the United States Embassy in Niamey, Niger" (SNIPPET: "Alhassane Ould Mohamed, also known as "Cheibani"") (September 18, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BANK OF CHINA TERROR FINANCING CASE MOVES FORWARD" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A landmark ruling issued Tuesday by New York State's Appellate Division allows a lawsuit against the Bank of China (BOC) for its role in sending money to terrorist groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.") (September 19, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MILITARY CAPABLE OF JAMMING U.S. COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM U.S. spy's secrets assist Chinese electronic warfare against U.S. military data links" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China is known to be targeting U.S. missile defenses and is also developing its own missile defenses.") (September 20, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA SEEKS WEAKER EXPORT CONTROLS ON MILITARY EQUIPMENT China asks Obama administration to loosen controls on exports of high-tech military goods and lift all sanctions" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China has supplied the Obama administration with a detailed list of space, military, and defense technology controls that it wants changed, and an interagency review is underway to meet some of Beijing's demands, according to U.S. officials.") (September 18, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO INDONESIA-BASED TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated two individuals based in Indonesia for their links to the terrorist groups Jemaah Islamiya (JI) and Jemmah Anshorut Tauhid (JAT). Said Ahmad Sungkar has been involved in fundraising efforts for JAT and supporting JI operatives. Afif Abdul Majid is a senior JAT leader who has overseen the recruitment and training of terrorists in Indonesia.") (September 18, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix: "FREED TALIBAN COMMANDER NOW LEADS THE FIGHT IN NORTHERN AFGHAN PROVINCE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Ghulam Mohammad is just the latest Taliban leader who has returned to the fight.") (September 18, 2013) (Read More...)
ALGEMEINER.com: "STARTLING REVELATIONS FROM AN IRANIAN SMUGGLING CASE IN HAMBURG" by Matthias Kuentzel (SNIPPET: "On July 24, 2013, the main hearing in the case of German businessman Rudolf M. and Iranian-Germans Gholamali K., Kianzad K., and Hamid Kh. opened at Hamburg's Higher Regional Court. The defendants are charged with exporting 92 German-produced specialized valves for use in Iran's Arak plutonium reactor and arranging the shipment of 856 nuclear-usable valves from India to Iran in 2010 and 2011. The reasons why the UN Security Council has ordered Iran to halt the construction of the Arak reactor are compelling. If this nuclear plant comes online in 2014, as the Iranians anticipate, it could produce enough weapons-grade plutonium for two bombs a year. The smuggling of nuclear valves from Germany is therefore of exceptional significance and tops the latest UN list of reported alleged violations of the sanction regime against Iran.") (September 17, 2013 11:02 AM) (Read More...)
BANKOK POST.com - Latest News: "HEZBOLLAH SUSPECT GETS JAIL TERM" (SNIPPET: "Lebanese-Swedish man Atris Hussein" SNIPPET: "Hussein was arraigned in the Criminal Court on Feb 29 last year for violating the weapons control law after police seized nearly 2.8 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertiliser from houses he rented in Samut Sakhon on Jan 16, 2012.") (September 18, 2013, 12:23 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MOTIVE UNKNOWN Online jihadists suggest Navy Yard shooting was terrorism as U.S. authorities look for clues to motive in murder of 12 Navy workers" by Bill Gertz (September 16, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EYEWITNESS PLACES ICNA OFFICIAL AT BANGLADESH MASS KILLINGS" (SNIPPET: "Delwar Hossain, 70, provided a dramatic eyewitness account against Ashrafuzzaman Khan, who remains on the executive board of ICNA's New York chapter and is a leader of the North American Imams Federation.") (September 10, 2013) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com (AP): Algiers, Algeria - "ALGERIA PAROLES REPATRIATED GUANTANAMO PRISONERS" (SNIPPET: "The men, Nabil Hadjarab, 34, and Motai Sayab, 37, were returned to Algeria on Aug. 28 and detained pending interrogation by a prosecutor. That took place Thursday, the state news agency reported, quoting the court of Algiers. Their treatment follows the pattern for other Algerians released from the prison. Most of the other 13 returned from Guantanamo so far have been released.") (September 7, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY EXPOSES IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO EVADE OIL SANCTIONS Action Targets Individuals and Companies Acting on Behalf of the Government of Iran" (September 6, 2013) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "IRAN AGGRESSIVELY RECRUITING 'INVISIBLE ARMY' OF LATIN AMERICAN CONVERTS TO INFILTRATE U.S. THROUGH 'SOFT BELLY' OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER" by Sara Carter (September 3, 2013) (Read More...)
20committee.com: "SNOWDEN, NSA, AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE" (SNIPPET: "Even President Vladimir Putin has conceded that Ed's contacts with Russian officials did not commence when he landed at Sheremtyevo airport, rather before. But when? That of course is the key question that NSA counterintelligence surely wants -- needs -- to know, All roads here lead to Wikileaks.") (September 4, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPT CHARGES CAIR-LINKED IMAM WITH INCITING VIOLENCE" by John Rossomando (SNIPPET: "Ghoneim has a long history of incitement of hatred against Christians and Jews.") (September 3, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LEWISTON TRIBUNE - Northwest: "INVESTIGATORS TRACE PHONY BOMB THREAT TO ADDRESS IN EGYPT" (SNIPPET: "The school was evacuated for about 90 minutes Thursday morning after staff listened to a threatening call that had been left on the voice messaging system overnight.") (August 31, 2013) (Read More...)
KLEW TV.com: Pullman, WA - "BOMB THREAT HOAX CALL FROM OVERSEAS EVACUATES JEFFERSON SCHOOL TEMPORARILY" by Rachel Dubrovin (SNIPPET: "In a follow-up with the Pullman Police Department, the school district learned that the call came from an I-P address overseas, and said it is most likely that the information the caller had about the school was found online and that there wasn't any real threat.") (August 30, 2013) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (VOICE OF RUSSIA): "RUSSIA MOURNS VICTIMS OF BESLAN TERRORIST ATTACK 9 YEARS AFTER THE TRAGEDY" (SNIPPET: "A three-day remembrance ceremony has got underway in the North Ossetian town of Beslan in southern Russia to commemorate the victims of a bloody hostage raid on a local school nine years ago. At 9:05 am Moscow Time on Sunday, the bell rang in the courtyard of Beslan's school No. 1 to signal the beginning of wreath-laying in the gym where more than 1,200 schoolchildren and teachers had been held hostage by terrorists during the first three days of September 2004.") (September 1, 2013) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - Release No. 620-13: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Nabil Said Hadjarab and Mutia Sadiq Ahmad Sayyab from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Algeria." SNIPPET: "Today, 164 detainees remain at Guantanamo Bay.") (August 29, 2013) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - Tatler: "SNOWDEN LEAKED 'BLACK BUDGET' TO THE WASHINGTON POST" by Bryan Preston (SNIPPET: "Some will say "disclosure is good." But in this case, disclosure tips our enemies to our goals, capabilities, and gaps in what we know and can do. This disclosure is not good. It's a very dangerous world out there and Snowden has just given our enemies significant insight into how we think and operate.") (August 29, 2013, 10:42 am) (Read More...)
Investigations.NBC NEWS.com: "SNOWDEN IMPERSONATED NSA OFFICIALS, SOURCES SAY" by Richard Esposito, Matthew Cole and Robert Windrem (SNIPPET: "Edward Snowden accessed some secret national security documents by assuming the electronic identities of top NSA officials, said intelligence sources." (August 29, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Salt Lake City, Utah: "FBI OFFERS UP TO $5,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING HATE CRIME IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating the matters as a hate crime due to the sheer volume of profane anti-religious graffiti and acts of arson discovered inside the churches. In addition, suspects are facing potential state felony charges associated with arson, burglary, and defacing a religious institution.") (August 27, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MEMBER OF AL QAEDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA, AL QAEDA'S YEMENI AFFILIATE, INDICTED IN BROOKLYN FEDERAL COURT" (SNIPPET: "An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging a Nigerian citizen with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and using high-powered firearms in furtherance of that crime. The United States is currently seeking the extradition of the defendant, Lawal Olaniyi Babafemi, also known as "Abdullah" and "Ayatollah Mustapha," from Nigeria.") (August 27, 2013) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST - Full Comment: "MATTHEW LEVITT: Another path to 'martyrdom'" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "In the following book excerpt, scholar Matthew Levitt explains how Hezbollah procured equipment in Canada and the United States.") (August 27, 2013; Updated August 28, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER - Spotlight on Iran: "SUPPORT FOR SYRIA COMES TO FACEBOOK: SUPPORTERS OF IRAN'S MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIA INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL NETWORK PRESENCE" Editor-Dr. Raz Zimmt (August 25, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1012: "IRAN'S CYBER WAR: Hackers In Service Of The Regime; IRGC Claims Iran Can Hack Enemy's Advanced Weapons Systems; Iranian Army Official: 'The Cyber Arena is actually the arena of the Hidden Imam'" by Y. Mansharof (August 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S.: AL QAEDA-LINKED GROUP BEHIND BENGHAZI ATTACK TRAINS JIHADISTS FOR SYRIAN REBEL GROUPS Ansar al-Sharia running training camps in Benghazi and Darnah" by Bill Gertz (August 28, 2013) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "CANADIANS HURRYING TO SYRIA IN RECORD NUMBERS TO JOIN REBELS At least 100 young Canadians have left for Syria in the past year, joining a steady march of jihadists, security sources say" by Michelle Shephard (August 23, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS HIZBALLAH LEADERSHIP Action Targets Hizballah's Leadership Responsible for Operations Outside of Lebanon" (August 22, 2013) ( Read More...)
INSIGHT CRIME.org: "TRINIDAD GANGS IN VIOLENT DISPUTE OVER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS" by Charles Parkinson (SNIPPET: "The unnamed gang leader, linked to controversial Muslim organization Jamaat al Muslimeen, controls 21 "clips" (local gang factions) -- some of which are exclusively Muslim -- operating in the troubled eastern and southern parts of the capital, Port of Spain, reported the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.") (August 21, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS FRONT OPERATIONS WORKING ON BEHALF OF SINALOA CARTEL DRUG LORD 'EL AZUL' Action Exposes Attempts by Sinaloa Leader to Evade Sanctions" (August 22, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS VENEZUELAN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER Action Designates Former Military Official, Previously Indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York, Who Aided Mexican Drug Cartels" (August 21, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES DENIOR AL-QA'IDA OFFICIAL AND TERRORIST TRAINING CENTER SUPPORTING LASHKAR-E TAYYIBA AND THE TALIBAN Designations Include First Sanctions Against a Madrassa Used to Train Taliban Fighters" (August 20, 2013) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "$2,001,093,000,000: FED'S OWNERSHIP OF U.S. DEBT BREAKS $2T FOR FIRST TIME" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "Back on Dec. 31, 2008, before the Fed began its strategy of "Quantitative Easing," the Fed owned only $475.9 billion in U.S. Treasury securities. Since then, the Fed's holdings of U.S. government debt have more than quadrupled.") (August 19, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "AMERICAN, EUROPEAN JIHADISTS IN SYRIA RAISE NEW DOMESTIC TERROR THREATS Wave of terror could result from training, expertise gained in fighting with al Qaeda rebels" by Bill Gertz (October 20, 2013) (Read More...)
CHANNEL NEWS ASIA.com: Berlin - "AL-QAEDA REPORTEDLY TARGETING EUROPEAN HIGH-SPEED RAIL NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda is plotting attacks on Europe's high-speed rail network, said German mass circulation daily Bild, citing the American National Security Agency (NSA). The daily said the extremist group could plant explosives on trains and tunnels or sabotage tracks and electrical cabling, quoting the NSA which apparently listened in to a conference call involving top Al-Qaeda operatives.") (August 19, 2013) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "NUMBER OF UK ATTACKS INVOLVING ACID AND OTHER CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES SOARS The number of assaults involving acid throwing and other corrosive substances has trippled in six years in England, official records show." by Laura Donnelly (August 12, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "IRANIAN NATIONAL SENTENCED IN MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT TO 30 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR CONSPIRING TO EXPORT SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY FROM THE UNITED STATES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Seyed Amin Ghorashi Sarvestani") (August 15, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY - IBD Editorials: "CHINA TESTS A NEW ICBM AS OBAMA GUTS U.S. MISSILE DEFENSES" (SNIPPET: "Defense: Beijing tests a mobile missile capable of hitting the continental U.S. and prepares to deploy ballistic missile submarines that can do the same, while our commander-in-chief slashes our missile defenses.") (August 14, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "ARMED SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR: MISSILE DEFENSE MODERNIZATION NEEDED GOP Rep. criticizes cuts to defense programs in speech" by Bill Gertz (August 13, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5406: "RELEASE OF COMPILATION OF NEWEST FATWAS BY IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER KHAMENEI -- WITHOUT ALLEGED FATWA ABOUT NUCLEAR BOMB" (SNIPPET: "It is notable that a much-discussed fatwa, which regime officials claim was issued by Khamenei and prohibits the development, possession, or use of a nuclear bomb, is not included in this compilation. The conspicuous absence of such a fatwa by Khamenei from such a compilation confirms MEMRI's argument that it does not exist; see MEMRI Inquiry and Analysis No. 825, Renewed Iran-West Nuclear Talks -- Part II: Tehran Attempts to Deceive U.S. President Obama, Sec'y of State Clinton With Nonexistent Anti-Nuclear Weapons Fatwas By Supreme Leader Khamenei, April 19, 2013.") (August 13, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "iRANIAN DEFENSE MINISTER APPOINTMENT CONNECTED TO BOMBING OF MARINE BARRACKS IN LEBANON Latest in a series of controversial appointments by new Iranian president" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has appointed as his defense minister an Iranian general who was implicated in the 1983 bombing that killed 241 American servicemen in Lebanon, according to an Israeli intelligence official. Rowhani, who some described as a "moderate" following his election in June, has selected General Hussein Dehqan as his defense minister...") (August 11, 2013) (Read More...)
BNA.bh - BAHRAIN NEWS AGENCY: "TEACHER WITH LINKS TO EXTREMISTS DEPORTED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES AND VIOLATION OF LABOR LAWS" (SNIPPET: "The American woman, who writes under an undisclosed pen name, violated the Labor Laws of Bahrain by working illegally as an unaccredited journalist while employed as a teacher. She has published a number of articles for online journals including Muftah (where she holds the titles of Co-Editor and works as a reporter), Lebanon's Hizbullah-linked As-Safir newspaper and the illegal Bahrain Center for Human Rights Newsletter, among others. According to her landlord, she had a Hizbullah flag along with other paraphernalia of the Lebanese terrorist organization in her residence. This along with her social media activities led to the complaint filed with the MoSC.") (August 10, 2013) (Read More...)
NEWSINFO.INQUIRER.net - PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER: "TRADER WITH SUSPECTED TERRORIST TIES IS BACK" by Ramon Tulfo (SNIPPET: "Why was Fouzi Ali Hussein Bondagjy (not Bondagji, as previously spelled in this column), suspected of having links with international terrorists by the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (Nica), allowed to reenter the country? Bondagjy is a Saudi national...") (August 9, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "AL QAEDA VIDEO PRAISES AMERICAN JIHADISTS IN SOMALIA Al-Shabaab released propaganda video featuring three Americans killed in Africa" by Adam Kredo (August 9, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "AL QAEDA-INSPIRED OPERATIVE SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTING TO BOMB FEDERAL RESERVE BANK IN NEW YORK Defendant Traveled to United States Intent on Committing Terrorist Attack; Attempted to Bomb New York's financial District on Behalf of al Qaeda" (SNIPPET: "Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 22, who attempted to detonate a 1,000-pound bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan's financial district in October 2012, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison by Chief Judge Carol B. Amon of Eastern District of New York.") (August 9, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER.com: "IRS AGENT: TAX AGENCY IS STILL TARGETING TEA PARTY GROUPS" by Paul Bedard (SNIPPET: "In a remarkable admission that is likely to rock the Internal Revenue Service again, testimony released Thursday by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp reveals that an agent involved in reviewing tax exempt applications from conservative groups told a committee investigator that the agency is still targeting Tea Party groups, three months after the IRS scandal erupted.") (August 8, 2013, 5:20 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "FBI SEEKS INFORMATION ON SUSPECTS IN BULGARIAN BUS BOMBING Two Suspects Wanted for Questioning in Connection with July 2012 Attack in Burgas, Bulgari" (SNIPPET: "Hassan El Hajj Hassan and Meliad Farah") (August 8, 2013) (Read More...)
THE BIG STORY (AP): Amman, Jordan - "JORDAN FOILS ALLEGED SYRIAN ARMS SMUGGLING ATTEMPT" by Jamal Halaby (SNIPPET: "The official said anti-tank missiles, surface-to-air missiles and assault rifles were seized with the two men caught on Tuesday.") (August 7, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Amman, Jordan - "JORDAN SAYS POLICE SEIZE LARGE ARMS CACHE FROM SYRIA ON BORDER, ARREST GROUP OF SMUGGLERS" (SNIPPET: "The spokesman says the group arrested lated Thursday included Jordanians and other Arab nationalities. The official said the arms included mainly machine guns.") (August 1, 2013) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "BRITISH WOMEN ATTACKED WITH ACID IN ZANZIBAR" (SNIPPET: "The pair, both reportedly aged 18, were believed to be working as charity volunteers on the island.") (Last updated August 8, 2013 05:00 ET) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1005: "Jihadis Move from Facebook to Yahoo's Flickr Picture Sharing Site -- Uploading Images of Martyrs, including Foreign Fighters Killed in Syria from U.S., U.K., France, Australia, Spain" by Steven Stalinsky (August 6, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 1006: "IRANIAN QODS DAY 2013: The Uprising in the Arab World is Islamic, Aimed Against the U.S. and Israel; 'Israel Cannot Last'" by A. Savyon, Y. Mansharof, and E. Kharrazi (August 7, 2013) (Read More...)
A tweet by "Evan Kohlmann @IntelTweet" via Twitter.com: "Users on jihadi chat forums are cheering that an IMU video of a female suicide bomber has been downloaded more than 19,200 times in 3 weeks." (Posted August 4, 2013 12:26 pm)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INTEL COMMUNITY WORRIED OBAMA ADMINISTRATION DISCLOSED TOO MUCH ABOUT LATEST AL QAEDA THREAT Fear that sources and methods may have been compromised" by Lisa Ruth (August 3, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "LETTER: MORE THAN 70 SENATORS PUSH OBAMA ON PREVENTING NUCLEAR IRAN Circulating letter from bipartisan group urges presidetn to 'reinforce the credibility of our own option to use military force'" by Adam Kredo (August 2, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "STATE DEPT. REPORT ON IRAN INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA CRITICIZED Lawmakers, experts say State Department's report on terror network's growth lacked 'depth'" by Alana Goodman (SNIPPET: "downplayed the Iranian threat") (August 2, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA REJECTS HOLDER'S EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR SNOWDEN Refusal is latest blow to Obama's 'reset' policy and could lead to canceling summit with Putin" by Bill Gertz (August 1, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA REVEALS NEW SHORT-RANGE MISSILE DF-12 among more than 5 new short-range missiles" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Disclosure of the missile follows publication of an Air Force National Space and Missile Intelligence Center (NASIC) report describing China as having the most aggressive ballistic missile development program in the world.") (August 2, 2013) (Read More...)
INSIGHT CRIME.org: "FARC CONTRACTED CRIMINAL GANG TO HELP WITH EXTORTION" by Marguerite Cawley (SNIPPET: "The band, known as Los Pitufos (The Smurfs), performed at least six attacks in the Colombian capital and stored the explosives for the FARC. In return, the rebels paid the group in drug and cash, said prosecutors." SNIPPET: "This is not the first time the FARC have been accused of contracting out to criminal gangs.") (July 30, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS Canada: Damaturu, Nigeria - "SUSPECTED ISLAMISTS STEAL 125 KG OF DYNAMITE IN NORTH NIGERIA" (SNIPPET: "Gunmen suspected to be allied to Islamist sect Boko Haram have stormed a construction site in northeast Nigeria, carting off 125 kg (275 pounds) of dynamite and hundreds of detonators, two security sources said on Wednesday.") (July 31, 2013) (Read More...)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS - Chairman Ed Royce: "JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: EXAMINING THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT ON IRANIAN PRESENCE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 19 YEARS AFTER AMIA ATTACK" (August 1, 2013) (Watch Here; Read More.)
THE U.S. ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON Guardians of the Nation's Capital - News Release (via SCRIBD.com): Washington - "VERDICT ANNOUNCED IN UNITED STATES VS. PFC. BRADLEY E. MANNING" (July 30, 2013) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - Army News Service: Fort Meade, Maryland - "PROSECUTION, DEFENSE IN MANNING CASE MAKE CLOSING ARGUMENTS" by David Vergun(SNIPPET: "Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's release of classified material did immeasurable harm to national security and put lives at risk, the prosecutor in the soldier's court-martial here said during his closing arguments July 25.") (July 29, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA MILITARY PREPARING FOR 'PEOPLE'S WAR' IN CYBERSPACE, SPACE Translated report reveals high-tech plans for cyber attacks, anti-satellite strikes" by Bill Gertz (July 30, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Washington - "U.S. GENERAL: AGGRESSIVE CHINESE TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BRING RISKS Air Force Gen. Herbert Carlisle says Chinese territorial claims run risk of 'miscalculations'" by Andrea Shalal-Esa (July 29, 2013) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "NEW DETAILS ON BURGAS BUS BOMBING // HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVES REPORTEDLY SMUGGLED DETONATOR AND REMOTE CONTROL FROM POLAND Bulgarian daily Trud reports that suspect Meliad Farah assembled the bomb, while Hassan El Hajj Hassan activated the explosive remotely." (July 29, 2013) (Read More...)
BOSTON GLOBE.com (NEW YORK TIMES): "SYRIAN REBELS GET WESTERN RECRUITS Some worry they'll return, pose new threat" by Eric Schmitt (SNIPPET: "A rising number of radicalized young Muslims with Western passports are traveling to Syria to fight with the rebels against the government of Bashar Assad, raising fears among US and European intelligence officials of a new terrorist threat when the fighters return home.") (July 28, 2013) (Read More...)
HERITAGE.org - THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION - Special Report No. 137 on Terrorism: "60 TERRORIST PLOTS SINCE 9/11: CONTINUED LESSONS IN DOMESTIC COUNTERTERRORISM" by Jessica Zuckerman, Steven P. Bucci, Ph.D. and James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. (July 22, 2013) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): San Francisco, Calif. - "SUSPICIOUS DEVICE LEADS TO SF BAY BRIDGE CLOSURE" (SNIPPET: "Authorities reopened the westbound lanes, then the eastbound side, around 3:30 p.m. when San Francisco police neutralized the threat. No further details on the device were released. Television news reports showed a bomb squad robot removing what appeared to be a small cylindrical object from the ground.") (July 27, 2013) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com - blog: "OBAMA TO SEND TWO GITMO INMATES TO ALGERIA" by Daniel Halper (SNIPPET: "The White House press secretary announced that the Obama administration will be sending two Gitmo inmates to Algeria.") (July 26, 2013 2:37 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY AND FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN CHARGE ANNOUNCE CHARGES AGAINST RUSSIAN NATIONAL FOR HACKING NASDAQ SERVERS Charges Also Brough in Connection with Computer Hacks of U.S. Financial Institutions That Resulted in the Theft of Millions of Dollars from More Than 800,000 Victim Bank Accounts" (SNIPPET: "KALININ and NASENKOV remain at large.") (July 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "STAR INVESTIGATION: FEDERAL AUDIT RAISES CONCERN THAT CANADIAN CHARITY FUNDED TERROR Ottawa fears several thousands of dollars went to supporting Hizbul Mujahideen -- a militant group that seeks the secession of Kashmir from India." by Jesse McLean (July 25, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "NAMES OF HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS LINKED TO BURGAS ATTACK RELEASED" (SNIPPET: "The first Hezbollah operative identified by Bulgarian authorities is Meliad Farah (a.k.a. Hussein Hussein), an Australian national. Farah, who has been previously described as a "bombmaker of Lebanese descent," was born on Nov. 5, 1980. The second operative identified by Bulgarian authorities is Hassan El Hajj Hassan, a Canadian national. Hassan was born on March 22, 1988. Hassan is reportedly related to the unnamed terrorist who died in the attack. Hassan was born in Lebanon, but moved to Canada at the age of eight.") (July 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN LEADER DISCUSSES 'GLOBAL JIHAD,' SYRIA IN AL QAEDA VIDEO" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Asim Umar tells the Muslims of India that the "jihad does not limit itself to any specific region." Instead, "lives are being sacrificed in this jihad to defeat America and its allies everywhere."") (July 24, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE - Media Note: Washington, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF BULUT YAYLA AND THE FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION REVIEW OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION PARTY/FRONT (DHKP/C)" (July 24, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS New Sanctions Announced Against the Camorra and the Brothers' Circle" (July 24, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PLA NAVY TO BEGIN FIRST STRATEGIC MISSILE SUBMARINE PATROLS NEXT YEAR China's navy to debut new class of submarine next year" by Bill Gertz (July 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "THE EU DESIGNATES HEZBOLLAH'S MILITARY WING AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "The Artificial Distinction between Hezbollah's Military and Political Wings") (July 23, 2013) (Read More...)
TV NEWSROOM - EUROPEAN COUNCIL - COUNCIL OF THE EU: "The Foreign Affairs Council Takes Place on 22 July 2013 in Brussels" [Note: One of the items discussed in this video is Hezbollah.] (July 22, 2013) (Watch Here.)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside the Ring: "NEW NAVAL HARASSMENT IN ASIA" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Chinese website, Sinocism, posted photographs of what it described as a "fierce confrontation" between the USNS Impeccable, an electronic spy ship, and a China Maritime Surveillance ship.") (July 17, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5371: "Senior Hamas Official: The Resistance Is Entitled To Attack Israel's Embassies, Interests, And Officials Worldwide -- And The Interests Of Its Allies, Headed By The U.S." (July 19, 2013) (Read More...)/B>
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AMERICAN PASSPORT FOUND AT AL QAEDA BASE IN NORTHERN SYRIA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The American passport belongs to Amiir Farouk Ibrahim, who was born in Pennsylvania on Oct. 30, 1980. Ibrahim's passport was issued on March 6, 2012. Ibrahim also possesses an Egyptian passport, which was issued on Sept. 23, 2012 under the name Amir Farouk Zaki Ibrahim. His Egyptian passport also states that he was born on Oct. 30, 1980 in the United States.") (July 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT CLAIMS CREDIT FOR PRISON BREAK" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has released a statement claiming credit for the complex suicide assaults on prisons in Abu Ghraib and Taji that resulted in the escape of more than 500 terrorists, including several top-level commanders who had been sentenced to death. Twenty-six Iraqi policemen and 10 al Qaeda fighters were killed during the attacks, which began late on July 21 and included suicide car bombs, mortar attacks, and the deployment of blocking teams along the roads to halt Iraqi reinforcements. Although the prisoners escaped from Abu Ghraib, the assault on Taji was repelled.") (July 23, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Pittsburgh - Press Release: Washington - "PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED FOR TERRORISM SOLICITATION AND FIREARMS OFFENSE" (SNIPPET: "Emerson Winfield Begolly, 24 of New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania") (July 16, 2018) (Read More...)
World.TIME.com: "G'DAY DAMASCUS: AUSTRALIANS ARE JOINING SYRIA'S REBELS IN SURPRISING NUMBERS" by Ian Lloyd Neubauer (SNIPPET: "Surprising estimates suggest that Australians now make up the largest contingent from any developed nation in the Syrian rebel forces.") (July 16, 2013) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK OUT OF COLOMBIA Traded Based Money Laundering Network Supported Narcotics Traffickers Ayman Joumaa and Evaristo Linares Castillo" (July 9, 2013) (Read More...)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight: "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: THREAT TO THE HOMELAND: IRAN'S EXTENDING INFLUENCE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE" (July 9, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "AHMADINEJAD CLAIMS TO LEAVE $100B IN FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES Iranian president claims economic conditions in Iran are improving" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, Iran's military leaders said on Monday that Tehran would soon unveil new drones and missiles.") (July 8, 2013) (Read More...)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Washington, D.C. - "MCCAUL, DUNCAN QUESTION GOVERNMENT OF ARGENTINA BLOCKING WITNESS FROM TESTIFYING ON IRANIAN PRESENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA" (July 8, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "LAWMAKERS TO ARGENTINA: ALLOW OFFICIAL TO TESTIFY ON 1994 TERRORIST BOMBING Congressmen petition President Kirchner directly" by Adam Kredo (July 8, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "THE AL QAEDA THREAT IN TURKEY" by Karen Hodgson (SNIPPET: "A look at al Qaeda's targets, which appear to be concentrated on US, Turkish, British, Jewish, and Christian facilities, demonstrates the point." SNIPPET: "These incidents suggest that the al Qaeda threat in Turkey persists. In fact, an al Qaeda-linked document found during a recent raid in Turkey said that it was more beneficial for the group to target Turkey than the West.") (July 8, 2013) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "EXTREMIST ATTACK IN NIGERIA KILLS 42 AT BOARDING SCHOOL" by Damien McElroy (SNIPPET: "al-Qaeda-linked Boko Haram" SNIPPET: "Abu Qaqa, a spokesman for Boko Haram, declared the attacks on schools would escalate...") (July 6, 2013 4:45 pm BST) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES BURMESE LT. GENERAL THEIN HTAY, CHIEF OF DIRECTORATE OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIES Action Targets North Korean Military Sales to Burma" (July 2, 2013) (Read More...)
NTI.org - Global Security Newswire: "U.S. SANCTIONS MYANMAR'S HEAD OF MISSILE RESEARCH FOR N. KOREA TIES" (SNIPPET: "A year ago, the United States sanctioned the Burmese Directorate of Defense Industries, which the general heads, for its cooperation with Pyongyang in the development of medium-range ballistic missiles.") (July 2, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN DEFENSE RADAR, MISSILES WORRY U.S. OFFICIALS Russia deploying new missile defense radar while seeking curbs on U.S. defenses" by Bill Gertz (July 3, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHECHEN REBEL CALLS ON RUSSIAN ISLAMISTS TO ATTACK OLYMPICS AT SOCHI" by Cheryl K. Chumley (SNIPPET: "A top Chechen rebel leader, Doku Umarov, has called for Islamist radicals in Russia's North Caucasus to attack the Winter Olympic Games being held in Sochi in February.") (July 3, 2013) (Read More...)
Blog.HERITAGE.org - The Foundry: "OBAMACARE SHOCKER: PREMIUMS COULD DOUBLE" by Chris Jacobs (SNIPPET: "Healthy consumers could see insurance rates double or even triple when they look for individual coverage under the federal health law later this year, while the premiums paid by sicker people are set to become more affordable, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of coverage to be sold on the law's new exchanges.") (July 1, 2013) (Read More...)
CBN.com: "EVANGELICALS TORTURED IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Thirty-three Mexican evangelicals are grateful to be alive after being captured and tortured by Catholic villagers in Chiapas, Mexico." SNIPPET: "Leftists and traditionalists have forced more than 35,000 evangelicals from their homes in Chiapas during the past 35 years.") (June 27, 2013) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Los Angeles - "ICE DEPORTS FILIPINO CONVICTED IN SCHEME TO BUY MILITARY AIRCRAFT PARTS FOR IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Alfredo Guerrero Espartiro, 41") (NOTE: Photo included.) (June 26, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "TREASURY SANCTIONS BANK, FRONT COMPANY, AND OFFICIAL LINKED TO NORTH KOREAN WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROGRAMS" (June 27, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINA BREAKS SANCTIONS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The U.N. committee in charge of monitoring arms sanctions on North Korea concludes in a report that China provided six off-road vehicles that were converted into long-range missile launchers by Pyongyang's military." SNIPPET: "Additionally, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin, the key arms control official, announced Sunday that Russia is developing a new strategic "superweapon" to deal with its U.S. adversary.") (June 26, 2013) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk - Exclusive: "DEPUTY OF BANNED CLERIC YUSUF AL-QARADAWI WHO ENDORSES PALESTINIAN SUICIDE BOMBERS HAD WHITE HOUSE MEETING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STAFF" by David Martosko (June 25, 2013;Updated June 26, 2013) (Read More...)
BUSINESSWEEK.com (BLOOMBERG NEWS: "GERMAN POLICE STAGE RAIDS IN SUSPECTED ISLAMIST MODEL PLANE PLOT" by Rainer Buergin (SNIPPET: "About 90 police officers took part in the raids in Germany, according to the statement, which said two suspects are of "Tunisian origin."") (June 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.es [Spain]: "TERRORIST HAIRDRESSER NABBED BY MAJORCA POLICE Police in Majorca arrested a 'radical' hairdresser onThursday after he claimed to have been sent by Allah to 'kill all the Spanish'." (SNIPPET: "The man, a German national of Tunisian descent, also said that he had "terrorist friends who could plant bombs" and added: "I don't mind dying; if I have to die, I'll die, but I'll take plenty of others with me."") (June 14, 2013) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "VIA TERROR PLOT: SUSPECT SAYS OTHERS MAY TAKE HIS PLACE 'I am in jail, I have been nuetralized, but tomorrow, maybe four or five Esseghaiers will appear amongst the one million and a half Muslim s living in Canada.'" by Wendy Gillis (June 22, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Albuquerque, New Mexico - Press Release: "FORMER WORKERS AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY PLEAD GUILTY TO ATOMIC ENERGY ACT VIOLATIONS" (SNIPPET: "The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico have pleaded guilty to charges under the Atomic Energy Act and other charges relating to their communication of classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official. The guilty pleas, which were entered today by Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 77, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Argentina, and Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni, 70, a U.S. citizen...") (June 21, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: Washington - "NSA CONTRACTOR HIRED SNOWDEN DESPITE CONCERNS ABOUT RESUME DISCREPANCIES" by Mark Hosenball (SNIPPET: "Snowden's disclosures, which U.S. intelligence officials have called harmful to national security, have raised questions about the U.S. government's use of more than 480,000 contract workers who have top-secret security clearances. They also have increased concerns about how rigorously the government and its contractors are screening such workers.") (June 20, 2013 8:52 pm EDT) (Read More...)
CLARION PROJECT.org - News Analysis: "IIIT OFFICIAL: U.S. GOV'T, MILITARY ARE TERRORISTS International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a Muslim Brotherhood front group that frequently partners with U.S. universities." by Ryan Mauro (June 20, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip no. 3908: "Founder of Hizb Al-Tahrir in Chicago: The Caliphate is Coming, and Britain and America Can Go to Hell" (Broadcast June 21, 2013)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP Exclusive): Jakarta, Indonesia - "SUSPECT'S FACEBOOK PAGE TIPPED INDONESIA COPS TO MYANMAR EMBASSY BOMB PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Sefa Riano" SNIPPET: "Days later, police arrested Riano, whose Facebook name is Mambo Wahab, just before midnight in central Jakarta.") (June 20, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "WOULD-BE MYANMAR EMBASSY BOMBER BAGGED THROUGH FACE BOOK USE" (SNIPPET: "Note he was captured with an accomplice, so he was no lone wolf. He was captured with a backpack packed with pipe bombs, which puts him outside any reasonable definition of 'wannabe'. The question that needs answered is not "how do people radicalize on Facebook?" or even "what do we do to counter radicalization?" What we need to know is "why do some radicals we see on Facebook get off their ass and try and do something, while many others don't?" I don't think you'll find the answer online.") (June 20, 2013) (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "ATTACK ON U.S. EMBASSY - ATHENS, GREECE - JANUARY 12, 2007" (SNIPPET: "On January 12, 2007, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the U.S. Embassy in Athens. The group claiming responsibility, Revolutionary Struggle, is believed to be an offshoot of the Greek terrorist group 17 November.") (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS -- TODAY: "DID CHINA BUY NICARAGUA?" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Wang Jing, the president of Hong Kong-based HKND Group, recently signed an agreement with Nicaraguan president (and former Communist guerrilla) Daniel Ortega to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The 100 year canal agreement was quickly passed by the Nicaraguan legislature, which is controlled by Ortega's Marxist Sandinista party. Wang is also heads the Beijing-based Xinwei Telecom Enterprise Group. In January of 2013 the Xinwei group acquired the right to operate Nicaragua's cellphone and Internet services.") (June 19, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SHABAAB SUICIDE ASSAULT TEAM STORMS UN COMPOUND IN MOGADISHU" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Shabaab claimed credit for the attack in a series of Tweets on its official Twitter site, HSMPRESS1.") (June 19, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 981: "LEAP FORWARD IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM: PLUTONIUM ROUTE AT ARAK HEAVY WATER REACTOR SIMPLIFIES PATH TO ATTAINING NUCLEAR WEAPON" by A. Savyon and Y. Mansharof (June 17, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "$65,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION IN SEARCH FOR BOMBER IN 2008 TIMES SQUARE ATTACK Bomber May Have Also Been Involved in Two Other Unsolved Bombings -- One at the British Consulate in 2005, the Other at the Mexican Consulate in 2007) (June 18, 2013) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.com.lb: Cairo, Egypt - "EGYPT TOURISM MINISTER RESIGNS OVER LUXOR GOVERNOR" (SNIPPET: "Egypt's minister of tourism has resigned following the appointment of a new governor in the temple city of Luxor who belongs to an Islamist party linked to a deadly attack on tourists, state TV said Wednesday.") (June 19, 2013 10:47 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Testimony by Robert S. Mueller, III Director Federal Bureau of Investigation - Statement Before the House Committee on the Judiciary : Washington, D.C. - "ADDRESSING DIVERSE THREAT TO OUR NATION WHILE PRESERVING CIVIL LIBERTIES" (June 13, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Testimony by Richard A. McFeely, Executive Assistant Director, Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch Federal Bureau of Investigation - Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington, D.C.: "CYBER SECURITY: PREPARING AND RESPONDING TO THE ENDURING THREAT" (June 12, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "AYMAN AL-SHARAWNEH, A TERRORIST RELEASED IN THE GILAD SHALIT PRISONER EXCHANGE DEAL, WAS DEPORTED TO THE GAZA STRIP AFTER A HUNGER STRIKE." [Note: Photos included.] (June 11, 2013) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul - Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: PROTECTING THE HOMELAND AGAINST MUMBAI-STYLE ATTACKS AND THE THREAT FROM LASHKAR-E-TAIBA" (June 12, 2013) (Watch Here; Read More...)
YAHOO News (AP): Timbuktu, Mali - "MALI MANUAL SUGGESTS AL-QAIDA HAS FEARED WEAPON" by Rukmini Callimachi (SNIPPET: "The 26-page document in Arabic, recovered by The Associated Press in a building that had been occupied by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb in Timbuktu, strongly suggests the group now possesses the SA-7 surface-to-air missile, known to the Pentagon as the Grail, according to terrorism specialists. And it confirms that the al-Qaida cell is actively training its fighters to use these weapons, also called man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS, which likely came from the arms depots of ex-Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi.") (June 11, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 977: "'Inspire' Magazine Issue XI - First Issue Released Via Twitter - Review and Analysis: AQAP Praises Use of Twitter, Reiterates Strategies of Lone Wolf Jihad, Brining Down U.S. Economy" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow (SNIPPET: "Thus, featuring prominently in this issue is a message from Al-Rimi warning the American people that these attacks will continue, and that their government is helpless to stop them.") (June 10, 2013) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "IRS BUYING SPYING EQUIPMENT: COVERT CAMERAS IN COFFEE TRAYS, PLANTS" by Elizabeth Harrington (SNIPPET: "The IRS, currently in the midst of scandals involving the targeting of conservative groups and lavish taxpayer-funded conferences, is ordering surveillance equipment that includes hidden cameras in coffee trays, plants and clock radios. The IRS wants to secure the surveillance equipment quickly - it posted a solicitation on June 6 and is looking to close the deal by Monday, June 10.") (June 10, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS HIZBALLAH OPERATIVES IN WEST AFRICA Action Targets Hizballah's Global Support Network Responsible for Fundraising and Recruiting" (June 11, 2013) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "GERMAN REPORT: BERLIN A HUB OF HEZBOLLAH ACTIVITY" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "950 members in Germany, 250 in Berlin; Hezbollah-run orpahage used to fund-raise for suicide bombers targeting Israelis" (June 9, 2013 2:53) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA CONDUCTS TEST OF NEW ICBM DESIGNED TO DEFEAT U.S. DEFENSES Russian official: "We tested an intercontinental ballistic missile which I call 'a missile defense killer'" by Bill Gertz (June 7, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE DAMAGE IS DONE NSA Leak Prompts Countermeasures by Terrorists" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Jihadist websites urged terrorists to change passwords and shift communications to more secure means following the recent disclosure of the National Security Agency's electronic surveillance of the Internet, according to U.S. officials.") (June 11, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NSA LEAKER SURFACES IN HONG KONG NSA leaker goes public and suggests he is defecting to China" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "For Chinese intelligence, Snowden would be a gold mine of intelligence on U.S. electronic spying capabilities, a known target of the Ministry of State Security, China's intelligence service. For the U.S. intelligence community, the compromise of top-secret intelligence to China through Snowden would be an intelligence loss of strategic significance, according to analysts.") (June 9, 2013) (Read More...)
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: "Facts on the Collection of Intelligence Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" (June 8, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "AFGHAN POLICEMAN KILLS 7 COLLEAGUES IN HELMAND" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "On the same day that two US soldiers and a civilian adviser were killed by Afghan troops in Paktika province, a member of the Afghan Local Police turned on his colleagues at a checkpoint in Helmand province.") (June 8, 2013) (Read More...)
POLICEONE.com: "TERRORIST ATTACKS: DON'T BE A SOFT TARGET" -SWAT Operator with Sgt. Glenn French (SNIPPET: "Watching the carnage and the ease of the attack on a soldier in London last month further confirms that Jihadists have a favored style of terrorism -- ambushing soft targets" SNIPPET: "Do not encourage a terrorist attack by becoming a soft target. The most effective way to avoid indicating as a soft target is to remain in a high level of situational awareness.") (June 5, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 973: "ISLAMIC BOOKSTORE AND CENTER IN AUSTRALIA SPREADS EXTREMIST ISLAM, SYMPATHIZES WITH GLOBAL JIHAD, OPPOSES INTEGRATION AND DEMOCRACY" by H. Migron (June 4, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS ASSETS OF IRANIAN LEADERSHIP Action Identifies Massive Network of Front Companies Hiding Assets on Behalf of the Government of Iran's Leadership" (June 4, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "STATE DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS IRAN'S 'MARKED RESURGENCE' OF STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The State Department's report confirms, once again, that Iran sponsors terrorists and militants throughout the world.") (May 31, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: 29 FIREARMS DISCOVERED THIS WEEK (26 LOADED)" (SNIPPET: "12 stun guns were discovered this week in carry-on bags around the nation") (May 31, 2013) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Santa Ana, Calif. - "MEXICAN MAN CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING ALIENS INTO US IN CABIN CRUISER" (SNIPPET: "So far this fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2012, through May 24, 2013), there have been 137 occurrences of maritime smuggling in Southern California, compared to 128 incidents during the same period last year.) (May 31, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL: "IRAQ BREAKS UP AL QAEDA CHEMICAL WEAPONS CELL" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Iraqi military announced today that it arrested five members of an al Qaeda cell that was seeking to manufacture chemical weapons, including sarin nerve gas, and plotting to conduct attacks within Iraq, Europe, and North America." SNIPPET: "The cell also had contacts with a network that would have attempted to smuggle the chemical weapons for use in the United States, Canada, and Europe, the Defense Ministry said.") (June 1, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN Actions Target the Iranian Petrochemical Industry as well as the Iranian Regime's Attempts to Evade Sanctions and Support Terrorism" (May 31, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: Chicago, Illinois - "CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED BOMBING ON CROWDED STREET NEAR WRIGLEY FIELD IN SEPTEMBER 2010" (SNIPPET: "Sami Samir Hassoun" SNIPPET: "Hassoun, 25, a Lebanese citizen and permanent resident alien") (May 30, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Office of Foreign Assets Control - Specially Designated Nationals List Update: "IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS DESIGNATION; IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT DESIGNATIONS" (May 30, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ALLEGED HIZBALLAH CELL CAPTURED IN NIGERIA" (SNIPPET: "A fourth suspect, Fauzi Fawad, remains at large.") (May 30, 2013) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "IRAN 'IN LATIN AMERICA TERROR PLOT' - ARGENTINA PROSECUTOR" (SNIPPET: "An Argentine prosecutor has accused Iran of trying to infiltrate countries in Latin America to sponsor and carry out "terrorist activities".") (Last updated May 29, 2013 18:31 ET) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN Actions Target Iran's Nuclear and Missile Proliferation Activities" (May 23, 2013) (Read More...)
UPI.com - Special Reports: Nairobi, Kenya - "IS IRAN WIDENING ITS SHADOW WAR WITH WEST? Cases in Kenya and Nigeria suggests Iran is using Africa as a new front in its clandestine war against the United States and Israel." (May 9, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HEZBOLLAH ON THE MOVE Iranian-backed terror org leads the fight for Assad" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Iranian-backed Hezbollah forces are now leading the ground offensive in Syria on behalf of embattled President Bashar al-Assad, according to regional experts. Hezbollah in recent days has massed a force of some 2,000 Iranian-trained fighters near key Syrian cities and has assumed control over the pro-Assad charge against rebel fighters.") (May 29, 2013 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 3848: "Hizbullah Secretary-General Nasrallah Vows to Defend Syria: We Can Send Tens of Thousands of Mujahideen" (Posted May 25, 2013)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE.org: "THE NEW, IMPROVED AXIS OF JIHAD" by Clare M. Lopez (SNIPPET: "Indicators and warnings continue to grow concerning the resurgence of an "Axis of Jihad" comprised of Iran, Hizballah, and al-Qa'eda. This axis is not new: its three actors, both national and sub-national, have been working together in an operational terror alliance for over two decades.") (May 24, 2013) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "WOOLWICH ATTACK: ISLAMISTS' CAMPAIGN TO RECRUIT STREET GANGS" by Matthew Holehouse (SNIPPET: "Supporters of Omar Bakri Mohammed, the exiled Islamist cleric who claimed to have converted Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo, sought to recruit members of violent street gangs and encourage them to 'die for Islam'.") (May 27, 2013 12:47 pm BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "WOOLWICH ATTACK: WHY WAS SUSPECT MICHAEL ADEBOLAJO FREE TO KILL?" by Tom Whitehead, David Barrett and Steven Swinford (SNIPPET: "The Telegraph has learnt that six years ago Adebolajo was arrested after being involved in violent protests by extremists outside the Old Bailey. He was a regular member of a small group of hardcore fanatics who regularly protested alongside some of Britain's most notorious hate clerics. He was seen preaching anti-Western rhetoric in Woolwich as recently as last week. At one stage he is believed to have tried to travel to Somalia to join the terrorist network Al-Shabaab, but was forced to return to Britain. Anjem Choudary, the former leader of banned radical group al-Muhajiroun, said Adebolajo regularly attended meetings and demonstrations held by his group and successor organisations. Omar Bakri Mohammed, a hate preacher banned from Britain, claimed he had converted Adebolajo himself.") (May 23, 2013 10:07 pm BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: WOOLWICH ATTACK...A British soldier has been butchered on a busy London street by two Islamist terrorists..." by Gordon Rayner and Steven Swinford (May 22, 2013 10:00 pm) (Read More...)
BLOOMBERG.com: "U.S. DOCTOR TELLS SINGAPORE INQUIRY TODD WAS MURDERED" by Andrea Tan (SNIPPET: "Todd, 31 when he died, may have been killed because of his sensitive work at the Institute of Microelectronics and possible technology transfers to China, his father Rick has said.") (May 21, 2013) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul: Washington, D.C. - "KING TO HOLD HEARING ON THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND FROM AL QAEDA OPERATIONS IN IRAN AND SYRIA" (May 21, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "MANHATTAN U.S. ATTORNEY AND FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN CHARGE ANNOUNCE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THREE NEW YORK-BASED UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS FOR CONSPIRING TO RECEIVE BRIBES FROM A CHINESE COMPANY AND A CHINESE GOVERNMENT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH INSTITUTE Defendants Allegedly Acquired Proprietary, Federally Funded Research on Behalf of Chinese Company and Government-Supported Entity" (May 20, 2013) (Read More...)
CLARION PROJECT.org: "MASSIVE U.S. CIGARETTE SMUGGLING SCAM LIKELY LINKED TO HAMAS NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the ring was discovered because 'we were being vigilant about terrorism.'" (May 26, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "What do you call two Saudi princes caught in bed with Hizballah?" (SNIPPET: "The princes are identified as 'Prince Mishal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a former defence minister, brother of King Abdullah and chairman of the country's influential allegiance council, and his son Prince Abdulaziz bin Mishal bin Al Saud."") (May 17, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Salt Lake City, Utah - Press Release: Boise, Idaho - "BOISE MAN ARRESTED; TERRORISM CHARGES FILED IN IDAHO AND UTAH Suspect Allegedly Conspired to Provide Support to Terrorist Organization; Demonstrated the Making and Use of Explosive Devices" (SNIPPET: "Fazliddin Kurbanov, 30, was arrested Thursday morning in Boise, Idaho as part of a federal terrorism investigation. Federal terrorism charges were filed Thursday afternoon in Boise and Salt Lake City, Utah. Kurbanov, an Uzbekistan national legally present in the United States, was living in Boise at the time of his arrest.") (May 16, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BOISE MAN ARRESTED ON TERRORISM AND WMD CHARGES" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A detention motion filed in the case described Kubarnov as a serious flight risk.") (May 17, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SEVEN FOREIGNERS DETAINED AFTER TRESPASSING NEAR MASSACHUSETTS RESERVOIR FBI investigating whether men were scouting possible terror target" by Sara Carter (SNIPPET: "The Quabbin Reservoir, a critical infrastructure site, is a heavily guarded facility and monitored by law enforcement consistently.") (May 15, 2013) (Read More...)
BOSTON.CBS LOCAL.com: Belchertown - "7 CAUGHT TRESPASSING AT QUABBIN RESERVOIR; PATROLS STEPPED UP ACROSS STATE" (SNIPPET: "State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and "cited their education and career interests" for being in the area. The men told police they were chemical engineers and recent college graduates." SNIPPET: "The seven individuals currently live in Amherst, Cambridge, Sunderland, Northampton and New York City.") (May 14, 2013) (Read More...)
DALTON DAILY CITIZEN.com: "WATER TREATMENT PLANT BACK IN SERVICE" (SNIPPET: "Chatsworth Water Works manager Steve Smith said the FBI is continuing to investigate who broke into the plant and why. The Murray County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation have also been involved in the probe.") (Read More...)
WRCBTV.com: Chatsworth, Georgia - "'DO NOT DRINK' ORDER FOR HUNDREDS IN NORTH GEORGIA, FBI INVESTIGATING" by Kimberly Barbour (SNIPPET: "Officials say someone tampered with the chlorine and fluoride settings at the Carter's Lake Water Treatment Plant. "That could be considered a terroristic act," Smith said.")(April 29, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES MEXICAN NARCOTICS TRAFFICKER TIED TO LOST ZETAS Action Targets Major Narcotics Trafficker Operating on U.S. Border" (SNIPPET: "Mexican national Alfredo Andrade Parra") (May 14, 2013) (Read More...)
THE XX COMMITTEE - blog: "GOING, GOING, GONE ... AT LAST" (SNIPPET: "Therefore I am happy to report that the Bosnian Ministry of Security has announced that the two Iranian "diplomats" in question, Hamzeh Doolab Ahmad and Jadidi Sohrab, have now left the territory of Bosnia and Hercegovina.") (May 14, 2013) (Read More...)
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS - NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT - News & Information: "NOPD ARRESTS 2 BROTHERS IN SHOOTINGS AT SECOND LINE LAST SUNDAY" (SNIPPET: "And finally, through further investigation, detectives learned that 24-year-old Shawn Scott, Akein's big brother, also participated in this crime.") (May 16, 2013) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): New Orleans, Louisiana - "NINETEEN PEOPLE WOUNDED IN NEW ORLEANS SHOOTING Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade Sunday." by Chevel Johnson (Mary 12, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OPEN SECRETS Pentagon plans to share missile secrets with Russia opposed by Republicans" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET "The Pentagon held internal talks on declassifying sensitive missile defense technology that it plans to share with Russia as part of the Obama administration's efforts to assuage Moscow's opposition to European defenses.") (May 13, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 3841: "Leading Sunni Scholar Al-Qaradhawi in Visit to Gaza Calls for Jihad, Prays to Become a Martyr" (Broadcast: May 8-11, 2013) (Watch Here.)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - Special to IPT NEWS: "RADICAL CLERIC SWEARS TO 'POP AMERCA'S EYE' IF MODERATE MORSI THREATENED" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "American Middle East analysts often claim that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is a moderate organization, nothing like the more radical Salafis. If true, what do we make of the fact that the most intolerant, anti-American, hate-filled Salafis and jihadis also happen to be the greatest and staunchest supporters of Morsi? Doesn't such unequivocal support indicate shared ideologies and goals?") (May 7, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "TERRORIST HAVEN IN LIBYA Islamist militia linked to Sept. 11 Benghazi attack operates freely in city" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Ansar al Sharia Brigade") (May 7, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RED CHINA POWER China expanding submarine, missile forces with advanced systems, Pentagon annual report says" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China is building two new classes of missile submarines in addition to the eight nuclear missile submarines and six attack submarines being deployed as part of an arms buildup that analysts say appears to put Beijing on a war footing.") (May 6, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "BEARS BUZZ ALASKA AGAIN Russian military again flies strategic bombers near Alaska" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Two Bear H nuclear-capable bombers were detected flying into the military's Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) near the Aleutians, where a strategic missile defense radar is located, and Alaska's North Slope region by the Arctic and Chukchi Seas on April 28 and 29, military officials told the Washington Free Beacon.") (May 6, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO EVADE SANCTIONS Action Identifies Front Company and Vessels Attempting to Obscure Iranian Oil Deals Using Ship-to-Ship Transfers and Designates Iranian Bank" (May 9, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE ODD COUPLE OF IRANIAN AGENTS CONVICTED IN KENYA" (SNIPPET: "Not so amusing is that they supposedly received a total of 100kg of RDX at port in Mombasa. Only 15kg having been recovered, the whereabouts of the remaining 85kg is unknown.") (May 4, 2013) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "THE CONTINUING APPEAL OF SUCIDE ATTACKS" by Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The report is more upbeat with regard to the US, noting that "[f]ew US Muslims voice support for suicide bombing or other forms of violence against civilians in the name of Islam; 81% say such acts are never justified, while fewer than one-in-ten say violence against civilians either is often justified (1%) or is sometimes justified (7%) to defend Islam." But without digressing into the topic of Islamist attacks against civilians in America, it is important to note that the Pew study appears to corroborate the dismal experience of the Afghan High Peace Council in trying to get regional Islamic scholars to issue a fatwa condemning suicide attacks.") (May 3, 2013) (Read More...)
CLICK2HOUSTON.com: Houston, Texas - "BOMB THREATS AT SYNAGOGUES CLOSE SCHOOL" (SNIPPET: "The threats were made to Congregation Beth Israel and Congregation Or Ami. Both synagogues received threats by voicemail Tuesday night.") (May 2, 2013) (Read More...)
ATF.gov - Press Release: Red Lodge, Montana - "AFT OFFERS $5,000 REWARD IN EXPLOSIVES THEFT" (SNIPPET: "approximately 559 pounds of high explosives") (May 1, 2013) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "RELIGIOUS GROUPS FEAR CHRISTIAN PURGE FROM MILITARY" by Todd Starnes (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon confirmed to Fox News that Christian evangelism is against regulations." SNIPPET: "Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, an executive vice president with the Family Research Council, told Fox News that he's deeply concerned by what he call a pattern of attacks on Christianity within the military.") (April 30, 2013) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA'S INSPIRE MAGAZINE EDITOR SOUGHT OVER BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING" by Jon Swaine, New York (PHOTO CAPTION: "Yahya Ibrahim, a jihadist who has edited Inspire since the magazine's founding editor-in-chief was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen in 2011") (April 29, 2013) (Read More...)
SPD BLOTTER - Seattle, WA: "SUSPICIOUS DEVICE FOUND IN CONVENTION PLACE STATION LAST NIGHT" by Detective Mark Jamieson (SNIPPET: "This remains an active and on going investigation. King County Sheriff's Office deputies will increase their patrols in the tunnel. According to Arson Bomb Squad Sgt. Jim Hansen, "We ask for continued vigilance in the wake of the Boston bombings. Report things that are out of the ordinary and appear suspicious. If you see something, say something.") (April 29, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "ISRAEL WILL BE 'WIPED OUT' IF IT ATTACKS HEZBOLLAH, IRAN SAYS Senior Revolutionary Guard general claims Tehran's borders now extend all the way to the coast of the Mediterranean" by Aaron Kalman (April 28, 2013 7:44 pm) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "JIHADISTS PLANNED TO ATTACK LUTON TA BASE USING REMOTE CONTROLLED CAR PACKED WITH EXPLOSIVES Four British jihadists planned to bomb a Territorial Army base by driving a remote controlled car packed with explosives under its gate" by Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "The al-Qaeda inspired terror cell, from Luton, also discussed attacking MI5, buying guns or driving a 4X4 car into crowded places, Woolwich Crown Court heard. Ringleader Zahid Iqbal, 31, helped organise for Jihadists to travel to Pakistan for extremism training overseas through an al-Qaeda contact he had there known as "Modern Sleeve". But the cell decided to plan an attack in the UK after Iqbal lost contact with his secret contact in Spring 2011, Max Hill QC prosecuting, said.") (April 15, 2013 3:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MEN APPLEARED IN COURT CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO ATTACK TERRITORIAL ARMY WITH MODEL CAR" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Zahid Iqbal, 30, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, 24, Syed Hussain, 21, and Umar Arshad, 23, are accused of preparing acts of terrorism and possessing documents useful for terrorism." SNIPPET: "The men had allegedly downloaded six issues of the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire which included the recipe, "How to Make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom" by the al-Qaeda Chef, described as "practical instructions on how to make a viable improvised explosive device." Other documents found in their possession included 44 Ways to Support Jihad by the former al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, while two of them had a document called 21 Techniques of Silent Killing and a third man had a copy of the Explosives Course 2.") (April 30, 2012 7:08 pm BST) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "TURKISTAN ISLAMIC PARTY RELEASES VIDEO OF CHILDREN IN TRAINING" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Turkistan Islamic Party, an al Qaeda-affiliated terror group, has released a video that shows young children firing weapons while at a training camp in Pakistan. The video was released by Islami Awazi, a propaganda arm of the Turkistan Islamic Party.") (April 24, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "UNSEALED INDICTMENT CHARGES FORMER U.S. FEDERAL EMPLOYEE WITH CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ESPIONAGE FOR CUBA Defendant Allegedly helped Cuban Intelligence Service Recruit and Insert Spy into U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency" (SNIPPET: "Marta Rita Velazquez, 55") (April 25, 2013) (Read More...)
SCOTSMAN.com: "UK MUSLIM CONVERT RICHARD DART JAILED FOR TERRORISM" by Margaret Davis (SNIPPET: "Police discovered fragments of text on Dart's laptop that revealed that the pair had used the computer to have a "silent conversation" to avoid possible surveillance bugs. They would open a Word document and take it in turns to type, before deleting the text, assuming none of it would be stored on the machine. However, experts were able to decipher fragments of what was said.") (April 26, 2013 00:00) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TREASURY GETS INNOVATIVE TARGETING HIZBALLAH MONEY" (SNIPPET: "Hizballah "has long sought access to the international financial system in order to move its terrorist funds and to launder the profits from its involvement in illegal activity," Cohen said. "Make no mistake, [Hizballah] is both a full-fledged terrorist organization, lavishly funded over the years by Iran, and an enterprise that increasingly turns to crime to finance itself as the economic pressure on Iran mounts and Iran's financial situation becomes more tenuous."") (April 24, 2013 3:11 pm) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IDENTIFIES KASSEM RMEITI & CO. FOR EXCHANGE AND HALAWI EXCHANGE CO, AS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF 'PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN'" (SNIPPET: "This action will protect the U.S. financial system from these activities and expose entities supporting the network of designated drug kingpin Ayman Joumaa.") (April 23, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "EXTREMISTS MANIPULATE ASYLUM SYSTEM, EXPERT SAYS Immigration proposal fails to address terrorist exploitation of asylum system" (April 22, 2013) (Read More...)
NJ.com (AP): "JERSEY CITY MAN CHARGED WITH EXPLOSIVE DEVICES ON TRAIN STUNNED IT'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Mykyta Panasenko, 27, of Jersey City, has been charged with having explosive devices in his home and on a train in Hoboken.") (April 26, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington - "CANADA TRAIN PLOT SUSPECT TRAVELED TO IRAN: U.S. OFFICIALS" by Mark Hosenball (SNIPPET: "Chiheb Esseghaier, a Tunisian-born doctoral student, traveled to Iran on a trip that was directly relevant to the investigation of the alleged plot, the officials said.") (April 25, 2013 6:16 pm EDT) (Read More...)
News.NATIONAL POST.com: "CANADA, TRIED, FAILED TO DEPORT VIA RAIL TERROR SUSPECT NINE YEARS AGO" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "The government's failure to deport Mr. Jaser allegedly proved costly for Canada: He and co-accused Chiheb Esseghaier, an immigrant from Tunisia, were charged this week with plotting to derail a passenger train traveling from New York to Toronto. Both remain in custody, while the FBI is holding a third man in New York.") (Last updated April 25, 2013 9:10 pm ET) (Read More...)
CBC NEWS: "ALLEGED 'AL-QAEDA-SUPPORTED' PLOT AGAINST VIA TRAIN THWARTED Police say 2 accused were getting 'direction and guidance' from al-Qaeda elements in Iran" (Last updated April 22, 2013 10:36) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: Berlin - "IRAN AGENT MONITORING CHABAD ARRESTED IN BULGARIA" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "An Iranian-sponsored female agent in her 50s, holding a Canadian passport, traveled from Istanbul to Sofia several weeks after the bombing of the Israeli tour bus in the Black Sea resort town of Burgas in July 2012. She was arrested on her first day in Sofia after the Bulgarian police, on high alert, noticed she was monitoring the Chabad center.") (April 22, 2013 01:01) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "TEXAS CONGRESSMAN SAYS TERRORISTS TAUGHT TO 'ACT' HISPANIC TO ENTER U.S." by Elizabeth Llorente (SNIPPET: ""We know that Al Qaeda has camps over with the drug cartels on the other side of the Mexican border," U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert said on C-SPAN. "We know that people are being trained to come in and act like they're Hispanic when they're radical Islamist."" SNIPPET: "Gohmert, who is vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, said during the interview that while the United States should continue welcoming immigrants, it also needs to be highly vigilant about its borders.") (April 18, 2013) (Read More...)
STATESMAN.com - AMERICAN STATESMAN: "CARTELS' INFLUENCE IN AUSTIN GROWING IN SIZE, COMPLEXITY" by Jazmine Ulloa (SNIPPET: "Authorities now know of at least six cartels, including the Zetas, operating in Austin, up from four identified in 2011. They also know the area has long served as one of the traffickers' prime "transfer zones," sitting on a cluster of major arteries and corridors, including Interstate 35, which stretches from Laredo to Minnesota.") (April 14, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MONITOR.com: Weslaco - "FACED WITH 'OTMs," BORDER PATROL SHIFTS MANPOWER" by Dave Hendricks (SNIPPET: "The number of Other Than Mexicans -- most agents simply call them OTMs -- has steadily increased during the past decade, especially along the Texas-Mexico border.") (April 14, 2013) (Read More...)
CP24.com: Boston (AP): Boston - "LAWMAKERS SCRUTINIZE BOMB SUSPECT'S RUSSIA TRIP" (SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, evidence mounted that Tsarnaev had embraced a radical, anti-American strain of Islam. Family members blamed the influence of a Muslim convert, known only to the family as Misha, for steering him toward a strict type of Islam." SNIPPET: "However, two U.S. officials said that Tsarnaev frequently looked at extremist websites, including Inspire magazine, an English-language online publication produced by al-Qaida's Yemen affiliate. The magazine has endorsed lone-wolf terror attacks.") (April 24, 2013 5:28 am EDT) (Read More...)
BOSON.com - BOSTON GLOBE: "FBI AFFIDAVIT DESCRIBES DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV'S ACTIONS WHEN MARATHON BOMBS EXPLODED; CITES PHYSICAL EVIDENCE LINKING HIM TO TERROR ATTACK" (April 22, 2013 3:59 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News Release: Washington, D.C. - "2011 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TAMERLAN TSARNAEV FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENT" (SNIPPET: "The two individuals believed to be responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday have been positively identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, now deceased, and Dzhokar Tsarnaev, now in custody. These individuals are brothers and residents of Massachusetts, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a legal permanent resident and Dzhokar Tsarnaev is a naturalized U.S. citizen.") (April 19, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CLERIC CALLS AMERICAN AIDE TO EGYPT TRIBUTE Egyptian cleric says American aid is a mandatory tax" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "This taxpayer aid constitutes a "poll tax" that America must pay to placate the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Khaled Said, a cleric who serves as the official spokesman for the country's Salafi Front, an extremist political party that has called for Islamic law in Egypt.") (March 28, 2013) (Watch Here; Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "AL QAEDA LINK PROBED Al Qaeda investigated in Boston blasts" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "One jihadist identified on Twitter "Nasir Qa'idat al-Jihad" said the attack was significant for breaching security at a major event in the United States and that whoever was behind the attack was not as important.") (April 16, 2013 3:11 pm) (Read More...)
WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "THE NEW MASTERMIND OF JIHAD A recently freed Islamist thinker has long advocated small-scale, independent acts of anti-Western terror" by David Samuels (SNIPPET: "Mr. al-Suri fled to France and then to Madrid, where he met and married a Spanish woman named Elena Moreno Cruz, who converted to Islam and accompanied him on his subsequent journeys. Ms. Cruz furnished him with an EU passport, and he has remained, by several accounts, deeply in love with her.") (April 6, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BOSTON MARATHON BOMB PROBE FOCUSING ON PRESSURE COOKERS" (SNIPPET: "At least two previous terror plots in America included pressure cookers. One of the explosives Faisal Shahzad left in Times Square was a loaded pressure cooker, the DHS release said. And in 2011, Army Pvt. Jason Naser Abdo told investigators he planned to pack gun powder and shrapnel into pressure cookers as part of an attack on a restaurant popular with personnel from Fort Hood. When he was arrested, Abdo had a copy of Inspire magazine and explosive supplies and two pressure cookers.") (April 16, 2013 1:36 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "JIHAD IS COOL: Jihadist Magazines Recruit Young Terrorists" (SNIPPET: "Jihad recruitment has evolved into using a mainstream format, it is now cool. Print and online magazines provide practical detailed instruction on how to commit terrorist acts. The latest offering, Lone Mujahid Pocketbook, Spring 2013, is published courtesy of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine, and is available on multiple websites.") (April 11, 2013 4:39 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 886: "The Life and Legacy of American Al-Qaeda Online Jihad Pioneer Samir Khan -- Editor of Al-Qaeda Magazine 'Inspire' and a Driving Force Behind Al-Qaeda's Push for 'Lone-Wolf' Terror Attack in West" by Steven Stalinsky and R. Sosnow (September 28, 2012) (Read More...)
ABC.net.au: "SPY AGENCIES MONITORING AUSTRALIANS FIGHTING IN SYRIA" by Michael Brissenden and staff (SNIPPET: "The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency has confirmed investigations into hundreds of young Australian-Lebanese men who have joined the fighting in Syria. ASIO director general David Irvine says the fear is the young men are becoming radicalised by their experiences and that they may present a future terrorism risk once they return to Australia.") (April 15, 2013) (Watch Here;Read More...)
MyFOXny.com: Albany, New York - "POLICE: NY MAN ATTACKED ARMY OFFICER AT WAL-MART" (SNIPPET: "Albany police released the footage after charging 47-year-old Yiqiang Wu of Schenectady with assault as a hate crime for Thursday's fight at a checkout line.") (Updated April 15, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Cancun, Mexico - "SIX STRANGLED, ONE DECAPITATED IN MEXICAN RESORT OF CANCUN" (SNIPPET: "More than 70,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2007.") (April 15, 2013 12:36 am EDT) (Read More...)
NDTV.com: "GERMAN BAKERY BLAST CASE: MIRZA HIMAYAT BAIG FOUND GUILTY BY PUNE COURT" -Edited by Abhinav Bhatt (SNIPPET: "Investigators said they found 1,200 kg of explosives at his home in the Latur district of Maharashtra." SNIPPET: "Investigators say the bomb at the bakery was planted by Yasin Bhatkal, a senior member of terror group Indian Mujahideen. He is missing.") (Updated April 15, 2013 13:50 IST) (Read More...)
BBC News: "INDIA PUNE BAKERY BLAST MAN FOUND GUILTY" (SNIPPET: "The blast targeted the bakery when it was full of tourists and students, killing 17 people and wounding 64. Five foreigners were among the dead.") (Last updated April 15, 2013 03:09 ET) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com - TORONTO STAR: "PROBE FOCUSES ON CANADIAN AS SHABAB LEADER OF SOMALIA COURTHOUSE ATTACK Investigators believe Mahad Ali Dhore, who grew up north of Toronto, organized the nine-member assault on Mogadishu's Supreme Court." by Michelle Shephard (SNIPPET: "In an online interview with the Star, a former Shabab member, Alabama-born Omar Hammami, claimed he had recently spoken with Dhore. The U.S. State Department has offered a $5-million bounty for information leading to the capture of Hammami, who had a public fallout with the Shabab last year and says he no longer supports the group.") (April 16, 2013 1:36 am EDT) (Read More...)
WEYBURN THIS WEEK (AP): Nouakchott, Mauritania - "CANADIAN WAS RECRUITED TO TRAIN AT AL-QAIDA CAMP, SAY MAURITANIAN AUTHORITIES" (SNIPPET: "A young Canadian who headed to North Africa to study the Qur'an is now serving two years in a Mauritanian prison after authorities say he was recruited to train at an al-Qaida camp in northern Mali, an official said Thursday. Aaron Yoon, 24, reportedly had travelled to Morocco with two Canadians accused of taking part in the terror attack on a BP-operated natural gas plant in southeastern Algeria earlier this year.") (April 11, 2013) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Michael McCaul: "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: TSA's Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security: Stakeholder Perspectives" (April 11, 2013) (Watch Here;Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS NETWORK ATTEMPTING TO EVADE IRAN SANCTIONS Designations include an Iranian Businessman as well as Affiliated Companies and Banks Around the World" (April 11, 2013) (Read More...)
APP.com.pk - ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN: Rawalpindi - "PAKISTAN CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF HATF-IV SHAHEEN-1 MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful launch of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 Weapon System. The missile incorporates series of improvements in range and technical parameters of the existing missile. It is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 900 Kms, said an ISPR press release issued here.") (April 10, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN CELEBRATES NUKE PURSUIT Announces new reactors during 'National Day of Nuclear Technology'" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Russia will help Iran build "at least two 1,000-[megawatt nuclear] reactors," according to Iran's Fars News Agency. Each 1,000-megawatt reactor is capable of producing "enough plutonium each year for 40 nuclear bombs," according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council.") (April 9, 2013) (Read More...)
Google.com - Hosted News (AFP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN UNVEILS NEW URANIUM MINES, PRODUCTION FACILITY" by Mohammad Davari (SNIPPET: "The mines in Saghand city operate 350 metres (yards) underground and are within 120 kilometres (75 miles) of the new yellowcake production facility at Ardakan, a city in the central province of Yazd, state television said.") (April 9, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5264: "ISI Confirms that Jabhat Al-Nusra is its Extension in Syria, Declares 'Islami State of Iraq and Al-Sham' as New Name of Merged Group" (April 8, 2013)
KUWAIT NEWS AGENCY (KUNA): "KADHMA AMMUNITIONS CACHE STOLEN - KUWAIT MOL" (SNIPPET: "The lost items include 15,000 bullets of 9mm caliber, 20,000 bullets of 16 mm caliber, earplugs and stationery items...") (April 7, 2013) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "COLORADO SHERIFF ALLEGES SHOCK TRAINING TO THE BLAZE: DHS-Bound Official Warned Against 'Christians Who Take The Bible Literally'" by Billy Hallowell [Note: "This story has been updated.] (April 9, 2013 12:41 pm) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "(LEAD) N. KOREA LOADS TWO MEDIUM-RANGE MISSILES ON MOBILE LAUNCHERS" by Kim Eun-jung (SNIPPET: "North Korea has loaded two intermediate-range missiles onto mobile launchers and hidden them in an unidentified facility near the east coast, Seoul military sources said Friday, triggering speculation that the North is ready for an abrupt missile launch.") (April 5, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "NEW PRC AMBASSADOR" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. military officials later uncovered large numbers of Chinese weapons that were transferred to insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan by Iran.") (April 3, 2013) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.com.lb: Beirut: "LEBANESE SUSPECT IN SAUDI SPY CELL 'MOST DANGEROUS': REPORT" (SNIPPET: "The Iranian suspect, in his late thirties, was a PhD student at the Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah, and a media figure for a private satellite religious channel, the report added.") (April 4, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "TALIBAN SUICIDE ASSAULT TEAM STRIKES COURTROOM IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Taliban assault team, estimated at between six to nine fighters, penetrated security at the courthouse in Farah City by dressing in Afghan National Army uniforms and fooling the guards at the checkpoints. Four of the heavily armed Taliban fighters, some who were wearing suicide vests, dismounted a truck and attacked the courthouse, while two of fighters detonated explosives on the vehicle. The four Taliban fighters then entered the complex and engaged in a firefight with police.") (April 3, 2013) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: "KENYAN POLICE INVESTIGATE FAILED BUS BOMBING" -Sabahi, Washington, D.C. (SNIPPET: "Bus conductor Lawrence Rori and the driver discovered the device, wrapped in paper with wires connecting it to a small mobile phone, in an unattended black suitcase after all the passengers had reached their destinations. Starehe police chief Samuel Anampiu said the phone was called 45 times in attempts to detonate the device." SNIPPET: "After disabling the device, police removed explosive materials from the site, as well as ball bearings, which would have become projectiles to inflict maximum injury. A suicide bomber vest with batteries and two sets of switches were also found inside the suitcase.") (April 1, 2013) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Istanbul - "GOLD EXPORTS FROM TURKEY TO IRAN RESUME" (SNIPPET: "Turkey exported almost $120 million worth of gold to Iran in February, data showed, suggesting the two countries' trade of gold for natural gas has resumed despite tighter US sanctions, though at levels below last year's peaks.") (March 29, 2013) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: Ottawa - "IDENTITIES OF CANADIANS KILLED IN ALGERIA ATTACK KEPT SECRET BY RCMP" by Tonda MacCharles (SNIPPET: "The RCMP has dropped a cloak of secrecy over the identity of two Canadian terror suspects killed in January's Algerian gas plant attack as Canadian security officials scramble to determine the extent of their terrorism ties.") (March 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: Montreal - "DEADLY HOSTAGE TAKING IN ALGERIA SPEAHEAD BY CANADIAN CITIZEN: REPORT Hostages who made it out of the facility later told reporters that one of the hostage takers had fair hair and skin and spoke perfect English." by Allan Woods (February 2, 2013) (Read More...)
CBP.gov - News Release: Blaine, Washington - "U.S. BORDER PATROL WEEKLY BLOTTER, BLAINE SECTOR February 28 - March 13, 2013" (SNIPPET: "03/09/2013 - A Remote Video Surveillance System operator observed an individual walking southbound from the U.S./Canada border near east of Sumas, Washington. Responding agents located the subject in a heavily wooded area. The subject, an Algerian citizen illegally present in the United States, was placed under arrest and processed for removal.") (March 18, 2013) (Read More...)
THIS DAY LIVE.com: "HOW RAID DISRUPTED PLOT TO BOMB LAGOS" by Chiemelle Ezeobi (SNIPPET: "A top security source confided in this newspaper that it was during interrogation that the security operatives obtained details of the planned attacks on Lagos, which include the simultaneous bombing of 16 landmarks, including public utilities that would have exacted maximum casualties in the city. The main target of the terrorists, the source added, were tank farms, which contain highly inflammable petroleum products and when bombed would aid the intensity of the explosions to increase the death toll. This is the second time in one month security agents have foiled terrorist plots to bomb targets in Lagos. Last month, three persons said to be members of a Shiite sect were arrested in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. They were alleged to have plotted to attack some Israeli and American interests in Lagos. The group is led by a local Shiite leader from Ilorin, who received training in Iran in armed combat and the use of improvised explosive devices. The group was planning attacks on the Lagos offices of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Haifa-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Limited and the Jewish Cultural Centre.") (March 25, 2013) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "A BRIEF UPDATE ON IRGC OFFICERS AND ASSETS IN NIGERIA" (SNIPPET: "Why was Lagos chosen in the first place? Berende confessed that Lagos was chosen for attack because the Iranians believe that Israel has an intelligence facility in the area for spying on Iran...") (February 23, 2013) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA 7: "SYRIAN JIHADIST REBELS SEIZE JORDAN-ISRAELI BUFFER ZONE" by Chana Ya'ar (SNIPPET: "According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog agency, "Fighters loyal to Al Nusra Front, Al Yarmuk Brigade, Al Mutaz Billah Brigade and others took control of Al Rai military checkpoint" east of Sahem al-Golan, in the Dara'a province.") (March 24, 2013 2:30 pm) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "AUSTRIAN GIMF FOUNDER ARRESTED (AGAIN)" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Mohammed Mahmoud at Vienna anti-Iraq War rally 2006" (SNIPPET: "Reports from Turkey claim that one of the founding members of the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) has been arrested in Turkey while trying to make his way to Syria. Mohammad Mahmoud, also known as "Abu Usama al-Gharib" had previously served four years in a German prison for making threats against US interests in Germany. On his release, he helped form the Milatu Ibrahim group which distributed propaganda in favor of violent jihad.") (March 21, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News: "REWARDS FOR JUSTICE PROGRAM OFFERS $5 MILLION FOR AL SHABAAB TERRORISTS" (PHOTO CAPTION: "The State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $5 million each for information on al Shabaab terrorists Omar Shafik Hammami (left) and Jehad Serwan Mostafa.") (March 20, 2013) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Michael McCaul: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: CYBER THREATS FROM CHINA, RUSSIA AND IRAN: PROTECTING AMERICAN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" (March 20, 2013) (Watch Here;Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org (House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Proliferation, and Trade - CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY BY MATTHEW LEVITT): "HEZBOLLAH'S STRATEGIC SHIFT: A GLOBAL TERRORIST THREAT" (March 20, 2013) (Read More...)
THE ATLANTIC.com: "HEZBOLLAH'S 1992 ATTACK IN ARGENTINA IS A WARNING FOR MODERN-DAY EUROPE Twenty-one years ago, a van blew up the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires , and saw it comming. Here's how the EU can prevent similar tragedies." by Matthew Levitt (March 19, 2013) (Read More...)
My.CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com - American Voices: Paris - RACHEL MARSDEN: A EUROPEAN BAILOUT UNLIKE ANY OTHER" (SNIPPET: "There are 19 Iranian front companies circumventing U.S. sanctions via Cyprus, according to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control -- and those are just the ones indentified so far.") (March 19, 2013 10:30 am) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "INTERPOL WON'T LIFT WARRANTS FOR 6 IRANIANS IN AMIA BOMBING Arrest orders to remain active despite Tehran's participation in probe of 1994 terror attack" (March 15, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "UNITED STATES EXPOSES IRANIAN SHIPPING SCHEME Action Identifies Individual, Companies and Vessels Working to Conceal Iran's Sales of Oil" (March 14, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "SINALOA CARTEL BUYS COCAINE FRANCHISES FROM COLOMBIA'S FARC" (SNIPPET: "Formed in the 1960s, the FARC is believed to have about 9,000 members and is the oldest active guerrilla army in the Western Hemisphere.") (March 12, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "NEW TOP TEN FUGITIVE" (SNIPPET: "A reward of up to $100,000 is being offered for information leading directly to the arrest of Rivera Gracias, who is a member of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang--MS-13--and is believed to be in El Salvador.") (March 14, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE - GAO-13-233: INFORMATION SHARING Additional Actions Could Help Ensure That Efforts to Share Terrorism-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Are Effective" (March 13, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE BIG ONE Russian government says N. Korean nuclear test used plutonium and was larger than earlier blasts" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "North Korea's third underground nuclear test last month was fueled by plutonium and was not a device that used enriched uranium, according to the Russian government.") (March 14, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: Washington, D.C. - Testimony - John Boles Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division Federal Burea of Investigation - STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY" ["Investigating and Prosecuting 21st Century Cyber Threats"] (March 13, 2013) (Read More...)
ODNI.gov - Statement for the Record: "WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY - Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - James R. Clapper Director of National Intelligence" (March 12, 2013) (pdf) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: BREAKING: Scientists discover that what people Like actually has meaning" (SNIPPET: "They are friends with multiple people who are known coordinators of Iranian criminal hackers who engage in activities online in support of Ayatollah Khamenei. These activities include actual - not hypothetical - ongoing attacks on US networks. That context, provided by very targeted social network analysis based on known bad actors, in turn provides some insight regarding this individual's recent Likes, which include:" SNIPPET: "The person in question is currently living and working in Iran. They were born and raised in Prague, and so may have a Czech passport to travel on. They are proficient in English as well as Farsi (and presumably also Czech). Also, like so many other regime supporters and operatives, they have no problem accessing Facebook.") (March 12, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "ILLINOIS POLICE: TERROR TIES COST IMAM CHAPLAIN POST" (SNIPPET: "Attorneys for the Illinois State Police (ISP) have asked a federal judge to grant their clients' motion for summary judgment, effectively ending a lawsuit brought by Imam Kifah Mustapha. Mustapha cleared an initial background check to the ISP's first Muslim chaplain in late 2009.") (March 12, 2013) (Read More...)
BARNABAS FUND.org: "MUSLIM MOB TORCHES 178 CHRISTIAN HOMES IN PAKISTAN OVER BLASPHEMY CLAIM" (SNIPPET: "Hundreds of Christians have been left homeless in Pakistan after a 3,000-strong mob of Muslims torched their houses and shops and a church over a false blasphemy accusation against a Christian man.") (March 12, 2013 13:00 GMT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED BY AFGHAN POLICEMAN IN ATTACK AT SPECIAL FORCES BASE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The policeman opened fire on US soldiers with a machine gun that was mounted to the back of a pickup, killing two US soldiers and wounding eight more, according to Pajhwok Afghan News. US soldiers returned fire, killing three Afghan Local Policemen, including the policeman who initiated the attack.") (March 11, 2013) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com - English (NEWS WIRES): "ISLAMISTS MOVE TO TAKE UP ADMINISTRATION OF EAST SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Rebel groups including the jihadist Al-Nusra Front have set up a religious council to administer affairs in the east of Syria which is mostly under their control, a rights watchdog said on Sunday.") (Latest update March 10, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: "SURGE IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING MILITANTS WORRIES U.S., EUROPEAN OFFICIALS" (SNIPPET: "Increased use of English in videos by Islamic extremists and a rising flow of recruits from Europe to fight in Syria and on other battlegrounds is disturbing U.S. officials who fear some could return to Europe or come to the United States to plot attacks.") (March 6, 2013) (Read More...)
JUSTICE.gov - The United States Attorney's Office - Southern District of New York - Press Release: "SULAIMAN ABU GHAYTH, ASSOCIATE OF USAMA BIN LADEN, ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS 'Abu Ghayth' Allegedly Appeared with Usama Bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri After September 11, 2001, Threatening Additional Attacks Against the United States" (March 7, 2013) (Read More...)
SHANGAI DAILY.com (XINHUA): Tunis - "TUNISIA ARRESTS MAN ACCUSED OF FUNDING TERRORIST NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "Security forces have been combing the border area for the past four days in search of four of the man's accomplices.") (March 7, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "ISRAELIS WARNED OF TERROR IN SINAI, TURKEY AND TUNISIA With Passover just around the corner, new travel advisory says Hezbollah and Iran continue to target Israelis traveling abroad" by Gabe Fisher (March 6, 2013 6:31 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "FBI SEEKS PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING , LOCATING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND OPERATOR" (SNIPPET: "The unnamed aircraft was described as black in color and no more than three feet wide with four propellers.") (March 5, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHIGTON EXAMINER.com - News - Watchdog: "WOLF SAYS NASA PROMPTED HIRING OF PERSON LINKED TO CHINESE ESPIONAGE; MAY BE DOZENS MORE IN AGENCY" by Richard Pollock (SNIPPET: "Officials at NASA's Langley Research Center permitted a contractor to hire a Chinese national affiliated with an organization designated by U.S. national security agencies as an "entity of concern," and then allowed the individual access to classified information, according to Rep. Frank Wolf.") (March 7, 2013) (Read More...)
AIR FORCE TIMES.com: Miami, Florida - "FLA. IMAM CONVICTED IN PAKISTANI TALIBAN CASE" by Curt Anderson, AP Legal Affairs Writer (SNIPPET: "The case began with six defendants indicted in May 2011 but ended with only Khan on trial. Two of Khan's sons, Izhar and Irfan, were cleared of all charges, and three more defendants have remained free in Pakistan, which does not extradite its citizens to face U.S. criminal charges.") (March 4, 2013 11:13 EST) (Read More...(
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Chinese general who threatened nuclear strike on U.S. visits Washington this week" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu, who is head of China's National Defense University, will take part in a "familiarization exchange," Maj. Catherine Wilkinson, a Pentagon spokeswoman, told the Free Beacon." SNIPPET: "Zhu will lead a group of 10 senior colonels from all branches of the Chinese military, Wilkinson said. She declined to provide the names of the officers.") (March 4, 2013 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN SAYS IT HAS PRODUCED 3,000 ADVANCED URANIUM ENRICHING CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has more than 12,000 IR-1 centrifuges enriching uranium at its main Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. Abbasi said last month that Iran has begun installing the newer IR-2 centrifuges, which can produce more enriched uranium in a shorter period of time.") (March 3, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: "CHINESE TRADER ACCUSED OF BUSTING IRAN MISSILE EMBARGO" by William Maclean and Ben Blanchard (SNIPPET: "A Chinese businessman indicted in the United States over sales of missile parts to Iran is still making millions of dollars from the trade, say security officials who monitor compliance with Western and U.N. sanctions. These officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the businessman, Li Fangwei, has earned at least $10 million from illegal sales to Iran since his indictment by the New York County District Attorney in 2009.") (March 1, 2013 9:29 am EST) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GITMO DETAINEES RETURN TO FIELD OF BATTLE Former Guantanamo prisoners fighting in Syria with Islamist opposition group" by Bill Gertz (February 4, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS MONEY EXCHANGE HOUSE OPERATOR FOR SUPPORTING THE TALIBAN Action Targets Financing Linked to a Designated Hawala and the Taliban Narcotics Trade" (February 26, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Report No. 940: "THE ONLINE PRESENCE OF SHEIKH OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN -- THE BLIND SHEIKH: OFFICIAL WEBSITE HOSTED IN CHICAGO, ACTIVE ON YOUTUBE, TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK" by Steve Stalinsky (February 26, 2013) (Read More...)
Blogs.NEWS OBSERVER.com: "26,000 NC RETIREES WARNED OF SECURITY BREACH" -Submitted by John Murawski (SNIPPET: "North Carolina officials have warned about 26,000 retired government employees that their Social Security numbers may have been exposed to public view in an apparent security breach made in January. The N.C. Department of Sate Treasurer this month advised beneficiaries to remain vigilant for signs of identity theft that could result from the "data security incident."") (February 22, 2013) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "N. KOREA WARNS U.S. IS WITHIN RANGE OF STRATEGIC ROCKETS, NUKES" (SNIPPET: "North Korea warned Wednesday that the United States is now within the range of its strategic rockets and atomic weapons, and stressed it is now a country that can protect itself from foreign aggression. An article carried by Uriminzokkiri, North Korea's propaganda Web site, said that the U.S. should not think it is safe because it is on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.") (February 27, 2013 17:22 KST) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Iran as an exporter of terrorism and subversion: Nigerian security services reported the arrest of a terrorist squad that had been trained in Iran and was planning an attack on U.S.and Israeli/Jewish targets in Lagos, Nigeria" (February 26, 2013) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: San Diego, Calif - "SAN DIEGO JURY CONVICTS FOUR SOMALI IMMIGRANTS OF PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FOREIGN TERRORISTS Defendants Sent Money to al Shabaab in Somalia" (SNIPPET: "The jury found that the four men--Basaaly Saeed Moalin, a cabdriver in San Diego; Issa Doreh, a worker at a money transmitting business that was the conduit for moving the funds; Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, the imam at a mosque frequented by the city's immigrant Somali community; and Ahmed Nasiri Taalil Mohamud, a cabdriver from Anaheim--conspired to raise money for the foreign terrorist organization and send it back to Somalia.") (February 22, 2013) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD - News Release: Atlantic Beach, Florida - "PHOTO/UPDATE: BODY LOCATED IN DEBRIS FIELD IDENTIFIED" (SNIPPET: "Dead is: Guillermo Gonzalez Losada, 49, hometown unknown. Losada had a Venezuelan passport and his last known residence was in Miami." SNIPPET: "Anyone with information about the debris field or Losada's voyage is urged to contact watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville...") (February 25, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FBI PROBE OF DEFENSE TECH ALLEGEDLY LEAKED FROM NASA STONEWALLED, SOURCES SAY" by Jeremy A. Kaplan, Judson Berger (SNIPPET: "A four-year FBI investigation into the transfer of classified weapons technology to China and other countries from NASA's Ames Research Center is being stonewalled by government officials, sources tell FoxNews/com.") (February 22, 2013) (Read More...)
MONEY JIHAD - blog: "UN REMOVES FUGITIVE FINANCIER FROM ALQAEDA LIST" (SNIPPET: "While Seda faced the U.S. justice system, al-Buthe eluded it, but remained under international sanctions--until now.") (February 25, 2013) (Read More...)
SHARIA FINANCE WATCH.org - blog: "UNITED NATIONS CAVES TO SAUDI AND OIC INFLUENCE, REMOVES SAUDI OFFICIAL WHO IS AL QAEDA FINANCIER FROM SANCTIONS LIST" (SNIPPET: "One such individual is Soliman al-Buthe, who is currently a Saudi government official and previously started a charity here in the United States in Oregon that has been tied to Al Qaeda. This week, the UN has decided to remove al-Buthe from its Al Qaeda sanctions list.") (February 13, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "ADMISSION OF A HEZBOLLAH OPERATIVE ASKED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT SITES FREQUENTED BY ISRAELI TOURISTS AND THEIR TRANSPORTATION MADE PUBLIC BY CYPRUS." (February 21, 2013) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "NIGERIA ARRESTS IRANIAN TERROR CELL PLANNING ATTACKS ON ISRAELI, U.S. TARGETS" by Barak Ravid (SNIPPET: "Security forces in Nigeria uncover terror plot to launch attacks against offices of USAID, Israeli container shipping company ZIM, and the Jewish cultural center in the city of Lagos.") (February 20, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 935: "First-Ever Conference Expressing Support for Iran's Arab-Sunni Minority Held in Cairo" by A. Savyon, R. Green and Y. Mansharof (February 20, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES HEAD OF AVIATION DRUG SMUGGLING OPERATION Action Targets Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Tied to the FARC" (February 20, 2013) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com: Washington - "SECRET U.S.-NORTH KOREA DIPLOMATIC TRIPS REPORTED An Obama administration official visited North Korea twice in 2012 in an unsuccessful effort to improve relations after Kim Jong Un assumed power, ex-officials say." by Ken Dilanian and Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times (February 23, 2013) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'IRANIAN NUCLEAR CHIEF OBSERVED KOREAN NUKE TEST'" (SNIPPET: "Western officials say Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi is believed to have been in N.Korea for test, 'The Sunday Times' reports.") (February 17, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES AN ADDITIONAL SENIOR LEADER OF AL-QA'IDA IN THE LANDS OF THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB Action Targets AQIM Activities in Mali as well as Ongoing Kidnapping for Ransom Operations" (February 14, 2013) (Read More...)
BUSINESS WEEK.com - Technology: "A CHINESE HACKER'S IDENTITY UNMASKED" by Dune Lawrence and Michael Riley (PHOTO CAPTION: "Cyb3rsleuth said he felt like he'd found the face of a ghost when he saw pictures on a blog linked to Zhang Changhe") (February 14, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 933: "IN TWEETS, PAKISTANI NUCLEAR SCIENTIST DR. ABDUL QADEER KHAN LEGITIMATES ATTACKS ON AMERICA, ADVOCATES GLOBAL ISLAMISM AND ARMING THE TALIBAN TO SHOOT DOWN U.S. DRONES" by Tufail Ahmad (February 14, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. EMBASSY Lima, Peru: "SECURITY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS - POTENTIAL KIDNAPPING THREAT IN CUSCO" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Embassy warns U.S. citizens of a potential kidnapping threat in the Cusco area. The Embassy has received information that members of a criminal organization may be planning to kidnap U.S. citizen tourists in the Cusco and Machu Picchu area. Possible targets and methods are not known and the threat is credible at least through the end of February 2013. For the moment, personal travel by U.S. Embassy personnel to the Cusco region, including Machu Picchu, has been prohibited and official travel is severely restricted as a result of this threat.") (February 13, 2013) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "REPORT: TERRORIST KILLED IN BURGAS ATTACK IS RELATIVE OF LIVING CANADIAN SUSPECT" by David Barnett (SNIPPET: "The Canadian suspect is said to have used a US driver's license under the name of Ralph William Rico, while the Australian used the alias Brian Jameson. The terrorist who has not been identified had used the alias Jacques Felipe Martin on his fake US driver's license.") (February 13, 2013) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRANIAN SUBVERSION IN YEMEN: A SHIP WITH A CARGO OF ARMS ORIGINATING IN IRAN AND EN ROUTE TO THE SHI'ITE HOUTHI REBELS IN NORTH YEMEN, WAS RECENTLY INTERCEPTED." (February 11, 2013) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "(Lead) (NK N-Test) N. KOREA'S NUCLEAR DEVICE YIELD ESTIMATED AT 6-7 KILOTONS: SEOUL" by Kim Eun-jung (SNIPPET: "Hours after 4.9-magnitude seismic tremors with unusual sound waves were detected near the North's nuclear test site in its northeastern tip shortly before noon, Pyongyang's state media announced it has successfully tested a "smaller and lighter nuclear warhead" at an underground site.") (February 12, 2013 16:46 KST) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN RESUMES SOME CONVERSION OF SENSITIVE URANIUM" (SNIPPET: "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last fall said Iran was on track to stockpile sufficient 20 percent-enriched uranium by the middle of this year to rapidly produce fuel for a single bomb if it chose to do so. Tehran, which insists its nuclear program is strictly peaceful, previously moved in 2012 to change a portion of its 20 percent uranium into medical reactor fuel.") (February 11, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org: "SALAFI-JIHADIS IN JORDAN STATE 'MARTYRS' WEDDINGS' TO ATTRACT YOUTH TO JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "...based on the Islamic belief that every martyr is rewarded with 72 black-eyed virgin brides in Paradise." SNIPPET: "Al-Tahawi: We Explain To The Youths Who Attend The Ceremonies That Those Who Die For Islam Marry The Black-Eyed Virgins") (February 8, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SHORT-CIRCUITING SANCTIONS E.U. courts overturn sanctions on Iranian banks" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "European Union courts have quietly rolled back economic sanctions on several Iranian banks that have long been suspected of transferring funds to terrorist groups such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.) (February 6, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY ANNOUNCES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN New Measures Further Constrain Iranian Oil Revenues and Target Those Responsible for Iran's Human Rights Abuses" (February 6, 2013) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (AAP): "NORTH KOREA VIDEO SHOWS 'US CITY' HIT BY MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "-Video shows US city after missile attack -Uploaded by North Korean propaganda site -Pyongyang set for nuke test 'soon'") [Note: Video included.] (February 6, 2013 5:26 am)
FOX NEWS.com: "NORTH KOREA VIDEO SHOWS NEW YORK IN RUINS AFTER MISSILE ATTACK" by Joshua Rhett Miller (SNIPPET: "The three-minute video posted on YouTube on Saturday was released by Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from North Korea's state-run media.") (February 5, 2013) (Read More...)
ISRAEL HAYOM.com - Newsletter: "'Iran could have bomb within six months of decision'" (SNIPPET: "Iran could have its first atomic bomb within four to six months if the regime in Tehran takes the decision to go ahead and make a bomb, former IDF Director of Military Intelligence Amos Yadlin said on Monday") (February 4, 2013) (Read More...)
CBC NEWS: "BRIAN STEWART: MORE ESPIONAGE NOW THAN DURING THE COLD WAR" (SNIPPET: "But Russia, and even more so China, now target Canadian and American secrets -- diplomatic, economic, industrial, scientific -- with an astonishing fervour.") (February 1, 2013) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "CHILLING VIDEO: THOUSANDS OF NEO-NAZIS MARCH THROUGH ATHENS Tens of thousands of neo-Nazis rallied in support of Greece's Golden Dawn party, in its largest demonstration of support" by Rachel Hirshfeld [Note: Video included.] (February 4, 2013 11:10 am) (Read More;Watch Here.)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA 7: "NETANYAHU: ISRAEL CAN'T LIVE WITH IRAN UPGRADING NUCLEAR PLANT Iran's installation of new equipment at its Natanz nuclear plant will speed up enrichment efforts, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu says." by Elad Benari (February 4, 2013 5:13 am) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.com.lb: Sanaa - "YEMEN SAYS SEIZED SHIP CARRIED ROCKETS FROM IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The vessel "came from Iran and was carrying arms and explosives among them surface-to-air missiles SAM-2 and SAM-3," state news agency Saba reported on Sunday, adding that the crew of eight Yemeni nationals were being questioned. The ship was stopped on January 23 in Yemeni territorial waters and flew several fake flags, authorities have said.") (February 3, 2013 09:55 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CATCH AND RELEASE Report: Turks capture, then release, bin Laden son-in-law" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Suleiman, who had allegedly been hiding in Iran since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was quickly released from Turkish custody and will likely be extradited back to Iran, according to the report. The arrest and subsequent release of Suleiman comes on the same day a suicide bomber killed two people during an attack on the U.S. embassy in Turkey.") (February 1, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5163: "SAUDI CLERIC, LECTURER AT PROPHET'S MOSQUE, AND FORMER DEAN OF SHARIA FACULTY AT ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY AT AL-MADINA JUSTIFIES KILLING OF U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LIBYA, CALLS FOR ATTACKS ON AIRPLANES, PRAISES AL-QAEDA" (February 1, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 924: "LEADING MAINSTREAM AND JIHADI SHEIKHS ISSUES FATWAS BEGINNING IN 2000 ALLOWING HACKING AND OTHER FORMS OF ONLINE ATTACKS PROVIDING RELIGIOUS JUSTIFICATION FOR TODAY'S ERA OF CYBER JIHAD" by Steven Stalinsky (January 30, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside the Ring: "NEW AL QAEDA THREAT" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The message, in Arabic, asks: "Where will the next strike by al Qaeda be?" A translation was obtained by Inside the Ring. "The answer for it, in short: The coming strikes by al Qaeda, with God's Might, will be in the heart of the land of nonbelief, America, and in France, Denmark, other countries in Europe, in the countries that helped and are helping France, and in other places that shall be named by al Qaeda at other times," the threat states. The attacks will be "strong, serious, alarming, earth-shattering, shocking and terrifying."")(January 30, 2013) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Miami, Florida - "ICE DEPORTS 3 COLOMBIANS CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY TO EXPORT FIGHTER JET ENGINES TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "HSI Miami special agents arrested Diego Echeverri-Gutierrez, 44, Carlos Alfredo Pantoja-Coral, 58, and Pantoja-Coral's wife, Amparo Echeverri-Valdes, 56, all of Bogota, Colombia, March 2011.") (January 29, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5157: "FOLLOWING HAGEL'S NOMINATION AS U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY, REFORMISTS IN IRAN PRESS REGIME TO COMPROMISE ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM" (January 29, 2013) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "OFFICIAL: IRAN ORDERED TERRORIST BOMBING IN THE AMERICAS" (SNIPPET: "Miguel Angel Toma, the former head of the Argentina's intelligence service, tells FOX News' Dan Senor that the Iranian government directly ordered a terror bombing on a Buenos Aires Jewish community center in 1994.") (October 5, 2007) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Following an appeal from the Argentinean Attorney General, Interpol issued international extradition warrants for five senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah operative" (March 27, 2007) [Update: "Imad Moughnieh" is dead.] (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "Detective Chief Superintendent Tony Mole Says More Would-Be Terrorists Are Schooling Themselves Online" by Helen Pid (SNIPPET: "Detective chief superintendent Tony Mole, who has just taken over running the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, said that al-Qaida had become a brand rather than a tangible terror outlet. In an interview with the Guardian, Mole said more would-be terrorists are schooling themselves online. With the official threat level to the UK at substantial -- meaning there is a strong possibility of an attack -- police needed help from the community, he said.") (January 27, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WASHINGTON TIMES GETS ACTION! INDIANA GOV. SPIKES DEAL WITH PAKISTANI BOMB SUPPLIER" by Rowan Scarborough (SNIPPET: "Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has suspended a deal to finance an in-state fertilizer plant to be built by a Pakistani conglomerate that the Pentagon has criticized for refusing to take steps to stop the flow of materials to makers of bombs that kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan.") (January 31, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "PAKISTANI FERTILIZER FIRM TO EXPAND IN U.S., BUT BALKS ON CONTROLLING BOMB MATERIALS by Rowan Scarborough (SNIPPET: "The Pakistani corporation that has refused the Pentagon's urgent appeals to control the flow of explosive materials to bomb-makers who kill U.S. troops is expanding its fertilizer manufacturing into the United States. And it is being done with the help of U.S. taxpayers through the municipal bond market.") (January 27, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GOING ON DEFENSE China, U.S. Conduct Missile Defense Tests" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China on Sunday conducted the second test of a new anti-ballistic missile defense interceptor that United States officials say is directly linked to Beijing's secret anti-satellite weapons program. Meanwhile, the Pentagon on Sunday announced it conducted a successful test of a long-range anti-missile interceptor.") (January 27, 2013 5:02 pm) (Read More...)
EL PASO TIMES.com (AP): Austin, Texas - "2 AUSTIN BROTHERS SENTENCED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING" (SNIPPET: "Hussein Ali "Mike" Yassine was sentenced to a little more than 12 1/2 years in federal prison, while Hadi Yassine drew a 5-year prison term on Friday.") (January 25, 2013) (Read More...)
STAR-TELEGRAM.com: Fort Worth - "ARLINGTON SHOP OWNER GETS NEARLY 5 YEARS IN FRAUD CASE" by Deanna Boyd (SNIPPET: "An Arlington convenience store owner was sentenced Friday to 57 months in federal prison for committing food stamp fraud, wire fraud, and running an unlicensed money transmitting business. Ali Ugas Mohamud...") (January 25, 2013) (Read More...)
THE TSA BLOG - TSA Week in Review: "30 FIREARMS DISCOVERED AT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS THIS WEEK (25 LOADED)" (SNIPPET: "Three knives were discovered in a passenger's thermos at Honolulu (HNL). He had traveled through the checkpoint once already and was permitted to take the knives outside of the checkpoint area to check them in his baggage. Instead, he attempted to sneak them through in a thermos.") (January 25, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Bellamy Van Aaist, Lopez, Kahlili: "SCENT OF 'GERM' WARFARE RAISES FEAR IN THE MIDEAST Iran, Syria and North Korea step up work on biological weapons" by Jill Bellamy van Aaist, Clare Lopez, and Reza Kahlili (January 24, 2013) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "Star Wars Lego Stirs Muslim Outrage" (SNIPPET: "The British Telegraph reported the Turkish community publicly demanded that the company apologize for its offense against Islam.") (January 25, 2013 10:41/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS WANTED SAUDI AL QAEDA LEADER TO TERRORISM LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al Khazmari al Zahrani, who is better known as Abu Maryam al Zahrani, was added to the list of designated terrorists today.") (January 24, 2013) (Read More...)
INFOSUR HOY.com: Asuncion, Paraguay - "PARAGUAY: ALLEGED HEZBOLLAH FINANCIER DETAINED Wassim el Abd Fadel, a Lebanese with Paraguayan citizenship, faces human trafficking and narco-terrorism charges." by Marta Escurra (SNIPPET: "Fadel is suspected of running the operation after the organization he allegedly worked with was dismantled by Paraguayan authorities. Lebanese national Moussa Ali Hamdan was extradited to the United States on Feb. 11, 2011 to face charges of terrorist financing. About a year earlier, two of his alleged cohorts Amer Zoher El Hossni and Nemir Ali Zhayter were extradited to the United States, where they were wanted on cocaine-trafficking charges. Ali Hamdan was apprehended on June 16, 2010 in Ciudad del Este. Hamdan, a dual U.S.-Lebanese national, is accused of allegedly buying goods he suspected were stolen from a U.S. official.") (January 24, 2013) (Read More...)
INFOSUR HOY.com: Asuncion, Paraguay - "PARAGUAY: THREE LEBANESE OFFICIALS EXTRADITED TO U.S. Nemir Ali Zhayter, Amer Zoer El Hossni, Mousa Ali Hamdan to face charges in U.S." (February 28, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MUMBAI PLOTTER SENTENCED TO 35 YEARS" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "Six other co-defendants charged in the case are believed to be in Pakistan.") (January 24, 2013 1:23 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "NORTH KOREA PLANS NUCLEAR TEST, MORE ROCKETS" (SNIPPET: "North Korea plans to undertake a third nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches which will be targeted at its "enemy", the United States, its Defense Commission was quoted as saying by state news agency KCNA on Wednesday.") (January 24, 2013 06:59/Israel News) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS LEADING FIGURES OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS Action is the Latest by Treasury in a Targeted Campaign Against the Brothers' Circle, the Camorra and the Yakuza" (January 23, 2013) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES ADDITIONAL SINALOA-BASED DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION Action is the First by the Treasury Department Against the Meza Flores Organization" (January 17, 2013) (Read More...)
POLICEONE.com (THE NEW YORK POST - LexisNexis: New York - "MAN ASKS JFK AUTHORITIES: HELP ME FIND MY BOMB" (SNIPPET: "Moatazbellah Mohamed Kamel Osman, 33, of Cairo, grew frustrated that airport workers were not doing more to find his lost bag and allegedly claimed there was a bomb in it. Sources said he hoped the threat would make JFK officials take him seriously. "My passport and a f--king bomb are in there," he allegedly said.") (January 21, 2013) (Read More...)
IRISH TIMES.com: "PHONES DISGUISED AS KEY FOBS SMUGGLED INTO MOUNTJOY" by Conor Lally (SNIPPET: Prisoners in Mountjoy Prison have been trying to beat new security checks...") (January 21, 2013) (Read More...)
Evan Kohlmann @IntelTweet via Twitter.com: ""Abu Waqar al-Gharib": "A bomb in the [Eiffel Tower] elevator is enough to destroy it, and if it falls France will lose many tourists..."" (January 16, 2013 8:41 pm)
DEFENSE.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND TO BOLSTER CYBER FORCE" by Cheryl Pellerin (SNIPPET: "The Air Force Space Command expects to be directed to add 1,000 new people, mainly civilians, to its base of about 6,000 cyber professionals for the 2014 fiscal year, the command's chief said here yesterday." SNIPPET: "The general observed that the policy and legal regimes are not as mature as they need to be because it's so difficult to segment them. "The cyber domain -- I call it the Wild West because you can be anywhere and do anything and be effective," Shelton said. "All you need is an Internet connection, the right skills and a laptop and you're in the game."") (January 18, 2013) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WEST POINT CENTER CITES DANGERS OF 'FAR RIGHT' IN U.S." by Rowan Scarborough (SNIPPET: "The report also draws a link between the mainstream conservative movement and the violent "far right," and describes liberals as "future oriented" and conservatives as living in the past." SNIPPET: "Details about what makes an attack a "far right" action are not clear in the report, which was written by Arie Perliger, who directs the center's terrorism studies and teaches social sciences at West Point.") (January 17, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN DANISH TERROR PLOT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for his role in a plot to attack a Danish newspaper and providing material support to the Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT).") (January 17, 2013) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip #3723: "Muhammad Al-Zawahiri, Brother of Al-Qaeda Leader, at Cairo Demonstration: If France Does Not Withdraw Forces from Mali Immediately, 'There Will Be Dire Consequences'" (January 18, 2013) (Watch Here.)
VOA NEWS.com: London - "PANETTA VOWS 'PROPER' RESPONSE TO ALGERIA HOSTAGE-TAKING" by Al Pessin (SNIPPET: "...as many as 41 foreign hostages..." SNIPPET: "But a spokesman for the al-Qiada in the Islamic Maghreb militant group told VOA there are seven American hostages...") (January 16, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "BATTERY POWER POLITICS House Armed Services Committee raises national security concerns over sale of battery maker to Chinese company" by CJ Claramella (January 15, 2013) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Sanaa - "YEMEN SAYS AL QAEDA HOLDING WESTERN HOSTAGES" (SNIPPET: "A Finnish couple and an Austrian man abducted in Yemen last month...") (January 15, 2013 4:09 am EST) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: Washington - "REPORT: IRAN GATHERING INFO ON ISRAEL FROM SYRIA Pentagon report reveals Tehran established signals intelligence stations across Middle East to supply information on Israel to Hezbollah. Golan Heights station active since 2006" by Yitzhak Benhorin (January 14, 2013, 09:38/Israel News) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "OSAMA BIN LADEN GOT CLASSIFIED CABLES BRADLEY MANNING PASSED TO WIKILEAKS: PROSECUTORS" by Philip Caufield (SNIPPET: "Military prosecutors said an Al Qaeda member gave some of the leaked material to the terror boss after he asked for it. Prosecutors also said they had logs showing Manning and Wikileaks head Julian Assange 'laughing' about the Pentagon's response to Wikileaks.") (Updated January 10, 2013 12:19 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5127: "PA PRESIDENT 'ABBAS Commemorates 'Martyrs' From Fatah, Hamas, Other Factions -- Including WWII Nazi Ally Grand Mufti Hajj Muhammad Amin Al-Husseini And Mandate-Era Terrorist Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam" (Posted January 9, 2013) (Watch Here; Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5126: "UMM OSAMA, WIFE OF HAMAS MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT KHALIL AL-HAYYA: A Woman's Role Is To Instill Love Of Jihad And Martyrdom In Her Children" (Posted January 8, 2013) (Watch Here;Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TERRORISM SUSPECT 'ESCAPED IN A BLACK CAB'" by Wesley Johnson (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Magag, a 28-year-old Somali..." SNIPPET: "Magag, who is thought to be a member of a UK-based group of extremists who support the Al Shabaab terrorist organisation in east Africa, was made the subject of a stringent control order in 2009") (January 8, 2013, 1:35 pm GMT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matix - blog: "YOUNGER ZAWAHIRI STAYING PUT IN EGYPT" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But there are two parts to this non-story that are worth noting.") (January 7, 2012) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Chicago, Illinois - "ICE DPORTS IRANIAN NATIONAL CONVICTED OF SMUGGLING TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "One of three men who conspired to illegally ship highly specialized vacuum pump equipment with nuclear applications from the United States to Iran was deported Friday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Amirhossein Sairafi, 44, was released from federal prison Thursday and immediately deported from Chicago via commercial flight, arriving Jan. 4 in Tehran, Iran.") (January 4, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org: "FOX NEWS SHOWCASES EMERSON'S NEW DOCUMENTARY 'JIHAD IN AMERICA: THE GRAND DECEPTION" (SNIPPET: "Well there's a new film coming out that takes a look at a group called the Muslim Brotherhood and its influence around the world and here at home. The documentary is called The Grand Deception and it describes what the film makers call the dual nature of the Muslim Brotherhood.") (January 4, 2013) (Watch Here;Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Taliban Name Mullah Nazir's Replacement" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Taliban in South Waziristan have named Bahwal Khan, who is also known as Salahuddin Ayubi, to lead the Mullah Nazir Group after its emir, Mullah Nazir, was killed in a US drone strike." SNIPPET: "Another Taliban commander known as Ain Ullah told AFP that Khan was appointed to succeed Nazir, and that Taj Wazir was also named as Khan's deputy.") (January 4, 2013) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IRANIAN TERROR, ESPIONAGE HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW DOD REPORT: by Joel Himelfarb (SNIPPET: "MOIS operates in Latin America, working in conjunction with other Iranian intelligence agencies like the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force." SNIPPET: ""In Latin America, Iran's intelligence agencies -- MOIS but mostly the Quds Force -- use Hezbollah to achieve their goals."") (January 4, 2013) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN SPY NETWORK 30,000 STRONG Pentagon report: Iranian intelligence linked to spying, terror attacks" by Bill Gertz (January 3, 2013 4:59 am) (Read More...)
THE GLOBE AND MAIL.com (AP): Mopti, Mali - "HOW AL-QAEDA CARVED OUT ITS OWN COUNTRY IN MALI" by Rukmini Callimachi (SNIPPET: "Northern Mali is now the biggest territory held by al-Qaeda and its allies.") (December 31, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE ANSAR AL-SHARIA THREAT Libyan militian behind Benghazi terror attack still operating unimpeded" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Ansar al-Sharia, the Islamist militia linked to the deadly terror attack against the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, continues to operate Facebook pages and conduct fundraising and proselytize in Libya, according to U.S. officials. Intelligence reports provided to the U.S. Africa Command earlier this month revealed that Ansar al-Sharia operates several Facebook pages, including one outlet called the Campaigns of Ansar al-Sharia for Dawa and Charity. The website was operating as late as Dec. 15 before being shut down under pressure from the U.S. government.") (December 31, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Senate Report on Benghazi Attack: "FLASHING RED: A SPECIAL REPORT ON THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT BENGHAZI" by Joseph I. Lieberman, Chairman; Susan M. Collins, Ranking Member" (Posted December 30, 2012) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com (AP): Sanaa, Yemen - "AL QAEDA OFFERS BOUNTY FOR KILLING U.S. DIPLOMAT" (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda's branch in Yemen has announced that it will pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country.") (December 30, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: Mexico - "HEZBOLLAH'S COCAINE JIHAD Faced with dwindling Iranian funding, Shiite terror group partners with Mexican drug cartels; uses millions of dollars in drug money to support weapon acquisition habit" by Eldad Beck (Published December 29, 2012, 20:58/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ANSAR AL SHARIA TUNISIA RELEASES PICTURES OF FBI AGENTS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "A media outlet for Ansar al Sharia Tunisia has released pictures purportedly showing three FBI agents who interviewed Ali al Harzi, a suspect in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya. The release of the pictures on jihadist forums was first noticed by the SITE Intelligence Group.") (December 23, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5101: "AMAZON.COM SELLS SERMONS, INSPIRATIONAL ISLAMIC TEACHINGS OF DEAD AL-QAEDA LEADER - YEMENI-AMERICAN SHEIKH ANWAR AL-AWLAKI; AVAILABLE FOR KINDLE TOO" (December 20, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 5102: "MUSA CERANTONIO, AUSTRALIAN CONVERT TO ISLAM, PROMOTES JIHADI ISLAM ON WIDELY AIRED SHOW ON SAUDI IQRAA TV, AND LECTURES WORLDWIDE" (December 21, 2012) (Read More...)
OSEN-HUNTER GROUP Forward-Leaning Global Security Report 12-028 - Flash: "AT LEAST 7 DEAD IN FIRST, CONFIRMED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN SYRIA" (pdf) (December 24, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES ENTITIES LINKED TO IRAN'S WEAPONS PROGRAM Designations Include a Company Providing Weaponry to the Asad Regime" (December 21, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "CANADA ADDS ELITE IRAN FORCE TO TERROR LIST Ottawa adds Tehran's infamous Quds Force to its terror watch list over their links to Hamas, Taliban" (December 21, 2012, 10:30/Israel News) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: "IRANIAN-AMERICAN PASTOR REPORTEDLY JAILED" (SNIPPET: "A Iranian-American pastor, Saeed Abedini, has reportedly been arrested and charged in Iran while visiting his family. Reports say the 32-year-old Christian convert has been detained in Tehran's Evin prison since late September.") (December 20, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "RUSSIA BOOSTS DEPLOYMENT OF NEW ICBMs" (SNIPPET: "The solid-fuel Topol-M can carry a nuclear warhead more than 6,200 miles, while the top flight distance of the Yars is more than 6,800 miles, Xinhua reported.") (December 19, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: Washington - "Iran Missile Work Likely to Impact Rollout of ICBM Interceptor: Ex-U.S. Envoy" by Rachel Oswald (SNIPPET: "The final phase of the Obama plan for European missile defense calls for advanced missile interceptors to be deployed in Poland around 2020 to counter Iran's feared development of an ICBM that could be tipped with nuclear warheads. However, the conceptual SM-3 Block 2B interceptor has yet to move off the drawing board...") (December 19, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL HAYOM.com - Newsletter: "TERRORISTS IN WEST BANK DECLARE START OF THIRD INTIFADA" (SNIPPET: "Palestinian terrorist group comprising of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and PLO members in Hebron posts a video declaring the beginning of the third Intifada, threatening to kidnap IDF soldiers.") (December 16, 2012) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD - News Release: St. Petersburg, Florida - "COAST GUARD, PARTNER AGENCIES INTERDICT 6TH WESTERN CARIBBEAN DRUG SUB Coast Guard to offload $162 million in seized cocaine" (December 19, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "CHAIRMAN KING STATEMENT ON REPORT OF CRIMINAL REFERRAL RELATING TO MAKING OF FILM 'ZERO DARK THIRTY'" (December 18, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Antakya, Turkey - "NBC CORRESPONDENT RICHARD ENGEL AND CREW FREED IN SYRIA AFTER KIDNAPPING ORDEAL" by Carol Morello and Debbi Wilgoren (SNIPPET: "Engel described the kidnappers as Shiite Muslims trained by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and allied with Hezbollah.") (December 18, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NUMBER THE NUKES Ex-Russian strategic commander says new Chinese missiles threaten 1987 U.S.-Russia arms treaty" by Bill Gertz (December 14, 2012) (Read More...)
ZDNET.com - UK: "HUAWEI AND ZTE COULD POSE SECURITY AND BUSINESS THREAT TO EUROPE, SAYS EU REPORT" by Sam Shead (SNIPPET: "Summary: An internal European Commission report has outlined its concerns over member states using telecoms equipment developed by Huawei and ZTE.") (December 13, 2012) (Read More...)
@th3j35t3r via Twitter.com: ""Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters" promise more attacks against US financial orgs this week in paste: pastebin.com/E4f7fmB5 8:32 AM - 13 Dec 12 from Hamburg, Hamburg"
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: Washington - "U.S. SANCTIONS TOP IRANIAN ATOMIC OFFICIAL" by Chris Schneidmiller (SNIPPET: "Fereidoun Abbasi was among five people and seven private firms cited under U.S. Executive Order 13382 for providing the Iranian government with products, equipment and aid to promote its uranium enrichment activities and construction of the Arak heavy-water reactor plant, according to the Treasury and State departments.") (December 14, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "UNITED STATES INCREASES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN PROLIFERATION NETWORK NETWORKS Treasury and State Department Actions Target Iran's Nuclear Enrichment and Proliferation Program" (December 13, 2012) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "NON-PROLIFERATION DESIGNATIONS; IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS IDENTIFICATIONS" (December 13, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR CHUCK HAGEL Potential Defense nominee advises bank under investigation for violating Iran sanctions" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "Former Nebraska Republican Senator Chuck Hagel, on the shortlist for secretary of defense in the second Obama administration, sits on the board of a bank that is under investigation for allegedly violating United States sanctions on Iran. The revelation could complicate the possible nomination of Hagel, who has come under sharp criticism for what critics describe as his troubling foreign policy views, which include calling for direct unconditional talks with Iran.") (December 13, 2012 2:09 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE HERMIT KINGDOM AND THE BROTHERHOOD North Korea sending Scud parts to Egypt via China" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "United States intelligence agencies recently uncovered a covert deal between North Korea and Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood government to ship Scud missile parts from North Korea through China to Egypt." SNIPPET: "North Korea currently has several variants of the Scud and a medium-range version that were sold to several Middle Eastern and South Asian states including Iran, Syria, and Pakistan.") (December 13, 2012 5:34 pm) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "JUSTIN TRUDEAU DEFENDS HIS DECISION TO ATTEND ISLAMIC CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY ORGANIZATION LINKED TO HAMAS" by Stewart Bell (December 12, 2012; Updated December 13, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS LATIN AMERICAN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION Designation Targets Latin American Gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)" (December 11, 2012) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): Madrid - "SPAIN ARRESTS WOMAN WITH COCAINE BREAST IMPLANTS Spanish authorities say they have arrested a Panamanian woman arriving at Barcelona airport with 3 pounds of cocaine conealed in breast implants.") (December 12, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Report - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 895: "AL-MANAR TV, BANNED BY THE U.S. AND U.K., NOW HOSTED ON U.K. AND NETHERLANDS SERVERS" by Steven Stalinsky (November 8, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DEPARTMENT REACHES $132 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Treasury Settlement Part of Combined $327 Million Settlement for Bank's Apparent Violations of Sanctions Programs" (SNIPPET: "Today's settlement resolves the OFAC's investigation into apparent violations by the London and Dubai offices of SCB of a number of U.S sanctions programs, including those relating to Iran, Burma, Libya and Sudan. Matters were also settled relating to a case involving transactions related to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations.") (December 10, 2012) (Read More...)
POLICEONE.com (AP): Batumi, Georgia - "GEORGIA DETAILS NUKE BLACK MARKET INVESTIGATIONS Police Caught Turkish Men Requesting Uranium, the Material for a Nuclear Bomb" by Desmond Butler, AP (December 9, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "U.S. DECLARES JABHAT AL-NUSRA, A GROUP IN SYRIA WITH ALLEGED AL-QAIDA LINKS, AS TERRORIST BODY" (December 10, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN WARSHIPS DOCK IN SUDAN Two battleships arrive from Tehran to Port Sudan; spark renewed concerns of arms smuggling. New report says Iranian oil tankers sending false shipping signals to hide Syrian destinations" (December 8, 2012, 11:47/Israel News) (Read More...)
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Washington - "BY WAIVING IRAN CRUDE OIL SANCTIONS, ADMINISTRATION WILLINGLY SACRIFICES LEVERAGE TO STOP A NUCLEAR IRAN, ROS-LEHTINEN SAYS Sanctions Cannot Work if the Administration Does Not Give Them a Chance" (December 7, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Washington, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR UNITY AND JIHAD IN WEST AFRICA, HAMAD EL KHAIRY, AND AHMED EL TILEMSI" (December 7, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "A TERRORIST'S U.S. ROOTING SECTION" by Joel Himelfarb (SNIPPET: "Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) activists have been staunch defenders of Siddiqui as well. CAIR-New York, for example, has tweeted that activists should come out to protest Siddiqui's "unjust" 86-year sentence. Activists with the Muslim Alliance of North America, the Islamic Circle of North America and the American Muslim Alliance participated in a 2010 mobilization on Lady al-Qaida's behalf prior to sentencing.") (December 6, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King - Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: TERRORIST EXPLOITATION OF REFUGEE PROGRAMS" (December 4, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "CHINESE FIRM ADMITS TO ATOMIC TRADE BREACH" (SNIPPET: "China Nuclear Industry Huaxing Construction facilitated the transfer of U.S.-origin atomic covering materials to a nuclear site the firm is constructing in Pakistan. The company tapped a Chinese third party in attempting to hide the ultimate destination of the goods.") (December 4, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MISSILE MANIA China conducts mobile ICBM test days ahead of expected North Korean launch" by Bill Gertz (December 4, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "NORTH KOREA ANNOUNCES DECEMBER PLANS FOR LONG-RANGE ROCKET LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "Pyongyang said the firing of the Unha 3 rocket would occur between Dec. 10 and Dec. 22.") (December 3, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "10 LIES ABOUT THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT" (SNIPPET: "Further, Iran's admission that it has given improved weapons technology to Hamas serves as a warning of an increased Iranian effort to destabilize Israel.") (December 3, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "SECRET SERVICE UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER LOSS OF SENSITIVE FILES ON METRO" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "Sources said the "personally identifiable information" -- or "PII," in government-speak -- on the tapes includes combinations of the following: Social Security Numbers; home addresses; information about family members; phone numbers; dates of birth; medical information; bank account numbers; employment information; driver's license numbers; passport numbers; and any biometric information on file with the Secret Service. Another source said the tapes also contained backup case file information from computers at Secret Service headquarters.") (December 7, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI - The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor: "BOKO HARAM LEADER THREATENS TO SURPRISE PRESIDENT OBAMA, EXPRESSES SOLIDARITY WITH JIHADI GROUPS, TELLS NIGERIAN POLICE: REPENT OR BE KILLED" (November 30, 2012) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au (AAP): "ARREST IN DARWIN PATROL BOAT RAID" (SNIPPET: "He said all 14 weapons were recovered at the unit, however police were still investigating what the man's involvement in the robbery was.") (December 1, 2012, 11:36 pm) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (THE ROANE COUNTY NEWS, Kingston, Tennessee): "TENNESSEE POLICE WORRIED AFTER BADGES, GEAR STOLEN" (SNIPPET: "The items, stolen from A-1 Tactical on 901 E. Race St. late last week, were described as "police-specific in nature," and included six pair of handcuffs, four Tennessee Highway Patrol chaplain badges, two flashlights and 20 Freeze+P (pepper spray) keychain units.") (November 28, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "OPERATION PILLAR OF DEFENSE -- Update No. 10" (SNIPPET: "Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Continue Praising Iran for its Military and Financial Aid" (November 29, 2012) (Read More...)
EL PASO TIMES.com: "DEATH THREATS TO POLICE IN WEST TEXAS CAME FROM EL PASO, JUAREZ" by Daniel Borunda (SNIPPET: "HSI agents arrested Jacob Ramos Esparza, 30...") (November 29, 2012) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Islamabad - "PAKISTAN TESTS NUCLEAR-CAPABLE BALLISTIC MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Pakistan successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday that can hit targets up to 1,300 km (807 miles) away, the military said.") (November 28, 2012, 4:26 am EST) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 901: "BRITISH ISLAMISTS CALL CONFERENCE IN ISLAMABAD AND ADVOCATE JIHAD AGAINST NON-MUSLIM NATIONS, UK-BASED FORMER PAKISTAN ARMY DOCTOR RECORDS VIDEO SUPPORTING TALIBAN" by Tufail Ahmad (SNIPPET: "shariah4pakistan.com") (November 26, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "BOKO HARAM SUICIDE BOMBS KILL 11 AT NIGERIAN MILITARY CHURCH" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist terror group that has been linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Shabaab, killed 11 people in an attack today on a church at a military base in Kaduna." SNIPPET: "A Boko Haram suicide bomber rammed a bus packed with explosives into the church during services at the Jaji military barracks in Kaduna state, military officers told Reuters. Ten minutes later, as people were assisting the wounded, a suicide bomber in a Toyota Camry detonated in front of the church. Over 30 people were injured in the blasts, according to the military. Boko Haram has intentionally attacked churches on Sundays during services in order to kill as many Christians as possible. Earlier this year, Boko Haram stated that it seeks "to eradicate Christians" from areas in Nigeria. The group has repeatedly targeted Christians at churches, especially on religious holidays.") (November 25, 2012) (Read More...)
EVAN KOHLMANN (IntelTweet) via Twitter.com: "Hacker 'YeiZeta' has leaked stolen login/password information for over 630 private e-mail accounts hosted on Hotmail, Gmail, MSN, and Yahoo." (Posted November 21, 2012, 11:16 pm)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "IRANIAN NATIONAL AND HIS COMPANY CHARGED IN PLOT INVOLVING EXPORT OF MILITARY ANTENNAS FROM THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - Amin Ravan, a citizen of Iran, and his Iran-based company, IC Market Iran (IMI), have been charged in an indictment unsealed today with conspiracy to defraud the United States, smuggling, and violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) in connection with the unlawful export of 55 military antennas from the United States to Singapore and Hong Kong." SNIPPET: "According to the indictment, which was returned under seal by a grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 16, 2011, Ravan was based in Iran and, at various times, acted as an agent of IMI in Iran and an agent of Corezing International Pte Ltd, a company based in Singapore that also maintained offices in Hong Kong and China. On October 10, 2012, Ravan was arrested by authorities in Malaysia in connection with a U.S. provisional arrest warrant.") (November 20, 2012) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "ISLAMIC JIHAD LEADER: HAMAS ROCKETS 'IRANIAN MADE'" by Joanna Paraszczuk (SNIPPET: "Supplying proxies with weapons, training is part of Iran's doctrine of asymmetric warfare.") (November 19, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQ FREES HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER WHO HELPED MOLD SHIA TERROR GROUPS" by Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Iraq has freed Musa Ali Daduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to mold Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity. Daqduq was involved in the murder of five US soldiers in 2007. The US government transferred Daqduq to Iraqi custody in December 2011.") (November 16, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "WHITE HOUSE CHANGED CIA TALKING POINTS Hill intel leaders confirm CIA guidance on Benghazi attack deleted terror references" by Bill Gertz (November 19, 2012) (Read More...)
NPS.edu - GSOIS - Document - Special Issue - CTX Volume 2, No. 4 2012 - Special Issue: "SOCIAL MEDIA IN JIHAD AND COUNTERTERRORISM" (pdf) (Read More...)
ARMY TIMES.com (AP): Karachi, Pakistan - "PAKISTAN STRUGGLES TO DEVELOP ARMED DRONES" by Sebastian Abbot (SNIPPET: "One of Islamabad's closest allies and Washington's biggest rivals, China, has offered to help by selling Pakistan armed drones it developed. But industry experts say there is still uncertainty about the capabilities of the Chinese aircraft.") (November 18, 2012, 10:02 EST) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "OOPS! TALIBAN FAILS TO BCC, REVEALS EMAILS OF 400 MEMBERS, JOURNALISTS" by Victoria Cavaliere (SNIPPET: "Turns out, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid copied the Taliban email directory into the "cc" field of the email, not the "bcc" box, which would have kept the addresses hidden.") (November 16, 2012) (Read More...)
ITV.com: "DENTIST JAILED FOR 'CATALOGUE OF TERRORIST MATERIAL" (SNIPPET: "Dr Umer Farooq, 34, was said to have an interest in manuals on explosives, guns, poisons and unarmed combat beyond that of curiosity." SNIPPET: "The Old Bailey was told this included copies of al Qaida magazine Inspire, the Terrorist Handbook Of Explosives, and other documents." SNIPPET: "Farooq was served with deportation documents and will be sent back to Pakistan after serving his sentence.") (Last updated November 16, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQ FREES HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER WHO HELPED MOLD SHIA TERROR GROUPS" by Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Iraq has freed Musa Ali Daduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to mold Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity. Daqduq was involved in the murder of five US soldiers in 2007. The US government transferred Daqduq to Iraqi custody in December 2011.") (November 16, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: A LINE IN THE SAND: ASSESSING DANGEROUS THREATS TO OUR NATION'S BORDERS" (Watch Here; Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Peter T. King: "SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT, INVESTIGATIONS, AND MANAGEMENT CHAIRMAN MCCAUL RELEASES REPORT ON DRUG CARTELS AND HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST THREAT" (November 15, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington, D.C. - Press Release: "SHAYKH AMINULLAH PLACED ON THE FBI's SEEKING INFORMATION--TERRORISM LIST Operates as a Financier, Recruiter, and Weapons Facilitator for a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization" (November 14, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "OBAMA IN SECOND TERM MAY ALTER POLICIES ON IRAN, SYRIA, MISSILE DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "Senior Obama officials say they are considering whether to extend Iran a compromise deal on its uranium enrichment program, pursue novel areas of collaboration with China, and increase U.S. activities with Syrian opposition forces, among other matters.") (November 13, 2012) (Read More...)
TERRORISM ANALYSTS.com: "HIZBALLAH IN AFRICA" by Carl Wege (SNIPPET: "There is a gap in the existing literature on Hizballah which has rarely been examined: Hizballah and Iran's recent roles in Africa. The African continent, particularly countries below the Sahara, is characterized by a large number of failed states and/or effectively ungoverned regions. Hizballah exploited the opportunity presented there to create strategic depth for the organisation in Africa. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC - Sepahe Padan-e Inqilal-e Islami, Pasdaran), allied with Hizballah, utilizes the strategic space Africa affords to advance Iranian national objectives. Given the expanding US presence on the continent in pursuit of international Salafi jihadists affiliated to Al-Qaeda, it is worthwhile also to take note of the history of Hizballah' role and recent activities and those of Iran in Africa.") (2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Aboard Military Aircraft - "DOD INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATES ISAF COMMANDER" by Cheryl Pellerin (SNIPPET: "...Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen...") (November 13, 2012) (Read More...)
SCOTSMAN.com: "'MISSILE CYLINDERS FOR SYRIA' SEIZED FROM CHINESE SHIP" (SNIPPET: "A shipment of graphite cylinders usable in a missile programme and suspected to have come from North Korea was found aboard a Chinese ship en route to Syria in May this year, in what appears to have been a violation of UN sanctions. South Korean officials seized the 445 graphite cylinders, which had been declared as lead piping, from a Chinese vessel called the Xin Yan Tai, UN Security Council diplomats have revealed.") (November 15, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MADE IN CHINA Congressional Report: Chinese government-controlled enterprises threaten U.S., World Economy" by Bill Gertz (November 13, 2012) (Read More...)
INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY: "Of Things to Come" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Russia will be embolden as the Obama administration, with a freer post-election hand, will readily seek to accommodate Moscow. Russia will continue with its intense military buildup, but, as ominous, Moscow will accelerate its technical and financial assistance to regimes hostile to the U.S., from Iran to Venezuela." SNIPPET: "South of our border, Russia and China will increase their presence in Cuba, Venezuela, and other Latin American states already friendly to the Moscow-Beijing axis.") (November 12, 2012) (Read More...)
WORLD TRIBUNE.com: "U.S. HELPED UZBEKISTAN SHIP HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM BACK TO RUSSIA" -Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com (SNIPPET: "A shipment of 160 pounds of highly enriched uranium (HEU) was successfully transported from Uzbekistan to Russia, the U.S. National Security Administration (NNSA) announced on Nov. 1" (SNIPPET: "Over the past 10 years, more than 3,800 pounds of Russian-origin HEU have been transferred back to Russia from six countries. The quantity is enough to make 75 nuclear weapons, according to the NNSA.") (November 12, 2012) (Read More...)
UK PRIME MINISTER @ Number10gov via Twitter.com: "PM: I'm proud that in two years, British exports to Brazil are up 25%, China up 40% and Russia up 80%. #globalrace" (November 12, 2012, 1:18 pm)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: "THE SPY WHO STAYED OUT IN THE COLD: GEORGE BLAKE AT 90 I've no regrets, says traitor who betrayed 400 British agents" by Shaun Walker (November 7, 2012) (Read More...)
IDF Spokesperson via Twitter.com: "Fact: Over 100 rockets have hit #Israel in the past 2 days. http://www.idfblog.com/2012/11/10/live-updates-gaza-attacks-on-idf-soldiers-and-israeli-civilians/..." (Posted November 12, 2012, 11:33 AM) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOCIAL NETWORK EXPLORATION W/MALTEGO" (SNIPPET: "Just a wee example of using Maltego's ability to import data from spreadsheets to explore the degree to which geographically disparate individuals have overlapping social networks. In this case, one person is in Iran, another is in Italy, and the third is in the USA.") (November 9, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AND AFFILIATES Action Targets the Iranian Regime's Continued Human Rights Abuses, WMD Proliferation, and Support for Terrorism" (November 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 895: "AL-MANAR TV, BANNED BY THE U.S. AND U.K., NOW HOSTED ON U.K AND NETHERLANDS SERVERS" by Steven Stalinsky (November 8, 2012) (Read More...)
FEINSTEIN.SENATE.GOV ("Compiled by Senate Intelligence Committee staff based on publicly available information from the FBI, the Congressional Research Service, and media reports"): "TERRORIST ARRESTS AND PLOTS STOPPED IN THE UNITED STATES 2009-2012" (Read More...)
EVAN KOHLMANN - IntelTweet - via Twitter: "A user on the AMAF jihadi chat forum has posted a request for information 'on how to blow up concrete bridges, such as those on highways.'" (Posted November 6, 2012, 4:58 am)
KEYC.tv (AP): Baghdad, Iraq - "CAR BOMB NEAR IRAQI MILITARY BASE KILLS 27" (SNIPPET: "The casualty toll was high because the attacker blew up the car while large numbers of soldiers were walking to and from a parking area for waiting minibuses that take them to and from work, officials said.") (Updated November 6, 2012, 3:19 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIAN SUB SKIRTS COAST" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine cruised within 200 miles of the East Coast recently in the latest sign Russia is continuing to flex its naval and aerial power against the United States, defense officials said.") (November 5, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS HAQQANI NETWORK SUICIDE OPERATIONS CHIEF TO LIST OF GLOBAL TERRORISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: Qari Zakir, who is also known as Abdul Rauf") (November 5, 2012) (Read More...)
News.NATIONAL POST.com - CANADA (CANADIAN PRESS AND NATIONAL POST WIRE SERVICES): Surrey, B.C. - "POLICE HUNTING FOR WOULD-BE BOMBER AFTER EXPLOSIVES FOUND ON SKYTRAIN TRAINS TRACKS NEAR VANCOUVER" (SNIPPET: "British Columbia police are hunting for the person behind a bomb found on the elevated tracks of the SkyTrain line in Surrey, B.C., Friday. The explosive device, described as small propane tanks with straps and wires attached, was first spotted by a passenger between the Scott Road and Gateway stations at about 2:15 p.m.") (November 2, 2012; Last updated November 3, 2012) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de - SPIEGEL Online: "GERMAN ISLAMISTS TARGET YOUTH ON THE INTERNET" by Christoph Sydow ("Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan.") (SNIPPET: "International terrorist groups like al-Qaida recognized the importance of the Internet for recruiting new supporters early on." SNIPPET: "Intelligence services can also take advantage of the anonymity of Internet forums to deliberately plant false information or obtain insider information.") (November 1, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Spech Dispatch No. 5034: "ARAB TV REPORT EXPOSES LAX SECURITY AT U.S. CONSULATE IN BENGHAZI PRIOR TO AMBASSADOR STEVEN'S ARRIVAL AND SECURITY BREACH PRIOR TO ATTACK -- REVEALED BY DOCUMENTS GATHERED AT CONSULATE FOLLOWING ATTACK" (November 1, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip no. 3629 Broadcast: November 1, 2012: "TV CHANNEL EXPOSES SECURITY BREACH AT U.S. BENGHAZI CONSULATE IN DOCUMENTS GATHERED FOLLOWING ATTACK" (November 1, 2012) (Watch Here)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "HOLLANDE DEMANDS CONCRETE ACTION FROM IRAN ON NUCLEAR DRIVE French president says nuclear Iran is 'a threat France cannot accept'; says Paris will support more sanctions on Tehran" (October 31, 2012, 16:37/Israel News) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "EGYPTIAN REPORT: TWO ISRAEL NAVY SHIPS SAILED THROUGH SUEZ CANAL" by Jack Khoury (SNIPPET: "On Monday, the BBC reported that an Iranian naval task force docked in Sudan.") (October 30, 2012, 2:39 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "TARGET IN SUDAN: ARMS SHIPMENT Analysis: Iran missiles destroyed in attack on Khartoum 'factory' could have threatened Israeli ships, oil and gas drilling" (Published October 29, 2012, 18:12/Israel Opinion) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com.my: Petaling Jaya - LOCAL SERVER SHUTS DOWN AL-QAEDA'S ONLINE LIBRARY AFTER BEING ALERTED" (SNIPPET: "But that won't be the end of the portal: counter terrorism experts say it is al-Qaeda's strategy to have its websites and forums hosted in one country and move to another when detected.") (November 1, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Looking for Asrar al Mujahideen v2.0 Public Key from Indonesia" (SNIPPET: "If you come to me looking for the public key so you can communicate 'secretly' with al-Qaida et al, this is what you get: exposure.") (October 29, 2012) (Read More...)
DARK READING.com - blog: "MAJORITY OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS' SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS EXPOSED IN HACK" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (SNIPPET: "South Carolina state officials announced Friday evening that the social security numbers of some 3.6 million state residents and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers were exposed in a data breach. The SSNs were stored unencrypted, and while most of the credit cards were encrypted, some 16,000 card numbers were not.") (October 29, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "END OF THE LINE FOR HLF" (SNIPPET: "The United States Supreme Court has decided not to accept appeals from the five Holy Land Foundation officials convicted of illegally funneling more than $12 million to Hamas, essentially concluding the case. The court had no comment in declining to hear the case Monday.") (October 29, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com (ARUTZ SHEVA 7): "AL-QAEDA LEADER CALLS FOR INCREASED KIDNAPPINGS OF WESTERNERS Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Muslims to increase efforts to kidnap Westerners in exchange for imprisoned jihadists." by Rachel Hirshfeld (October 28, 2012, 10:52 am) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS - UK: "ANTI-TANK MINES STOLEN FROM FREIGHT TRAIN" (SNIPPET: "Seven of the packages were later discovered near a railway line in the Folley Lane area of Warrington, Cheshire. The remaining three, which were made up of a total of 12 plastic cases, are still missing. The munitions were on the train when it left Longtown in Cumbria at 11.30am on Wednesday. Police understand the munitions were taken off the train while it was temporarily stationary in Warrington, and seven of the packages were discarded nearby. They are described as being rectangular plastic tubes, approximately 4ft (1.2 metres) in length.") (October 27, 2012, 4:38 pm UK) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CYBER SPIES SPOTTED Report: Chinese Military Cyber Warfare Units Identified" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's military is conducting extensive cyber warfare and spying operations through several electronic intelligence units, including a group identified for the first time called Beijing North Computing Center, according to a new report by a private research group.") (October 26, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BRITISH TERRORISTS POSED AS CHARITY COLLECTORS" by Daniel E. Rogell (SNIPPET: "Terrorists planning a massive suicide bombing campaign in Britain posed as charity collectors and took donations from the public, The Guardian reports." SNIPPET: " SNIPPET: "Only one of the group's user names, "terrorshop" and "shopterror," was shut down, although the groups were linked to an email account with the name be_terror@yahoo.co.uk." SNIPPET: "A Dawah charity shop was going to be used as a cover to recruit more people to their cause and they planned to set up charity stalls selling cakes and perfume in Coventry, Leicester and Walsall," The Guardian added.") (October 24, 2012) (Read More...)
SFGATE.com: "U.N. WARNS OF TERRORISTS RECRUITING ON WEB" by Caleb Garlig (SNIPPET: "The United Nations said Monday that terrorist organizations are increasingly using the Internet to recruit new members and plan attacks, and recommended governments work with private-sector Internet providers and across borders to stem the tide.") (October 22, 2012) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ANOTHER PAKISTANI SCHOOLGIRL THREATENED BY TALIBAN FOR PROMOTING GIRLS' EDUCATION Hina Khan says her outspoken stance has drawn death threats and the Pakistani government has ignored requests for protection." by Victoria Cavaliere (October 23, 2012) (Read More...)
English.AL ARABIYA.net - News (AFP): Paris - "CYBER WAR TARGETS MIDDLE EAST COMPANIES" (SNIPPET: "He said the U.S. authorities were used to cyber espionage from Russia and China, but were surprised by the swift rise in Iran's digital warfare capability.") (October 21, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SENATORS TO OBAMA: STOP THE LEAKS GOP Senators demand end to Obama national security leaks in Congressional letter" by Adam Kredo (October 19, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INCOMMUNICADO House Armed Services chairman blocked from getting answers from senior military about threat warnings prior to Benghazi consulate attack" by Bill Gertz (October 19, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON PAKISTAN-BASED TERRORIST FACILITATORS Actions Target Supporters of the Taliban, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan, and the Islamic Movement of Ubekistan" (October 17, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: CYPRUS THWARTS TERROR ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELIS Cypriot newspaper Althia reports 100 grams of explosives found in Limassol Airport. Target: Israeli cruise passengers" (Published: October 18, 2012, 18:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY FURTHER EXPOSES IRAN-BASED AL-QA'IDA NETWORK Action Targets Key Al-Qa'ida Facilitator Supporting Terrorist Activities in South Asia and the Middle East" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of Adel Radi Saqr al-Wahabi al-Harbi (al-Harbi), a key member of an al-Qa'ida network operating in Iran and led by Iran-based al-Qa'Ida facilitator Muhsin al-Fadhli (al-Fadhli).") (October 18, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA 7: "NEW IMAGE SUGGESTS MORE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AT PARCHIN ISIS exposes new satellite imagery which suggests that additional suspicious activity may be occurring at the Parchin site in Iran." by Elad Benari, Canada (August 25, 2012, 12:52 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: Washington - "MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN NEW YORK TO CONSPIRING WITH IRANIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "Manssor Arbabsiar, aka Mansour Arbabsiar, pleaded guilty...") (October 17, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MAN ADMITS ASSISTANCE FROM IRANIAN MILITARY IN BOMB PLOT" by Abha Shankar (SNIPPET: "The Quds Force has helped wage several terror attacks worldwide in support of the Iranian regime's broader mission to export its Islamic revolution.") (October 17, 2012) (Read More...)
THE TIMES.co.uk: "BRITISH JIHADI RECRUITS 50 MUSLIMS FOR WAR IN SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "The man, in his twenties and believed to be from a Bangladeshi family, is regarded as a high-ranking officer in an international group of terrorists devoted to the struggle." SNIPPET: "The Londoner is understood to be a pious individual involved in military training for British raw recruits, mostly like him with homes in the capital.") (Last updated October 18, 2012, 12:01 AM) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLEGED TERRORIST'S BANGLADESH LINKS" by Daniel E. Rogell (SNIPPET: "The quotes may also shed some light on prosecutor Loretta Lynch's statement that Nafis arrived in United States "already radicalized," as well as comments by the would-be terrorist." SNIPPET: "Both HuT and Jamaat-e-Islami are active in the United States, with HuT maintaining a branch here.") (October 22, 2012, 3:11 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: "JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE ARRESTS MAN IN LOWER MANHATTAN AFTER HE ATTEMPTED TO BOMB NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK Defendant Attempted to Strike New York's Fionancial District on Behalf of al Qaeda" (SNIPPET: "Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis (Nafis), 21, was arrested this morning in downtown Manhattan..." SNIPPET: "According to the criminal complaint filed today in the Eastern District of New York, defendant Nafis, a Bangladeshi national, traveled to the United States in January 2012 for the purpose of conducting a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.") (October 17, 2012) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "FEDERAL RESERVE BOMB PLOT BUSTED: FBI Arrests Al Qaeda Wanna-Be Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis for Alleged Terror Plot" (SNIPPET: ""Nafis explained that he needed a big car with lots of fruits and vegetables in there which can blow up the whole New York Stock Exchange building," the complaint charges, explaining fruits and vegetables meant explosives." SNIPPET: "Fellow students said that in his short time at the school he became vice president of the Muslim Student Association.") [Note: Video, Photos, Timeline included.] (October 17, 2012; October 18, 2012) (Read More...)
KFVS12.com - (KFVS/RNN): Cape Girardeau, MO - "FORMER STUDENT ARRESTED IN TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "According to officials at Southeast Missouri State University, Nafis was enrolled at the University for the Spring Semester 2012, from January 17 to May 11, 2012. He was an international student, pursuing a Bachelors of Science in cyber security.") (Updated October 17, 2012, 8:21 pm PDT) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "NYC FED BOMBER QUAZI MOHAMMAD REZWANUL AHSAN NAFIS" (SNIPPET: "This is how he presented on Facebook circa June of 2012, via the Friends list of Millatu Ibrahim leader Mohammed Mahmoud a/k/a/ Abu Usama Al-Gharib") [NOTE: Detailed Background & Info.] (October 18, 2012) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "WHO IS TWEETING FROM THE NSA's PARKING LOT? The open source intelligence platform Maltego shows the power of collating publicly available information" by Jeremy Kirk (October 17, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINA TO SHOOT AT HIGH FRONTIER U.S. Intelligence: China to conduct test of more powerful anti-satellite weapon capable of hitting GPS, spy satellites, but after U.S. election" by Bill Gertz (October 16, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "'MODERATE' ISLAMIST LEADER IN TUNISIA STRATEGIZES WITH AL QAEDA-LINKED SALAFISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The leader of the supposedly moderate Ennahda political party in Tunisia has been caught on tape strategizing with Salafists to gain control of the country. In the video, he also acknowledged contacts with leaders of al Qaeda-linked groups, including one that attacked the US embassy on Sept. 14 and another that supports the establishment of a global Caliphate.") (October 16, 2012) (Read More...)
YNETNEWS.com (AP): "EUROPEAN SATELLITE PROVIDER BLOCKS IRAN TV Eutelsat takes 19 Iranian TV, radio channels off the air as part of EU sanctions on Islamic Republic" (Published October 15, 2012, 13:28/Israel Culture) (Read More...)
DAILY CALLER.com: "CONVICTED TERRORIST SCHEDULED TO SPEAK TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE" by Matthew Boyle (SNIPPET: "Andrew Stepanian, a felon who went to prison for animal enterprise terrorism, appears on Hofstra University's published schedule at 8:00 p.m., during the hour before the debate begins. Stepanian runs The Sparrow Project, a left-wing PR project whose website indicates connections with the Occupy Wall Street movement." SNIPPET: "He received a three-year sentence for his activities on behalf of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC).") (October 15, 2012, 2:29 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA 7: "GREECE'S NEO-NAZI GOLDEN DAWN PARTY OPENS OFFICE IN MONTREAL" (PHOTO CAPTION: "Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party has set up an office in Montreal, just after it opened an office in New York City." SNIPPET: "Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party (Chrysi Avgi) has set up and office in Montreal...") (October 14, 2012) (Read More...)
THE DAILY BEAST.com: "NIALL FERGUSON ON EUROPE'S NEW FASCISTS" by Niall Ferguson (SNIPPET: "So when a party called "Golden Dawn" -- which has something that looks a lot like a swastika as its logo -- starts denying aspects of the Holocaust and heaping opprobrium on immigrants, it's best to keep a straight face. Sure, they're Greeks, not Germans. Sure, their party leader, Nikolaos G. Michaloliakos, is about as - charismatic as a barrel of rotten olives. But if elections were held tomorrow, these guys could become the third-largest party in the Greek Parliament.") (October 8, 2012) (Read More...)
Tampa.CBSlocal.com: Palm Beach, Florida - "FLORIDA PASSES PLAN FOR RACIALLY-BASED ACADEMIC GOALS" (SNIPPET: "The Florida State Board of Education passed a plan that sets goals for students in math and reading based upon their race.") (October 12, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "vaja.ir, site of the MOIS" (SNIPPET: "AP claims it is a new site, but the domain has been in existence since 2008. A walk through cached whois records is not entirely without interest.") (October 12, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH-LINKED ARMS DEALER SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS PRISON" (SNIPPET: "This caught my eye. The DEA case began as an FBI operation in 2006, when FBI sources caught wind of an effort by Hizballah, represented here by Mr. Yousef, to sell arms to a Mexican drug cartel.") (October 12, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "CHAIRMAN KING URGES SECRETARY CLINTON TO EXPEDITIOUSLY DESIGNATE AS FTO THE GROUP(S) DEEMED RESPONSIBLE FOR BENGHAZI ATTACK King Concerned by 'Rapid Evolution' of Ansar al-Sharia" (October 11, 2012) (Read More...)
Video (FOX NEWS): "CHAIRMAN KING ON FOX NEWS ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF BENGHAZI ATTACK" (October 11, 2012) (Watch Here.)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS LATIN AMERICAN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION Designation Targets Latin American Gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)" (October 11, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY EXPANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST SINALOA CARTEL DRUG LORD 'EL AZUL' Action Targets Two Additional Mexican Companies" (October 10, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Permanent Select Committee on INTELLIGENCE: "CHAIRMAN ROGERS AND RANKING MEMBER RUPPERSBERGER WARN AMERICAN COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS WITH HUAWEI AND ZTE TO 'USE ANOTHER VENDOR'" (October 8, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "DOCUMENTS CONFIRM SYRIA MOVED CHEMICAL ARMS: REPORT: "SNIPPET: "One undated document indicates Iran assisted Syria in the relocation operation. Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani informed Syrian President Bashar Assad in writing that the chemical warfare materials were prepared for transportation.") (October 5, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "REVOLT OF THE SPOOKS Intelligence officials angered by Obama administration cover up of intelligence on Iranian, al Qaeda surge in Egypt and Libya" by Bill Gertz (October 5, 2012) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "EMAIL SHOWS STATE DEPARTMENT REJECTING REQUEST OF SECURITY TEAM AT U.S. EMBASSY IN LIBYA" by Jake Tapper (SNIPPET: "Earlier this week, the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and another member of the committee wrote to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listing 13 incidents leading up to the attack, ranging from IED and RPG attacks to a "posting on a pro-Gaddafi Facebook page" publicizing early morning runs taken by the late Ambassador Stevens and his security detail around Tripoli.") (October 5, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4991: "Mash'al: The Homeland Will Be Restored Only Through Jihad, the Rifle, and Self-Sacrifice" (SNIPPET: "In a fiery speech in Cairo on October 3, 2012, at a rally commemorating Saladin's liberation of Jerusalem, Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mash'al said that the Zionists are enemies of Allah and the prophets, and called for preparing to liberate Jerusalem and restore the homeland once more through jihad, the rifle, and self-sacrifice. The event, under the banner "Jerusalem -- Together, We Will Defend And Restore Her," was held under the auspices of Egypt's cultural minister and representatives of institutions operating in Egypt to liberate Jerusalem, with the participation of advisors to President Mursi.") (October 7, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "LEBANESE TV CHANNEL: HEZBOLLAH BEHIND DRONE MISSION Hezbollah-affiliated channel Al-Mayadeen claims drone that infiltrated Israeli airspace belongs to Shiite terror group. Meanwhile, Islamic Jihad denies involvement" by Elior Levy (Published October 7, 2012, 10:12/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRAN'S CHARITY LOOPHOLE House Dems push for Iran sanctions exemptions" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "A delegation of House Democrats is urging President Barack Obama's administration to extend an exemption on Iran sanctions--a move that could allow certain groups linked to terrorism to benefit from American philanthropic donations, experts say.") (October 5, 2012) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "ABU HAMZA DUE IN U.S. COURT FOLLOWING EXTRADITION" (SNIPPET: "It has been confirmed Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan have landed in the US. They will appear before a judge in Connecticut in connection with the alleged running of a pro-jihad website." SNIPPET: "On Friday, UK judges ruled the five men - Abu Hamza, Mr Ahmad, Mr Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz - did not show "new and compelling" reasons to stay in the UK."") (Last updated October 6, 2012, 04:16 ET) (Read More...)
EL PASO TIMES.com: "ALLEGED BARRIO AZTECA GANG MEMBER ADDED TO TEXAS 10 MOST WANTED" (SNIPPET: "Ricco Leo Torres, an alleged Barrio Azteca gang member with a violent criminal past...") (October 4, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: London, United Kingdom - "REMARKS OF UNDER SECRETARY DAVID COHEN AT CHATHAM HOUSE ON 'KIDNAPPING FOR RANSOM: THE GROWING TERRORIST FINANCING CHALLENGE" (October 5, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Boston - Press Release: "FBI SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING WANTED FUGITIVE AHMAD ABOUSAMRA $50,000 Reward is Being Offered for Information Leading to His Arrest" (October 3, 2012) (Read More...)
THE REGISTER.co.uk: "IRAN LINKED TO AL-QAEDA'S WEB JIHADI CREW BY OLD-SCHOOL PHONE LINE X.25 Records Reveal Possible Bae for Terror Cheerleaders" by John Leyden (October 4, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "TERRORISM AND THE INTERNET: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Internet Network" (SNIPPET: "1. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a relatively small terrorist organization, second in importance only to Hamas. It follows a radical Islamist ideology and is massively supported by Iran.") (pdf) (September 30, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Internet in the service of terrorist organizations: the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Internet network and the service providers by which the organization is supported (updated to September 18, 2007)" (Issued on September 23, 2007) (Read More...)
SAN DIEGO RED.com: Vilagarcia de Arousa - "SINALOA'S CARTEL STRENGTHENS OPERATIONS IN EUROPE. The Spanish police claims that 'Chapo' Guzman is looking to replace the Columbian groups." (SNIPPET: "The increased strength in police surveillance, has forced the drug smugglers to use ship containers that are offloaded in the Spanish ports, Dutch ports in Rotterdam and Amsterdam or Hamburg, Germany, Small boats have also been used, but they can only carry a small amount, he added.") (October 3, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY Chairman Peter T. King - Press Release: Washington - "CHAIRMAN KING STATEMENT ON OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION TO PURCHASE ILLINOIS PRISON WHERE IT SOUGHT TO HOUSE GUANTANAMO TERRORISTS" (October 2, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report no. 881: "HASHTAG #Jihad Part II: Twitter Usage By Al-Qaeda and Online Jihadi Affiliated Groups Explodes; Apps Increasingly Used as Tools for Cyber Jihad" by Steven Stalinsky (September 7, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. INVESTIGATING WHITE HOUSE CYBER ATTACK Officials: President Obama was not informed at the time the White House Military hack was discovered" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies believe China has a force of about 2,000 people engaged in cyber warfare efforts, including digital espionage designed to obtain secrets and clandestine efforts to plant "sleep agent" software inside systems that can be used to attack or sabotage computer networks in a crisis or wartime.") (October 2, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "WHITE HOUSE HACK ATTACK Chinese hackers break in to White House military office network in charge of the president's nuclear football" by Bill Gertz (September 30, 2012, 8:33 pm) (Read More...)
SWISS INFO.ch: "KURDISH ASYLUM SEEKERS FACE TERRORISM CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "Two brothers of Kurdish origin are being prosecuted by the Swiss authorities on charges of being involved via the internet with an Islamic terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda.") (October 1, 2012) (Read More...)
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES Cairo, Egypt: "SECURITY MESSAGE FOR U.S. CITIZENS Threat Information Directed Against U.S. Citizens" (SNIPPET: "The Embassy has credible information suggesting terrorist interest in targeting U.S female missionaries in Egypt.") (September 28, 2012) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de - SPIEGEL Online International: Germany - "The Lives of Salafists' Wives" by Ozlem Gezer and Barbara Hardinghaus (SNIPPET: "She says that she is fundamentally opposed to violence, but that attacks on infidels are not the same thing as violence. "The attacks are merely calls for help, and the bombs are the weapons of the weak and the oppressed."" SNIPPET: "What would make for a perfect world? "If there were more understanding for us, tolerance and Sharia everywhere," says Reyhana.") (September 27, 2012) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - No. 784-12: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today that Omar Ahmed Khadr was transferred from the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Canada.") (September 29, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "WEST AFRICAN JIHADISTS FLOCK TO NORTHERN MALI" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "AFP reports on a disturbing trend in northern Mali, where al Qaeda-linked jihadists from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, Ansar Dine, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have been in control since February. Foreign jihadists from West African countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are filling out the ranks of the jihadist groups. A Nigerien is identified as a combat commander. AFP also identifies Egyptians, Algerians, and Pakistanis among those operating in northern Mali") (September 28, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "JEWISH CENTER BOMBED IN SWEDEN A Jewish community center was bombed in Malmo, Sweden, continuing an ongoing wave of anti-Stemitic hate in the city." BY MAAYANA MISKIN (September 28, 2012, 12:48 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "ARGENTINA, IRAN MEET OVER JEWISH CENTER BOMBING The foreign ministers of Argentina and Iran meet, discuss the 1994 terror attack on a Jewish association in Buenos Aires." by Elad Benari and AFP (September 28, 2012, 6:44 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "A TOUR OF SYRIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS Syrian chemical weapons sites revealed as defectors adds new details on regime's plans to use nerve gas" by Bill Gertz (September 28, 2012) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "FORMER SYRIAN GENERAL: ASSAD PLANNED TO TRANSFER CHEMICAL WEAPONS TO HEZBOLLAH In interview with the Times of London, defected general Adnan Silu says Syria regime would deploy chemical weapons on Syrian people 'as a last resort.'" (September 19, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRAN ILLEGALLY IMPORTS GEAR FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM...discovers the hard way that not everyone willing to help them evade sanctions is their friend." (September 27, 2012) (Read More...)
SMH.com.au - THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD National Times: "Rioting Youths 'Could Be The Next Terrorists'" by Barney Zwartz, Jonathan Swan (SNIPPET: "Mr Lancaster said the raids earlier this month on people associated with the al-Furqan bookshop in Melbourne showed terrorism was still a real threat, but the trend was moving from large, spectacular attacks to small, simple attacks. He said the new lone-wolf mode of attack was even more challenging for security agencies.") (September 27, 2012) (Read More...)
IRISH CENTRAL.com: "LONDON BOMBER'S IRISH WIDOW SAYS SHE IS READY TO CARRY OUT SUICIDE ATTACK Says she is 'breathing jihad' and getting ready for martyrdom" by Dara Kelly (SNIPPET: Samantha Lewthwaite from Northern Ireland also known as the White Widow...") (September 10, 2012; Updated September 11, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "PAKISTANI MINISTER URGES AL QAEDA, TALIBAN TO KILL FILMMAKER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Pakistan's Minister for Railways, Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, placed a $100,000 bounty on a filmmaker who made a controversial D "movie" that insults the Prophet Mohammed, and urged al Qaeda and the Taliban to kill him.") (September 22, 2012) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com - Faith: "Free Speech that Mocks Islam is National Security Threat for U.S., Prominent NJ Imam tells The Blaze" by Tiffany Gabbay (SNIPPET: "In fact, so grave is mockery of the prophet considered, that the cleric -- Mohammad Qatanani, who leads one of the largest mosques in New Jersey -- even believes free speech that criticizes Islam poses a national security threat to the U.S. and that those responsible should be investigated by the Department of Homeland Security.") (September 20, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MUSLIM YOUTH CENTER THREATENS ATTACK IN EAST AFRICA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Muslim Youth Center (MYC), an al Qaeda affiliate in East Africa and Shabaab ally, released a statement today on its blog as well as on Twitter that addresses the imminent assault on Kismayo by Kenyan and Somali forces.") (September 20, 2012, 11:55 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI - The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor: "MASKED MEN CALL ON CHRISTIANS IN SINAI TO LEAVE THE PENINSULA WITHIN 48 HOURS OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES" (Posted September 19, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES SYRIAN ENTITY, OTHERS INVOLVED IN ARMS AND COMMUNICATIONS PROCUREMENT NETWORKS AND IDENTIFIES BLOCKED IRANIAN AIRCRAFT Treasury Actions Target Syria's Army Supply Bureau, Belarus-based Arms Company, and more than 100 Iranian Aircraft State Department also Targets the Director of Syria's Scientific Studies Research Center" (September 19, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT News: "SALAFI CLERIC: AMBASSADOR'S MURDER JUSTIFIED" (SNIPPET: "In fact, MEMRI reported, Sheikh Abu Mundhir Al-Shinqiti wrote on the Salafi-jihadi website Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad that a violent response is required to "make the infidels think hard before insulting Islam or the Prophet."") (September 21, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA, EX-GITMO DETAINEE INVOLVED IN CONSULATE ATTACK, INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY" ((SNIPPET: "Sufyan Ben Qumu is thought to have been involved and even may have led the attack, Fox News' intelligence sources said.") (September 19, 2012) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "UMRAN JAVED: JAILED FOR TERROR MATERIAL FOUND ON COMPUTER" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "Javed had set up a web design business on leaving prison and did voluntary work, including at the multi-faith centre at the University of Derby. He is expected to be freed in about six weeks because of time served while on remand.") (Last updated September 19, 2012, 03:19 ET) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN ATOMIC CHIEF SAYS 'EXPLOSIVES' CUT POWER AT FORDO" (SNIPPET: "Fereydoon Abbasi Davani tells IAEA meeting electric power lines from city of Qom to key underground nuclear facility were'cut using explosives' but 'no damage done.'" by Dudi Cohen, Reuters (Latest update: September 18, 2012, 00:23/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: SYRIA TESTED CHEMICAL WEAPONS SYSTEMS Witnesses tell Der Speigel five or six empty shells devised for delivering chemical agents were fired at research center east of Aleppo; claim Iranian officers were present" (SNIPPET: "It has been reported that scientists from Iran to North Korea to work in the expansive, fenced-off complex. According to Western intelligence agencies, they produce chemical agents such as sarin, tabun and mustard gas and test them on animals, the German magazine said.") (Published September 17, 2012, 21:07/Israel News) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "CAIR REP: VIOLENCE SHOWS IT'S AMERICA THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE" (SNIPPET: "McGoldrick's interview was on Press TV, an Iranian government-controlled English-language news outlet.") (September 18, 2012) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD HEIR: RADICAL OR VOICE OF MODERATION?" by Tiffany Gabbay (SNIPPET: "The Muslim Brotherhood heir has actually been banned from at least eight different countries, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and yes, the United States. So why is Ramadan now traveling freely within the U.S., lecturing and attending conferences? In 2004 the Bush administration revoked the professor's visa over his ties to a pro-Palestinian group affiliated with Hamas. At the time Ramadan had been slated to take on a teaching role at Notre Dame. But in 2010 the Obama administration lifted the U.S. ban on Ramadan, who is now at liberty to enter the country at will.") [Note: Video included.] (September 15, 2012) (Watch Here; Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. MILITARY SUSPENDS COMBAT PATROLS WITH AFGHAN FORCES" by Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The US military today suspended most of its combat patrols with Afghan forces as the green-on-blue, or insider attacks by Afghan security personnel on Coalition troops, continue to spike.") (September 17, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: LESSONS FROM FORT HOOD: IMPROVING ABILITY TO CONNECT THE DOTS" (September 14, 2012) (Read More...)
AGI.it - English Version: Dubai - "AL-QAEDA URGES ATTACKS AGAINST WESTERN INTERESTS" (SNIPPET: "The Al Qaeda Yemen branch urges Muslims living in the West to hit key targets.") (September 15, 2012, 11:40 (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES HIZBALLAH LEADERSHIP Actions Target General Hasan Nasrallah's Support to the Assad Regime and Hizballah Senior Officials" (September 13, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: New York - "Remarks of Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence David Cohen before the New York University of Law on 'The Law and Policy of Iran Sanctions'" (September 12, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA'S MISSILE DEFENSE MISFIRE Science panel faults Obama administration missile defense plan" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A scientific panel of experts said on Tuesday that the Obama administration's plan for a phased missile defense in Europe will not adequately protect the United States from the looming threat of an Iranian long-range missile attack. The report by the National Research Council also calls for revamping the current program to focus on building more capable long-range interceptors and deploying them in an additional base on the East Coast.") (September 12, 2012) (Read More..._
BREITBART.com: "OBAMA RELEASES MESSAGE TO ARAB FORUM ON 9/11" by Joel B. Pollak (SNIPPET: "Not only is Barack Obama violating his pledge not to campaign on 9/11, but he is also using the day to issue greetings to the Arab Forum on Asset Recovery. seemingly oblivious to the importance and solemnity of the day, as well as the context of his message.") (September 11, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series - Report No. 883: "TESTING YOUTUBE'S 'PROMOTES TERRORISM' FLAGGING FEATURE FOR VIDEOS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN, 9/11, AL-QAEDA -- THE RESULTS : 58 OF 100 REMAIN ACTIVE" by Steven Stalinsky, E. Zweig and O. Adaki (September 11, 2012) (Read More...)
OSEN-HUNTER GROUP - Forward-Leaning Global Security Report: "FLASH: 4 DEAD AFTER PRE-PLANNED TERRORIST ATTACK ON U.S. CONSULATE BENGHAZI Not a Mob Response to a Movie, but Revenge for Death of Al-Qaeda Warrior-Theologian" (pdf) (September 12, 2012) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CALLS QUR'AN-BURNING PASTOR, ASKS HIM TO PRACTICE SHARIA-COMPLIANT SELF-CENSORSHIP" (SNIPPET: "The film has been on YouTube since 2011.") (September 12, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LIBYA, 3 STAFF KILLED IN ROCKET ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "The official said the ambassador and three other staff were killed when gunmen fired rockets at his car. He said the US Embassy had sent a military plane to transport the bodies to Tripoli to fly them to the United States. Gunmen assaulted the Benghazi compound on Tuesday evening, clashing with Libyan security forces, who withdrew under heavy fire. The attackers fired at the buildings while others threw handmade bombs into the compound, setting off small explosions. Small fires were burning around the compound.") (Published September 12, 2012, 12:19/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE CAIRO-TEHRAN EXPRESS Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting prompts fears of a new Middle East terror axis" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies recently monitored a secret meeting between Egypt's intelligence chief and a senior Iranian spy that is raising new fears the Muslim Brotherhood government in Cairo could begin covertly supporting global terrorism. According to U.S. officials, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service, Maj. Gen. Murad Muwafi, met in early August with a senior official of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Disclosure of the Egyptian-Iranian intelligence meeting comes as the Obama administration is planning to provide $1 billion in aid to bail out Egypt's new Islamist government.") (September 11, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video #3520 ["AL JAZEERA TV (Qatar) - August 1, 2012 - 04:00"]: "EGYPTIAN SALAFIST MUHAMMAD AL-ZAWAHIRI, BROTHER OF AL-QAEDA LEADER AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI, EXPLAINS AND JUSTIFIES 9/11" (Watch Here.)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "PARENTS OF SEAL TEAM SIX MEMBER SAY UNIT ENDANGERED BY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION STATEMENTS" by Catherine Herridge, Pamela Brown (September 10, 2012) View Video; Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "TALIBAN REPORTEDLY USING FAKE FACEBOOK PAGES OF PRETTY GIRLS TO GATHER SOLDIERS' SECRETS" (SNIPPET: "The Taliban is using fake Facebook profiles of cute girls in an attempt to befriend soldiers with the intent of gathering information about operations, the Sunday Telegraph reports.") (September 9, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "3 ALLEGED HEZBOLLAH TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Reforma newspaper identified the detained man as Rafic Mohammad Labboun Allaboun, a US national, who was wanted by the US government." SNIPPET: "Two other suspected Hezbollah terrorists - George Abdalah Elders and Justin Yasser Safa of Belize - were arrested along with Allaboun, according to the paper.") (Published September 10, 2012, 10:11/Israel News) (Read More...)
JPOST.com (REUTERS): Dakar - "SIERRA LEONE REMOVES 9 IRANIAN SHIPS FROM REGISTER" (SNIPPET: "Sierra Leone has removed nine vessels from its shipping register after an investigation found they belonged to IRISL, Iran's embattled shipping line, the head of the West African state's maritime authority said on Saturday.") (September 8, 2012, 17:14) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BACKGROUND TO CANADA'S EXPULSION OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL" (SNIPPET: "My previous entries here will give you a taste of what I've been seeing north of the lower 48. I'm quite certain a number of Iranian illegals (as in agents not using diplomatic cover) remain.") (September 7, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 881: "HASHTAG #Jihad Part II: Twitter Usage by Al-Qaeda and Online Jihadi Affiliated Groups Explodes; Apps Increasingly Used as Tools for Cyber Jihad" by Steven Stalinsky (September 7, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AMERICAN HAMAS OPERATIVE SUES TREASURY OVER DESIGNATION" (SNIPPET: "Muhammad Salah was designated a terrorist in August 1995, months after an executive order by President Bill Clinton named Hamas a terrorist group and prohibited transactions with the group.") (September 7, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 880: "PAKISTANI CYBER ARMIES HACKING INDIAN WEBSITES, USING TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE TO CAUSE ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN INDIA" by Tufail Ahmad (September 6, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: PENTAGON ATTACKED BY COMPUTER VIRUS Foreign state suspected in new computer virus that infected Pentagon networks" by Bill Gertz (September 6, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Isfahan, Iran - "IRAN HOSTS ISLAMIC RESISTANCE FESTIVAL" by Najmeh Bozorgmehr (SNIPPET: "In a 300-year-old former caravansary, representatives from Lebanon's Hezbollah and Amal movements, as well as Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the Palestinian territories, gathered Wednesday for the start of the third International Conference and Festival of Islamic Resistance, a two-day event.") (September 5, 2012) (Read More...)
KEN GARDNER via Twitter.com: "Today's national debt: $16,015,769,788,215.80. Your share as a citizen: $50,916. Your share as a taxpayer: $140,010." -Posted September 4, 2012, 1:03 pm
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CHINESE MISSILE TESTS CONTINUE China conducts fourth flight test of mobile ICBM" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "It was the fourth time since late July that China flight-tested its growing arsenal of long-range mobile ballistic missiles.") (September 4, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - ARUTZ SHEVA - News Brief: "REPORT: IRAN ESTABLISHED HIZBULLAH TRAINING CENTER" (SNIPPET: "According to local Nicaragua media, Iran has established a terrorist training base for Hizbullah in North Nicaragua.") (September 6, 2012) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Baghdad - "U.S. URGES IRAQ TO INSPECT IRAN SUPPLY FLIGHTS TO SYRIA" (SNIPPET: "Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government is close to the regional Shi'ite power Iran, Assad's main ally, and he has opposed demands by Sunni Arab Gulf nations that Assad step down to end the escalating conflict over his rule. Three prominent US senators visiting Baghdad told Maliki that ties with Washington would be damaged if his government permitted Iran to use its airspace to deliver arms to Syria.") (September 6, 2012, 14:12) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "IRANIAN NUKE PROGRESS MOUNTS IAEA report reveals Iran nuclear progress unhindered by sanctions or international pressure" by Bill Gertz (September 5, 2012) (Read More...)
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT - Australian Security Intelligence Organisation: "AUSTRALIA'S CURRENT SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Speech by the Director-General of Security, David Irvine to the Security in Government Conference 2012" (September 4, 2012) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - blog - Exclusive Video: "Anwar al-Awlaki's Long-Lost U.S. Speech from September 1, 2001" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), which bills itself as "the largest Islamic umbrella organization in North America," is meeting in Washington, D.C., this weekend for its annual conference. One former ISNA speaker won't be in attendance this year -- al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen on September 30, 2011. On September 1, 2001, just days before the 9/11 attacks, Awlaki gave an infamous lecture on "tolerance" at the 2001 ISNA convention, just as some of his disciples were preparing to launch the largest terrorist attack in American history. One of his co-panelists in 2001, Hamza Yusuf, is one of this year's keynote speakers.") (September 1, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MANCHU MISSILE LAUNCH China Test Fires New Long-Range Missile" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The DF-41 missile is a first-strike nuclear capability, based on its mobility, estimated range, targeting precision, and multiple warheads. In addition to shorter-range ICBMs known as the DF-31 and DF-31A, which are believed to target India and Russia, the new ICBM is said by U.S. officials to be designed to hit U.S. targets with multiple nuclear warheads.") (August 15, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SILENT RUNNING Russian Attack Submarine Sailed in Gulf of Mexico Undetected for Weeks, U.S. Officials Say" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine armed with long-range cruise missiles operated undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for several weeks and its travel in strategic U.S. waters was only confirmed after it left the region, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. It is only the second time since 2009 that a Russian attack submarine has patrolled so close to U.S. shores. The stealth underwater incursion in the Gulf took place at the same time Russian strategic bombers made incursions into restricted U.S. airspace near Alaska and California in June and July, and highlights a growing military assertiveness by Moscow.") (August 14, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES LASHKAR-E TAYYIBA LEADERSHIP Actions Target Eight Individuals Responsible for Military, Communication, and Financial Operations" (August 31, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SILENT RUNNING Russian Attack Submarine Sailed in Gulf of Mexico Undetected for Weeks, U.S. Officials Say" by Bill Gertz (August 14, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PUTIN's JULY 4TH MESSAGE Russian nuclear-capable bombers intercepted near West Coast in second U.S. air defense zone intrusion in two weeks" by Bill Gertz (July 6, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive Trailer: Los Angeles - "THE LATE ANDREW BREITBART UNCOVERED DARK SIDE OF OCCUPY MOVEMENT IN NEW DOCUMENTARY 'OCCUPY UNMASKED'" by Hollie McKay (August 30, 2012) (Read More; Watch Trailer Here.)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "Iran Rejects IAEA Nuclear Report as 'Political Move'" (SNIPPET: "The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Thursday indicated that despite threat of an Israeli or US military strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities, the Islamic Republic was rapidly increasing the enrichment capacity of its Fordow site, buried deep underground to withstand any such hit.") (Published August 31, 2012, 12:07/Israel News) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com: "POLICE PANEL OKS GUIDELINES ON REPORTING POSSIBLE TERRORISM LAPD commission gives officers the power to write reports on legal activities, but bans profiling on the basis of race or religion" by Richard Winton (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "Deputy Chief Michael Downing told commissioners that terrorist plots are active in this region right now.") (August 28, 2012, 11:56 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AFGHAN SOLDIER KILLS 3 ISAF TROOPS IN URUZGAN PROVINCE" by Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The attack is the third known green-on-blue incident in Uruzgan province; all three attacks have targeted Australian forces. SNIPPET: "Attacks by Afghan forces on Coalition forces have skyrocketed this year.") (August 29, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "JASSER: DNC TOLERATES RADICAL ISLAMISTS IN CHARLOTTE" by Joel Himelfarb (SNIPPET: "Party leaders are drawing criticism for refusing to repudiate a three-day Islamist gathering before next week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte featuring radicals Sirraj Wahhaj and Jibril Hough.") (August 29, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "Bolivians Express Doubt in Uranium Seizure" (SNIPPET: "Police on Tuesday confiscated two tons of the alleged uranium that was being stored at a building in central La Paz located near the U.S. and Spanish embassies, said Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Jorge Perez." SNIPPET: "Perez said one of the people arrested is an engineer who told police he was holding the uranium for other people, but provided no information on the owners of the cache.") (August 28, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "JULIAN ASSANGE CASE: ECUADOR ACCUSED OF ALLOWING IRAN TO EVADE SANCTIONS Documents obtained by The Sunday Telegraph in Quito reveal detailed plans to establish substantial banking mechanisms between Iran and Ecuador.") by Philip Sherwell (August 26, 2012) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org: "JUDICIAL WATCH OBTAINS STACK OF 'OVERLOOKED' CIA RECORDS DETAILING MEETINGS WITH BIN LADEN FILMMAKERS" (August 28, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4915: "The Non-Aligned Movement Conference In Tehran -- A Show of Strength Against The West; Kayhan: The Conference Is A Golden Opportunity For Neutralizing Sanctions And Instituting New World Order, And 'A Ringing Slap Not Only To Israel's Face, But Also To The Face Of The U.S. And The Entire 5+1'" (August 27, 2012) (Read More...)
TSA Media - Jim Fotenos TSA via Twitter.com: "Looks like a phone, but it isn't. #TSA officers at #DTW know it's a stun gun. Discovered at checkpoint this weekend. pic.twitter.com/of2ZPE0B" (Posted August 27, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AFGHAN SOLDIER KILLS 2 ISAF TROOPS IN EAST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Attacks by Afghan forces on Coalition forces have skyrocketed this year. In the first eight months of this year, the number of green-on-blue attacks (28) has doubled last year's total of 14. Attacks that resulted in deaths of ISAF troops have also surged; they account for 13% of Coalition casualties so far this year. In 2011, green-on-blue attacks accounted for 6%; in 2010, 3%; in 2009, 2%; and in 2008, less than 1%. [For more details and statistics on the green-on-blue attacks, see LWJ Special Report, Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data.]") (August 27, 2012) (Read More...)
NY POST.com - Opinion: "BLOW BACK Obama quietly negotiates the return of Taliban leaders to Afghanistan -- where they'll be free to kill US troops again" by Paul Sperry (August 26, 2012; Updated August 27, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "THE QODS FORCE, AND ELITE UNIT OF THE IRAN'S ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONALRY GUARDS CORPS, SPEAHEADS IRAN'S GLOBAL TERRORIST CAMPAIGN. The terrorist attack in Bulgaria was, in our assessment, part of the campaign." (pdf) (August 21, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4912: "MEMBER OF LEADING AL-QAEDA-AFFILIATED ONLINE FORUM POSTS PHOTO OF NAVY SEAL WHO PARTICIPATED IN BIN LADEN RAID AND CALLS FOR 'ALLAHTO KILL' HIM" (August 24, 2012) (Read More...)
On Twitter - Evan Kohlmann @IntelTweet (FLASHPOINT PARTNERS): "Image: Screenshot of threat to Navy SEAL author posted on "Al-Fidaa", an officially-sanctioned Al-Qaida web forum. pic.twitter.com/6t4QkSVV 11:25 PM - 23 Aug 12 via web"
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "TALIBAN INFILTRATE SOCIAL MEDIA" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Taliban insurgents are using Facebook, YouTube and more recently Twitter to try to recruit terrorists and incite terrorist attacks, U.S. military officials say.") (August 22, 2012) (Read More...)
Video via YouTube.com - Translated by MEMRI-TV - posted by MidEastInfo: "Hamas MP Ahmad Bahr Calls for the Annihilation of Jews and Americans" (DESCRIPTION: "August 10, 2012 Hamas MP Sheik Ahmad Bahr appeared on Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV and demanded all Muslims to annihilate the Jews and Americans. He emphasized that it is the individual duty of each Muslim, whether male or female, to wage jihad.") (August 22, 2012) (Watch Here.)
Video via YouTube.com (MIDEASTINFO): "FREED HAMAS TERRORIST AHLAM TAMIMI REVELS HER ATTACK" (DESCRIPTION: "Hamas terrorist Ahlam Tamimi was dealt 16 life sentences in Israeli prison before she was released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal in October 2011. Tamimi masterminded the Sbarro Restaurant suicide bombing on August 9, 2011 which killed 16 Israelis and wounded 130.") (August 22, 2012) (Watch Here.)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Al Qaeda Releases Biography of Slain Senior Leader" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Unsurprisingly, "Vanguards of Khorasan" does not mention that Rahman spent much of his terrorist career in Iran.") (August 21, 2012) (Read More...)
MIDDLE EAST FORUM - Research and Writing (GATESTONE INSTITUTE): "U.S. DISTORTS NIGERIAN JIHAD ON CHRISTIANS" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "While the Obama administration continues to say that the Islamic group Boko Haram's jihad against Nigeria's Christians--which has seen countless churches destroyed, and thousands of Christians killed-- has nothing to do with religion, the group once again made clear that it is all about religion.") (August 20, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN LATEST GREEN-ON-BLUE ATTACKS IN AFGHANISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Green-on-blue attacks have spiked since the beginning of 2011, with nearly 75 percent occurring since the start of last year. Of the 101 ISAF soldiers believed to have been killed by Afghan security personnel since May 2007, a total of 39, or nearly 40 percent, were killed this year. Last year, 35 ISAF soldiers were killed in green-on-blue attacks. These attacks have taken place in all areas in Afghanistan, not just in the south and east. So far this year, green-on-blue attacks have caused 13 percent of the ISAF deaths; 299 Coalition soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year, according to iCasualties.org. Over the past 11 days, there have been seven green-on-blue attacks against ISAF troops, counting today's attack.") (August 17, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "U.N. CHIEF CONDEMNS IRAN LEADERS' ANTI-ISRAEL REMARKS" (SNIPPET: "Many thousands of Iranians shouted "Death to America, death to Israel" during state-organized protests on Friday and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told them there was no place for the Jewish state in a future Middle East.") (Published August 18, 2012, 08:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "AL QAEDA'S BRUTAL NEW WEAPONS: CHILDREN KIDNAPPED AND KEPT IN CHAINS TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO BECOME SUICIDE BOMBERS" by Suzannah Hills (August 12, 2012; Updated August 13, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "JORDAN ARRESTS 2 AMERICANS ENTERING SYRIA" by Daniel E. Rogell (SNIPPET: "Jordan intends to deport two Muslim Americans arrested by its security forces last month, reported Jordanian independent al-Sawsana on Thursday. The two were apprehended along Jordan's border with Syria, and conflicting reports suggest they were either journalists documenting the Syrian civil war or fighters bent on joining the rebels.") (August 10, 2012) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Washington - "BORDER AS TERROR ROUTE WORRIES U.S." by Stewart M. Powell (SNIPPET: "Ever since Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad struck a deal with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez for weekly air service between the nations' capitals, American officials have worried that Iranian-backed terrorists could reach to the rim of Latin America, pick up fake Venezuelan passports and sneak into the United States.") (August 11, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "U.N. AGENCY EMBRACES IRANIAN TERROR GROUP A U.N. agency announced cooperation with an organization supported by the Iranian government, with close ties to Islamic Revolutionary Guard" by Rachel Hirshfeld (August 12, 2012, 11:49 am) (Read More...)
CBN News: "UK Islamist Leader: Islam Will Dominate America" (SNIPPET: "Choudary's public support for jihad against British troops keeps his group on the radar of the country's intelligence services. Some of his followers have been arrested on terrorism charges.") (August 10, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Kabul, Afghanistan - "THREE U.S. TROOPS KILLED BY MAN IN AFGHAN ARMY UNIFORM" (SNIPPET: "The attack is the third this week on coalition soldiers by Afghans who are training to take over once most international forces leave in 2014." SNIPPET: "This year has seen a rising number of so-called "green-on-blue" attacks in which Afghan security forces, or insurgents disguised in their uniforms, kill their U.S. or NATO partners.") (August 10, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRITVVideos - Video (Al-Alam TV, Iran, August 8, 2012): "Deputy Commander of Iran's Navy: We Extend Hand in Peace, but Ready to Close Strait of Hormuz" (August 9, 2012) (Watch Here.)
MEMRITVVideos - Video (Al-Manar TV, Lebanon, August 7, 2012): "Hizbullah MP Ret. General Walid Sakariya: Iranian Nuclear Weapon 'to Finish Off the Zionist Entity'" (August 9, 2012) (Watch Here.)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS BELIZE-BASED OPERATIVES OF CHAPO GUZMAN Sanctions Directed Against the John Zabaneh Drug Trafficking Organization Linked to the Sinaloa Cartel" (August 7, 2012) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (TAMPA TRIBUE, Florida): New Port Richey - "FLORIDA MAN FOUND WITH MANY UNIFORMS, CREDENTIALS" (SNIPPET: "Pasco County police are asking "Who is Roy Antigua?" after discovering his stash of more than a dozen fake law enforcement and military uniforms, fake medical credentials and more.") (August 7, 2012) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Starr County - "BOMB SQUAD DETONATES GRENADE FOUND IN STARR COUNTY" (SNIPPET: "A grenade found by a rancher over the weekend near the banks of the Rio Grande had been dismantled and repacked with black powder and ball bearings, officials said. Officials said the man called the Starr County Sheriff's Office who in turn called the McAllen Police Department bomb squad.") (August 7, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "WHITE HOUSE REP ATTENDS EVENT HOSTED BY MB FIGURE" (SNIPPET: "President Obama's envoy to Muslim national participated in a conference in Mauritania last week tied to radical Egyptian cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report (GMBDR) reported Monday.") (August 7, 2012) (Read More)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN: "GUNMEN STORM NIGERIAN CHURCH, KILL 19 Nigerian Islamists Tell Nigerian Christian President to Convert to Islam or Resign" (August 7, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "BRITISH BANK ALLEGEDLY HID $250 BILLION IN IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS A British Bank is being accused of scheming with Iran to launder $250 billion, exposing the U.S. financial system to terrorist entities." by Rachel Hirshfeld (August 7, 2012, 10:38 am) (Read More...)
BORDERLAND BEAT.com: "NOGALES: THE NARCO TUNNEL CAPITAL OF THE SOUTHWEST" (SNIPPET: "Since 1995 more than 90 illicit underground passageways have been discovered in various states of completion in the two-mile stretch of urban frontier that separates Nogales, Ariz., from its twin city on the Mexican side of the border. Twenty-two complete tunnels have been found in the past three years alone. The city has become infamous as the Tunnel Capital of the Southwest...") (August 5, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "OBAMA ASSOCIATE GOT $100,000 FEE FROM AFFILIATE OF FIRM DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN" by Tom Hamburger and Peter Wallsten (SNIPPET: "David Plouffe, a senior White House adviser who was President Obama's 2008 campaign manager, accepted a $100,000 speaking fee in 2010 from an affiliate of a company doing business with Iran's government.") (August 5, 2012) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - Corruption Chronicles - blog: "IRAQI COURT ABSOLVES TERRORIST FREED BY U.S. AFTER KILLING SOLDIERS" (SNIPPET: "Surprise, surprise the Hezbollah terrorist released by the Obama Administration to Iraq out of respect for the country's sovereignty won't make it to the U.S. to face trial for killing five American soldiers. We all knew this would happen back in December when the commander-in-chief handed over the Lebanese militant, Ali Mussa Daqduq, to Iraqi officials.") (August 3, 2012) (Read More...)
THE NATIONAL.ae (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): Bangkok, Thailand - "GRENADES, AK-47 LEFT ON BANGKOK BUS" (SNIPPET: "Thai police are looking for the owner of a bag left on a public bus in Bangkok with an AK-47 assault rifle, more than 200 bullets, 10 hand grenades and five mines inside.") (August 6, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ANARCHISTS DEPLOY HYDROFLOURIC ACID, WORK ACCIDENTS TO FOLLOW" (August 4, 2012) (Read More...)
CHRISTIAN.org.UK - News: "'Evangelicals are like totalitarian Muslims', says Govt advisor" (SNIPPET: "Steve Clifford, General Director of the Evangelical Alliance, said: "It is wrong and worrying that a senior government advisor brands evangelical Christians as extremist. "There are approximately 2 million evangelical Christians in the UK, the fastest growing part of the church worldwide. They take their faith seriously, but that does not make them extremist."") (August 3, 2012) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: New York - "U.S. ARMY TRANSLATOR RE-SENTENCED FOR UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS, USING FALSE IDENTITY" (SNIPPET: "On Feb. 14, 2007, the defendant, whose true identity is still unknown and who goes by various names, including Abdulhakeem Nour, Abu Hakim, Noureddine Malki, Almaliki Nour, and Almalik Nour Eddin, pleaded guilty to the unauthorized possession of classified documents. On Dec. 20, 2005, the defendant pleaded guilty to the false identity charge.") (August 1, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "PressTV: Cyber war against Iran [Broadcast date: 15 June 2012]" (SNIPPET: "This is interesting mostly for who appears in it. It's also pretty clear to me that the IRGC, through PressTV, is laying the foundation for an attack on US and/or Israel in retaliation for Stuxnet and Flame.") (July 29, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 863: "DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION HIZBULLAH MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF U.S. SOCIAL MEDIA -- APPLE ITUNES, IPAD AND IPHONE, GOOGLE, ANDROID, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, AND TWITTER -- IN VIOLATION OF U.S. LAW" by Steven Stalinsky (July 27, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS KUNLUN BANK IN CHINA AND ELAF BANK IN IRAQ FOR BUSINESS WITH DESIGNATED IRANIAN BANKS" (July 31, 2012) (Read More...)
CNET NEWS: Las Vegas - "EXPERT: HUAWEI ROUTERS ARE RIDDLED WITH VULNERABILITIES German security researcher says the Chinese government doesn't need to demand back doors on Huawei routers because there are already major holes in their firmware." by Elinor Mills (July 30, 2012) (Read More...)
GULF DAILY NEWS.com - The Voice of Bahrain: Najaf, Iraq - "IRAN TERROR CAMP SHOCK" (SNIPPET: "A religious academy in Iraq has started training more than 1,500 recruits from Bahrain and other Arab countries in the use of combat weapons, physical resistance and street fighting, it emerged last night. The training, which began yesterday at a camp about 5km away from a main road between Najaf and Karbala, is funded by Iran, our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej reports.") (July 28, 2012) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY REPORT - Exclusive: "OBAMA OIC ENVOY MEETS WITH QARADAWI ASSOCIATE IN MAURITANIA; ABDALLAH BIN BAYYAH PART OF ANTISEMITIC RELIGIOUS BODY" (July 28, 2012) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "7/7BOMBER'S WIDOW PUT ON WORLD'S 'MOST WANTED' LIST: POLICE FIND COMPUTER CLUES SHE WAS LINKED TO AL QAEDA AS NEW PHOTOS REVEAL HER WARPED VANITY" (SNIPPET: "Interpol is to issue a worldwide arrest warrant for fugitive British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite after police discovered vital new evidence on a computer left in her Kenyan hideout.") (July 21, 2012; Updated July 22, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "VIDEO: TERRORISTS TRAIN FOR SOUTHERN BORDER ATTACK Al-Qaeda -linked group releases clip showing terrorists preparing for attack that killed Israeli on Egypt border" by Roi Kais (Published July 28, 2012, 13:54/Israel News) (Read More...)
DAWN.com (AP): "AL QAEDA ALTERED UNDERWEAR BOMB FORMULA: U.S." (SNIPPET: "...that a different type of explosive had been used than the previous one..." SNIPPET: "The new model also had a more sophisticated trigger mechanism...") (July 28, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: "VIDEO RELEASE -- CHAIRMAN KING: DHS, STATE DEPARTMENT FAILED TO COMPLY WITH LAW IN GRANTING VISA TO HANI NOUR ELDIN, MEMBER OF DESIGNATED TERRORIST ORGANIZATION" (July 25, 2012) (Read More. Watch Here.)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "OBAMA'S LOST IN SPACE Administration Approves Controversial Export License Allowing Sensitive Space Technology Transfer to China" by Bill Gertz (July 23, 2012) (Read More...)
Radio.FOX NEWS.com: "SCHOOL WANTS TO OUST CHURCH OVER ANTI-GAY SERMONS" by Todd Starnes (SNIPPET: "The head of Miami-Dade County Public Schools wants to evict a Southern Baptist church that rents space in one of their buildings because of the congregation's opposition to homosexuality.") (July 24, 2012) (Read More...)
Bachmann.House.Gov - News - Documents: Washington - "HOUSE MEMBERS SEEK NATIONAL SECURITY ANSWERS" (SNIPPET: "Below are the recent letters circulated by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) and her colleagues regarding the Muslim Brotherhood" (July 17, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: ISRAEL FEARS 'ANNIVERSARY ATTACK' AT OLYMPICS UK's Sunday Times reports of growing concern that Iran, Hezbollah may try to target Israeli athletes at London Games" (Published July 22, 2012, 06:52/Israel News) (Read More...)
ASIS.gov - AUSTRALIAN SECRET INTELLIGENCE SERVICE - Australia's Overseas Secret Intelligence Collection Agency - "ASIS AT 60 Director-General Nick Warner gave the first ever public speech about ASIS on 19 July 2012." (Read More...)
THE ATLANTIC WIRE.com: "Lessons in Trolling Jihadists for the State Department" by Alexander Abad-Santos (SNIPPET: "A former Silicon Valley geek named Shahed Amanullah is heading the operation...") (July 18, 2012)
THE TIMES OF ISRAEL: "THE DEATH TOLL MOUNTED, AND ISRAEL BLAMED IRAN The Times of Israel followed events in Bulgaria live on Wednesday evening. Here's how the aftermath of a murderous terror attack unfolded") (July 18, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4840: "HIZBULLAH WEBSITE FEATURES INFOGRAPHIC ON CLOSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, ILLUSTRATES IRANIAN ATTACK ON U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER" (July 18, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS BAHRAINI CITIZEN TO TERROR LIST FOR SERVING AS AL AL QAEDA TRAINER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Today the US added Ahmed Abdulrahman Sihab Ahmed Sihab, who is also known as Abdulrahman al Sharqi, to the list Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Sihab "has been publicly charged with planning terrorist attacks as a member of al Qaeda," the State Department designation said. "Sihab has trained members of al Qaeda in terrorist tactics, techniques, and procedures," the designation continued.") (July 17, 2012) (Read More...)
PR WEB.com - Release: Washington, D.C. - "JIHADISTS IN GERMANY POSE TERRORIST THREAT TO AMERICA AND ITS ALLIES, SAYS NEW TRAC ANALYSIS TRAC's Publishing Center adds comprehensive analysis of Salafist groups in Germany that have created a 'breeding ground' for attacks in Europe and the U.S." (July 17, 2012) (Read More...)
CAPITALFM.co.ke - News: "KENYA FREES IRANIAN TERROR SUSPECTS ON BAIL" by Rob Jillo (SNIPPET: "Principal Magistrate Paul Biwott further directed Ahmed Mohamud and Sayed Mausud to deposit their passports with the court. The two are also required to report to the Kenya Anti Terrorism Police Unit twice a week." SNIPPET: "The two are accused of possessing 15 kilograms of RDX explosives in circumstances which indicated that they intended to commit grievous harm.") [Note: Photo included.] (July 16, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "THE HUNT FOR THE WHITE WIDOW" by Mike Pflanz (PHOTO CAPTION: "Lewthwaite, who was using a faked South African passport (above), is accused of being al-Qaeda's chief financier in the region, funding training camps and coaching an all-woman terror squad" SNIPPET: "Spin forward six years, to Christmas last year, and that surveillance was on again, this time far from England's southern counties, In a rundown suburb of Mombasa, on Kenya's coast, where Lewthwaite had just slipped a clumsy police dragnet. In a two-room flat she rented in the city, one of four she paid for in cash with months of rent up front, anti-terror police found chemicals identical to those her husband used at King's Cross on 7/7. In another, more upmarket villa close to tourist hotels, ammunition, detonators, an assault rifle and cash in black bin-liners were seized. Lewthwaite, then using a faked South African passport in the name of Natalie Faye Webb (a nurse from Essex who had never been to East Africa), had again disappeared.") (July 15, 2012, 9:32 pm BST) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "SUSPICIOUS WIRES ON DELTA FLIGHT HEADED OUT OF KENNEDY AIRPORT COULD HAVE BEEN THE BEGINNINGS OF A BOMB, SOURCE SAYS Authorities interviewed several passengers on the Spain-bound Delta flight, including an Argentinian woman and a Pakistani-American. Two suspicious wires found in one of the plane's bathrooms could have linked a battery and an explosive." BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA (July 13, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 856: "WHOIS -- U.S.-Based Domain Registration Protection Companies Hide Identities of Individuals Behind the Most Important Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Websites" by Steven Stalinsky (July 13, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Video Clip No. 3485: "FORMER JORDANIAN MP MUHAMMAD ABD AL-QADER: Jihad and Martyrdom Are the Best Way to Expel the Jews from the Sacred Land" (Broadcast: June 13, 2012) (Watch Here.)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE CHINA-IRAN CONNECTION FBI Document Links Chinese Telecommunications Firm to Illicit Sales to Iran" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R., Va.) stated in two "dear colleague" letters to House members sent Friday and July 9 that Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE and Huawei threaten U.S. security.") (July 16, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
CBP via Twitter: "#CBP has found 13 smuggling #tunnels along the SW border since Oct. 2011. Here's an @AP story on other recent finds: bit.ly/Nma9l9" (July 13, 2012, 8:45 am) (Read More...)
The TSA Blog - TSA Week in Review: "SIMULATED DETONATING CORD, SIMULATED SHEET EXPLOSIVES, AND TWO 3.5 OUNCE CANS OF PROPANE DISCOVERED AT NORFOLK" (July 13, 2012) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (CAPITAL FM): Nairobi - "KENYA: KRA FOILS SMUGGLING OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL" by Judie Kaberia (SNIPPET: "KRA Head of Marketing and Communication Kennedy Onyonyi said officers at the Namanga border on Tuesday confiscated 20 bags containing sodium benzoate and another 20 with potassium nitrate crystalline when they raided a go-down." SNIPPET: "He said the raid at various places in the small Namanga town ended at the go-down on the Kenyan side of the border "after suspicious people attempted to bribe the officers to allow the consignment into the country using public transport." "Two people approached the officer and asked him not to substantiate the nature of goods they wanted to smuggle in," Onyonyi said in a statement on Thursday.") (July 12, 2012) (Read More...)
STANDARD.co.uk: "HIJACKER WINS HOME OFFICE CHALLENGE" (SNIPPET: "An Iraqi man arrested at Stansted Airport after taking part in the hijack of an airliner has won the latest round of a 16-year fight to stay in the UK. Mustafa Abdul Hussain - one of the hijackers of a Sudan Airways Airbus which flew into Britain in August 1996 - successfully challenged the Home Office after ministers refused to grant him "indefinite leave to remain".") (July 13, 2012) (Read More...)
MyNorthWest.com: "FEDS QUESTION FIRST SIGN OF KILLER MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL IN SEATTLE" by Josh Kerns (SNIPPET: "The Los Zetas cartel is known and feared for a wave of gruesome violence across Mexico. The cartel was formed by rogue members of the Mexican military special forces. It's blamed for a number of atrocities including beheadings and torture. There is at least one local connection to Los Zetas. Mexican authorities arrested 34-year-old Washington native Martin Omar Estrada Luna, accusing him of leading the massacre of more than 200 migrant workers found buried in mass graves in the Zetas stronghold of San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Luna, nicknamed "El Kilo," was raised in the Yakima area and grew up a member of the La Raza street gang. He was deported in 2009, and later turned up in Nuevo Laredo.") (Updated July 11, 2012, 10:13 am) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "UNITED STATES INCREASES SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN AND ITS PROLIFERATION NETWORKS Treasury and State Department Actions Target More Than 50 Entities Tied to Iran's Procurement, Petroleum, and Shipping Networks" (July 12, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Subcommittee to Hold CLOSED Hearing on Protecting the Homeland from IEDs" (July 11, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER Russian General Who Threatened Preemptive U.S. Attacks to Meet Dempsey on Missile Defense" by Bill Gertz (July 12, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
ICT.org.il - "THE MOTIVATIONAL ELEMENTS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF 'HOME-GROWN' ISLAMIC TERRORISTS A Comparative Study" by Ron Ben-Simhon (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "BIN LADEN LOYALIST TRANSFERRED FROM GUANTANAMO TO SUDAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "After al Qosi's transfer, 168 detainees remain in DoD custody at Guantanamo. A leaked Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO) threat assessment and other declassified files portray al Qosi as a devoted follower of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. In the JTF-GTMO threat assessment, dated Nov. 15, 2007, US intelligence analysts deemed him to be a "high" risk to the US and its allies. "Detainee is an admitted veteran jihadist with combat experience beginning in 1990 and it is assessed he would engage in hostilities against US forces, if released," the memo reads.") (July 12, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - No. 574-12: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today that Ibrahim al Qosi was transferred from the detention facility at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Sudan.") (July 11, 2012) (Read More...)
STRIPES.com - STARS AND STRIPES (MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS): "CONVICTED AL-QAIDA OPERATIVE RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO, REPATRIATED TO SUDAN" (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim al-Qosi pleaded guilty...") (July 11, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SENIOR AL QAEDA IDEOLOGUE FREED IN MAURITANIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Family members of top al Qaeda ideologue Abu Hafs al Mauritani have confirmed that he was freed this past weekend. Abu Hafs was transferred from Iran, where he had lived since late 2001, to Mauritania earlier this year.") (July 10, 2012) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com (THE STAR): Nairobi - "KENYA: 'BOMB SUSPECTS WORK WITH IRAN INTELLIGENCE'" by Kamore Maina and Susan Muhindi (SNIPPET: "The two Iranian men being tried for possession of explosives allegedly came to Kenya as intermediaries. They arrived as tourists on June 12 and were arrested on June 19 on Uhuru Highway as they were driving to the airport. Sayed Mansour Mousavi, 50 years, and Ahmad Abolfathhi Mohammed, 49 years, have reportedly told the Anti Terrorism Police that they were sent by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IGRC) to receive the consignment at Mombasa port on June 14. However the ATPU believes that the two are both intelligence officers holding the rank of colonel.") (July 11, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Nairobi, Kenya - "KENYA POLICE: IRANIAN TERROR SUSPECTS SHIPPED 100KG OF EXPLOSIVE TO HIT WESTERN TARGETS" (SNIPPET: "Two Iranians accused of planning attacks on Western targets in Kenya shipped more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of powerful explosive into this East African country, and most of it has not been recovered, a police officer told a court Tuesday. Iranian nationals Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi are charged with preparing to commit acts intended to cause grievous harm after they were arrested last month and led officials to a 15-kilogram (33-pound) stash of the explosive RDX.") (Updated July 10, 2012, 7:30 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Phoenix, Arizona - Press Release: Tucson, Arizona - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF A CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION BORDER PATROL AGENT; $1 MILLION FBI REWARD ANNOUNCED Individuals Charged Are Allegedly Responsible for Death of Agent Brian Terry" (July 9, 2012) (Read More...)
YUMA SUN.com: San Luis Rio Colorado, Son. - "DRUG TUNNEL USED MORE THAN 6 MONTHS" by Cesar Neyoy - Bajo El Sol (SNIPPET: "A half-block from the Mexican port of entry and a few feet from the border is where authorities discovered a tunnel that crosses into a commercial facility in San Luis, Ariz. About 755 feet long and 60 feet deep, the tunnel would have been used for more than six months to smuggle drugs northbound and weapons and cash southbound, said Gen. Raul Guereca Valenzuela, head of the local military station, during a briefing with media representatives.") (July 8, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA TERROR SUSPECT CAUGHT AT OLYMPIC PARK A suspected terrorist who MI5 believe is a would-be suicide bomber was found repeatedly near the Olympic Games venue." by Dave Barrett (SNIPPET: "A Crown Prosecution Service spokeswoman said: "CF has been charged with five offences of breaching his Tpim. He is next in [criminal] court on July 27.") (July 7, 2012, 9:15 pm) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS REGIONAL ACTORS FUELING VIOLENCE AND INSTABILITY IN SOMALIA Action Targets al-Shabaab Supporters Based in Somalia and Kenya as well as Eritrean Officials" (July 5, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PUTIN'S JULY 4TH MESSAGE Russian Nuclear-Capable Bombers Intercepted Near West Coast In Second U.S. Air Defense Zone Intrusion In Two Weeks" by Bill Gertz (July 6, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "RUSSIA REVEALS NEW 'CONTAINER MISSLE Russia has unveiled an advanced variation of a cruise missile that can be launched from a standard naval container" by Rachel Hirshfeld (July 5, 2012, 11:45 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report no. 852: "Tehran's Response to the Intensification of Sanctions: A Determined Stance on the Nuclear Issue, Controlled Threat in 'Great Prophet 7' Missile Exercise, Threats of Terrorism" by A. Savyon (July 3, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "WHITE MUSLIM ONE OF SIX ARRESTED OVER 'TERROR PLOT' White Muslim convert Richard Dart and a former community support officer were among six people arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack in Britain." by Tom Whitehead, Martin Evans and Sam Marsden (SNIPPET: "Richard Dart, who was radicalised by the cleric Anjem Choudary, was held following police raids in east and west London. A former PCSO and two of his brothers, who were living just over a mile from the Olympic site in Stratford, were also among those detained during the police and MI5 operation to prevent a suspected terror assault.") (July 5, 2012, 10:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Phnom Penh, Cambodia - "MYSTERY DISEASE IN CAMBODIA KILLS 61 CHILDREN" (SNIPPET: "The children were less than 10 years old and first fell ill with a high fever, followed by neurological symptoms and severe respiratory problems that quickly progressed. The cases have been reported in hospitals in 14 provinces, with most occurring in southern Cambodia.") (July 5, 2012) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "KENYAN CHURCH ATTACKS PROMPT WARNINGS OF COLLABORATION AMONG TERROR GROUPS" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Responding to deadly terrorist attacks targeting churches Sunday, Kenya's prime minister warned Monday of the danger posed to the broader region if Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab -- the suspected perpetrators of the attacks -- teams up with similarly-minded groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria.") (July 3, 2012) (Read More...)
START.UMD.EDU - START - Publication - HOMELAND SECURITY Science and Technology - Human Factors/Behavioral Sciences Division: "HOT SPOTS OF TERRORISM AND OTHER CRIMES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1970 TO 2008" (SNIPPET: "The authors of this report are Gary LaFree, director of START and professor of criminology at the University of Maryland, and Bianca Bersani, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts- Boston.") (pdf) (January 31, 2012) (Read More...)
DARK READING.com: "U.S. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE CYBERATTACK REPORTS JUMP DRAMATICALLY A new report from ICS-CERT shows the number of reported incidents increased from 9 to 198 between 2009 and 2011" by Brian Prince (June 29, 2012) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iranians help Hezbollah build tunnels in Lebanon'" by Joanna Paraszczuk (SNIPPET: "Beirut newspaper 'Al-Joumhouria' cites 'security study' saying terror group has upgraded underground structures.") (July 3, 2012, 03:39) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS (AP): Nairobi, Kenya - "OFFICIALS: IRANIANS TARGETED ISRAELI, U.S. INTERESTS" by Jason Straziuso and To Odula (SNIPPET: "Kenyan security forces arrested the Iranians on June 19 and were then led to 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of RDX..." SNIPPET: "The two suspects -- Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi -- appeared in a Kenyan court last week...") (July 2, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "KEY MUMBAI PLOTTER ARRESTED IN SAUDI ARABIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "A key suspect in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, was arrested in Saudi Arabia earlier this month and then turned over to Indian authorities. Also known as Abu Jundal and Abu Hamza, Ansari has reportedly made significant admissions implicating members of the Pakistani army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency in the planning of the attack. The Mumbai siege was orchestrated by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a longtime proxy of Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment.") (June 29, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - [Testimony: C. Frank Figliuzzi, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Statement Before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence]: Washington, D.C. - "TESTIMONY - ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE: A FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THREAT TO AMERICANS JOBS AND HOMELAND SECURITY" (June 28, 2012) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Bridgeport, Conn. - "UNITED TECHNOLOGIES SUBSIDIARY PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR HELPING CHINA DEVELOP NEW ATTACK HELICOPTER United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Hamilton Sundstrand Coporations also agree to pay more than $75 Million to U.S. government after HSI-led instigation" (SNIPPET: "Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (PWC), a Canadian subsidiary of the Connecticut-based defense contractor United Technologies Corporation (UTC), today pleaded guilty to violating the Arms Export Control Act and making false statements in connection with its illegal export to China of U.S.-origin military software used in the development of China's first modern military attack helicopter, the Z-10. In addition, UTC, its U.S.-based subsidiary Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (HSC) and PWC have all agreed to pay more than $75 million as part of a global settlement with the Justice Department and State Department in connection with the China arms export violations and for making false and belated disclosures to the U,S. government about these illegal exports.") (June 28, 2012) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING NETWORK LINKED TO DRUG TRAFFICKER AYMAN JOUMAA AND A KEY HIZBALLAH SUPPORTER IN SOUTH AMERICA" (June 27, 2012) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE: "AMERICAN MUSLIMS STONE CHRISTIANS IN DEARBORN, MICHIGAN" (SNIPPET: "In the video below, we see a small number of Christians who gathered holding Christian signs at the 2012 Dearborn, Michigan Arab festival being assaulted by Muslims with bottles, stones, and other objects.") (June 27, 2012) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "CANCELED: D.C. EVENT FEATURING SYRIAN MUFTI WHO THREATENED SUICIDE ATTACKS ON WEST" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun") (June 26, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "REPORT: A DOZEN MILITARY 'INSIDER THREATS'" (SNIPPET: "During a hearing last Wednesday on extremism within the Muslim community, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-N.Y., said military communities increasingly are targeted for attacks in the United States. "The number of military insiders suspected of being radicalized to violent Islamist extremism is a still-classified but truly eye-popping amount of ongoing cases," King said in prepared remarks.") (June 26, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "RUSSIA VIOLATES U.S. AIRSPACE Northcom Says Russian Nuclear Bombers Violated U.S. Airspace During Arctic War Games" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Russian military spokesman, Air Force Lt. Col. Vladimir Deryabin, was quoted in Russian press reports as saying the purpose of strategic exercise involved "practice destruction of enemy air defenses and strategic facilities."") (June 28, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE BEAR AT THE DOOR Russian Nuclear Bombers Test U.S. Air Defenses In Arctic War Games During Chilly Obama-Putin Summit" by Bill Gertz (June 26, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "CHINA BRUSHES OFF FEARS OVER REACTOR SALES TO PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "...construct two new reactors at Pakistan's Chasma atomic energy complex...") (June 27, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "KING DEMANDS ANSWERS ON EGYPTIAN RADICAL'S VISIT" (SNIPPET: "Hani Nour Eldin, a member of the banned Islamic Group (Gamaa Islamiya), met with government officials as part of a delegation of Egyptian parliamentarians. Eldin's presence was first reported last week by the Daily Beast's Eli Lake, who called it a budding "political fiasco." The Islamic Group's spiritual leader is Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, considered the inspiration behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and convicted of conspiring in a subsequent plot to blow up New York landmarks and tunnels. In a letter dated Sunday, U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., asked how Eldin received a visa and came to the United States.") (June 25, 2012) (Read More...)
PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN (BIKYMASR): Nigeria - "NIGERIA'S BOKO HARAM SAYS MORE VIOLENCE COMING AS 100 ALREADY KILLED" (SNIPPET: ""We are winning this war against the infidels and del will not stop until we have our goal of an Islamic state," the spokesman told Bikyamasr.com via telephone on Thursday.") (Posted June 23, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "AFGHAN OFFICIALS REPORT SUSPECTED POISON ATTACK IN SAR-I-PUL" (SNIPPET: "...a suspected poison attack today against an all girls' school..." SNIPPET: "This is the ninth suspected poison attack in northern Afghanistan since April.") (June 23, 2012, 1:32 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "NDS ARRESTS TALIBAN LEADER AND 14 OTHERS LINKED TO SCHOOL POISONINGS" (SNIPPET: "In the wake of the seventh suspected poison attack against a girls' school in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province since mid-April, the Afghan National Security Directorate (NDS) yesterday announced the arrest of 15 suspects linked to the attacks. NDS spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said that officials have arrested Qair Khalilullah, the Taliban's deputy shadow governor for Takhar province; northern Taliban commander Noor Agha; and a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) named Mullah Yaqub, for their roles in the poison attacks, according to Pajhwok News.") (June 8, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "GOING NUCLEAR" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Two senior leaders of the House Armed Services Committee this week criticized President Obama's forthcoming plan to seek deeper cuts in strategic nuclear warheads, calling a Pentagon study on the matter "unilateral disarmament."") (June 21, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING: MILITARY HIT FOR CORRECTNESS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The U.S. military is guilty of political correctness toward domestic Islamic terror, according to a congressional report made public Wednesday that concludes al Qaeda is using U.S.-based Muslim radicals to plan mass casualty attacks.") (June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "KING, MEEHAN STATEMENT ON STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATION OF THREE BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS Department Has Yet to Designate Nigeria-based Group as Terrorist Organization, Despite Growing Threat" (June 21, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "HEARING: THE AMERICAN MUSLIM RESPONSE TO HEARINGS ON RADICALIZATION WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY" (June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING: BORDER SECURITY THREATS TO THE HOMELAND: DHS' RESPONSE TO INNOVATIVE TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES" (June 19, 2012) (Read More...)
PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE.net: "(U//FOUO) DHS-FBI Suspicious Activity Reporting Bulletin: Terrorists Eliciting Information" (SNIPPET: "Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Eliciting Information - 1 page, For Official Use Only, February 7, 2012") (Posted June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
ARAB NEWS.com (AFP): Washington - "IRAN ENRICHING URANIUM AT FAST PACE DESPITE STUXNET: EXPERTS" (SNIPPET: "Based on the findings of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), "it's clear that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon very quickly should it wish to do so," said Stephen Rademaker of the Bipartisan Policy Center, a Washington think tank. Iran has produced 3,345 kilos of uranium enriched to 3.5 percent, according to the IAEA, which if it was enriched further would provide enough uranium for at least two atomic bombs, Rademaker said. If the Iranian leadership made the decision to produce an atomic weapon, "it would take them 35 to 106 days to actually have the fissile material for a weapon," he said.") (June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "PAKISTAN DETAINS AL QAEDA OPERATIVE TIED TO MULTIPLE PLOTS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Meziche not only had extensive ties to al Qaeda's 9/11 Hamburg cell, but he was also part of a second Hamburg cell that planned to carry out terrorist attacks against European cities in 2010. Those attacks were to be modeled after the 2008 siege of Mumbai, India and were ordered by slain al Qaeda master Osama bin Laden. The 2010 plot was also linked to an al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. That network operates, according to the US government, as part of a formerly "secret" deal between the Iranian regime and al Qaeda.") (June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IN BRITAIN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH IRAN WHICH DEAL WITH EXPORTING THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (June 19, 2012) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com - blog: "Why Iran Covets Brazil" by Ilan Berman (SNIPPET: "Indeed, Brazil represents Iran's largest trading partner in the region.") (June 20, 2012) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "60 ILLEGALS FROM COUNTRIES THAT 'PROMOTE, PRODUCE, OR PROTECT' TERRORISTS CAUGHT ALONG U.S. COASTLINES" by Edwin Mora (SNIPPET: "In fiscal 2011, the Border Patrol caught a total of 6,552 aliens along the U.S. coast lines. Of these, 4, 123 were "other than Mexican" (OTM).") (June 19, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "BOKO HARAM SUICIDE BOMBERS TARGET NIGERIAN CHURCHES" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Boko Haram, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist terror group in Nigeria, attempted to bomb five Christian churches in Kaduna state today.") (June 17, 2012, 1:18 pm) (Read More...)
PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE.net: "(U//FOUO) NEW YORK FUSION CENTER BULLETIN: USE OF CLONED VEHICLES IN TERRORIST OR CRIMINAL OPERATIONS" (Posted June 16, 2012) (Read More...)
THE BLAZE.com: "PROMINENT MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER PROMOTING 'CYBER JIHAD' AND RESTORATION OF THE CALIPHATE" (SNIPPET: "Tareq Al-Suwaidan is not a widely-recognized name among jihadis for most Americans, but he is certainly making a name for himself in Islamist circles.") (June 16, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report no. 846: "KUWAITI MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER AND DIRECTOR OF SAUDI AL-RISALA TV TAREQ AL-SUWAIDAN TOURS WEST, PROMOTING RESTORATION OF CALIPHATE AND NEW ERA OF CYBER JIHAD" by Steven Stalinsky (June 14, 2012) (Read More...)
COLOMBIA REPORTS.com - News: "'ETA trained perpetuators of Bogota bombing'" by Christian Leonard (SNIPPET: "The ETA allegedly advised the FARC on explosives so they could carry out the May 15 bombing which killed two people and injured 54 more after Londono's armored car exploded in downtown Bogota.") (June 13, 2012) (Read More...)
CNET NEWS: "DISASTER AWAITS U.S. POWER GRID AS CYBERSECURITY LAGS Digital signatures that protect access to power-plant control systems are highly insecure, an industry leader wants -- and some companies want to make the problem worse." by Declan McCullagh (June 14, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IHH LEADER UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FUNDING AL-QAIDA" (SNIPPET: "Yildirim and IHH have extensive ties to Hamas and provide the terrorist group with funding. The U.S. government verified IHH's ties to Hamas in June 2010 and the U.S. State Department said the organization was under investigation the following month. IHH is also a member of the Union of Good, designated in 2008 by the U.S. for supporting and transferring funds to Hamas. U.S. court documents show that IHH had ties to al-Qaida. During the April 2001 trial of "millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam French intelligence expert Jean Louis-Bruguiere said IHH played an "important role" in the al-Qaida planned bomb plot. Bruguiere also told the Associated Press in June 2010 that IHH was "basically helping Al Qaeda when (Osama) bin Laden started to want to target U.S.soil."") (June 15, 2012) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "WHAT IS THE IHH?" by Ben Hartman (SNIPPET: "The Turkish charity that helped plan the Gaza flotilla may be linked to Jihadist groups.") (Last updated June 1, 2010, 22:32) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com - Defcon Hill - Blog: "Pentagon Plans to Hold Gay Pride Month Event" by Jeremy Herb (SNIPPET: "The Pentagon is planning to hold an event celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride month.") (June 14, 2012, 05:17 pm ET) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "THE DARK KNIGHT U.S. Security Threatened after CIA Put 'Out of Business' of Getting Intel from Terror Leaders, Former CIA Chief Says" by Bill Gertz (June 13, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch no. 4786: "INDOCTRINATION TO JIHAD AND RESISTANCE IN GAZA KINDERGARTENS" (June 12, 2012) (Read More...)
NOSINT - Naval Open Source INTelligence - blog: "TAIWAN INVESTIGATES NAVY SHIP'S MISSING LAPTOP" (SNIPPET: "Taiwan's military said Monday it is investigating how a laptop went missing from a guided-missile ship, with opposition lawmakers pointing the finger at Chinese spies.") (June 11, 2012) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com (AP): Phoenix, Arizona - "FLASHLIGHT BOMBS PUZZLE ARIZONA AUTHORITIES Three flashlight bombs have exploded within the last month in the Phoenix area" (June 9, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "POLICE SEARCH FOR 11,000 IN IDENTITY SCAM" (SNIPPET: "Members of a multi-million pound organised crime gang which ran the Confidential Access (CA) website were jailed on Friday but detectives are now hunting up to 11,000 people who used the service.") (June 9, 2012) (Read More...)
THE ECONOMIC TIMES: Bangalore - "Anonymous to protest internet censoring in 16 Indian cities, threaten to bring down government websites" (June 9, 2012) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "STATE DEPARTMENT PURGES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SECTION FROM ITS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS" by Pete Winn (SNIPPET: "But a section reporting on religious freedom has also always been included in the State Department's legally required annual country-by-country reports on human rights--that is, until now.") (June 7, 2012) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA POSTS ONLINE RECRUITMENT ADVERTS OFFERING TRAINING FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS TO TARGET THE U.S., ISRAEL AND FRANCE" (June 6, 2012) (Read More...)
MARITIME SECURITY REVIEW: "PAWW REPORT" (SNIPPET: "The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report (Horn of Africa) for the period 24 - 30 May 2012.") (June 6, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "NEW ISLAMIST GROUP EMERGES IN NIGERIA, VOWS TO DEFEND ALL MUSLIMS IN AFRICA" (SNIPPET: "A new Islamist group called Jama'atu Ansarul Musilimina fi Biladin Sudan (Supporters of Islam in the Land of Sudan) has vowed to defend the interests of Islam and Muslims in Africa, according to a videotaped monologue produced by the group's emir, Abu Usamatul Ansar. The video, which was filmed in Arabic, was also translated into English and Hausa, a predominant African language widely spoken in northern Nigeria. The group is probably an offshoot of the radical Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna Wal daa Wati, commonly known as Boko Haram, which is the most violent al Qaeda-linked Islamist organization in Nigeria.") (June 4, 2012, 12:46 am) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 15 AT NIGERIAN CHURCH" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Boko Haram, the radical Islamist terror group that has been linked to al Qaeda and its affiliate in north Africa, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, carried out yet another suicide attack at a church in Nigeria. From AFP: A suicide bomber who tried to drive an explosives-packed car into a church in Bauchi on Sunday killed at least 15, 40 injured after suicide blast at Nigeria church: rescue agency people, including himself, and injured 40, officials said.") (June 3, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EVIDENCE TIES IRAN TO DIPLOMATIC ASSASSINATION PLOTS" (SNIPPET: "Several assassination plots in at least seven different countries during the past 13 months have been linked to either Iranian operatives or Iran-backed Hizballah agents.") (May 29, 2012) (Read More...)
RNW.nl - English - RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE" (SNIPPET: "A former commander of the Somali al-Qaeda-linked organisation al-Shabab has said that dormant cells in the Netherlands are secretly preparing terrorist attacks. The commander, who left al-Shabab because of a dispute with its leaders, said the militant Islamist group is actively recruiting and training members of the Somali diaspora in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States to launch attacks in the countries where they have a residence permit." SNIPPET: "Al Ansari joined up with government forces and entered a protection programme with the interim government after he stopped activities with Al Shabab. The Somali commander was questioned by US security officials at the American embassy in Nairobi.") (May 28, 2012, 10:21 am) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "REVEALED: HUNDREDS OF WORDS TO AVOID USING ONLINE IF YOU DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT SPYING ON YOU (and they included 'pork', 'cloud' and 'Mexico')" [Note: List included.] (May 26, 2012) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: "GAMES WILL BE AL-QA'IDA TARGET, SAYS EUROPOL Intelligence agency believes terrorists want to make a symbolic strike after Bin Laden's death" by Brian Brady, Jonathan Owen (May 27, 2012) (Read More...)
SPACEFLIGHT NOW.com: "CHINESE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE DELIVERED TO SPACE" by Stephen Clark (SNIPPET: "But analysts believe the satellite will serve with Chinese military with on-the-move communications. Saturday's liftoff was the eighth space launch of the year for China, and it marked the 28th launch of the year for China, and it marked the 28th launch to reach orbit worldwide in 2012.") (May 27, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "HIGHER ENRICHMENT AT IRANIAN SITE Traces of uranium enriched up to 27% found in Fordo bunker, signaling Tehran may be closer to militarized nuclear production. Iran: Technical glitch" (Latest update: May 25, 2012, 21:32/Israel News) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "ANARCHISTS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAILWAY SIGNALLING SABOTAGE IN BRISTOL Informal Anarchist Federation says it set fire to signaling cables, causing severe delays to commuter train services" by Shiv Malik (May 25, 2012, 08:53 EDT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ONLY IN PAKISTAN..." by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Pakistan has moved swiftly against the doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden. Just over one year after Osama bin Laden was killed, Pakistan has convicted Dr. Shakil Afridi for "anti-state activities" for aiding in the death of the terror leader." SNIPPET: "...and was sentenced to 33 years in prison and also given a 3,20,000-rupee fine...") (May 23, 2012, 7:57 pm) (Read More...")
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "GERMAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF WARNS OF ISLAMIST ATTACKS Toulouse-style attacks that left Jewish children dead possible in Germany too, officials says" (Published May 22, 2012, 18:32/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News - Testimony: "A NATIONAL SECURITY CRISIS: FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" (May 21, 2012) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE.com: Washington - "TERRORISM CONCERNS MAKE EXPORT RULES TRICKY" by Jim Spencer (SNIPPET: "A Minnesota shipment that ended up in Iraq IEDs raises questions about whether restrictions are adequate.") (Updated May 19, 2012) (Read More...)
SECURITY WEEK.com: "NASA INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE SSL COMPROMISE" by Steve Ragan (SNIPPET: "On Wednesday, an Iranian student group comprised of programmers and hackers, known as the Cyber Warriors Team, claimed to have compromised the SSL cert used on the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) website.") (May 18, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Palestin3 Advocacy Network Forum" (SNIPPET: "Palestin3 Advocacy Network, proudly flying the black flag.") (May 19, 2012)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO THE TALIBAN AND HAQQANI NETWORK" (May 17, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "HILL GOP WANTS ANSWERS ON HEZBOLLAH LEADER TIED TO SOLDIERS KILLINGS, SET FOR RELEASE" (SNIPPET: "Republicans on Capitol Hill are furious over the Obama administration's handling of a purported Hezbollah commander, who was connected to the killing of five U.S. soldiers in 2007 and now is set for release by an Iraqi court. The most recent GOP lawmaker to express frustration and to demand answers from the administration is Florida Rep. Allen West, who on Wednesday sent a letter to President Obama questioning why Ali Musa Daqduq was turned over to Iraq in December 2011.") (May 17, 2012) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com - Big Government: "THE VETTING - EXCLUSIVE - OBAMA'S LITERARY AGENT IN 1991 BOOKLET: 'BORN IN KENYA AND RAISED IN INDONESIA AND HAWAII'" by Joel B. Pollak (SNIPPET: "Barack Obama, the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review, was born in Kenya and raised in Indonesia and Hawaii. The son of an American anthropologist and a Kenyan finance minister, he attended Columbia University and worked as a financial journalist and editor for Business International Corporation. He served as project coordinator in Harlem for the New York Public Interest Research Group, and was Executive Director of the Developing Communities Project in Chicago's South Side.") (May 17, 2012) (Read More...)
ISIS-online.org - INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - ISIS Report: "IRANIAN SMUGGLING FOR MILITARY NUCLEAR PROGRAMS: FROM SHAHID HEMMAT INDUSTRIAL GROUP TO THE PHYSICS RESEARCH CENTER" by David Albright and Paul Brannan (pdf) May 16, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - FBI Dallas: "FBI AND U.S. POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE ANNOUNCE REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT MAILINGS OF WHITE POWDER LETTERS IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA" (May 16, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TWO LIEUTENANTS OF SOUTH ASIAN CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim "Tiger" Memon as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for their roles as part of a criminal organization run by Dawood Ibrahim, known as "D Company." Dawood Ibrahim was named as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in October 2003, and in June 2006, he was named by the President as a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker. Also in June 2006, the Dawood Ibrahim Organization was named by the President as a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker.") (May 15, 2012) (Read More...)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com (REUTERS): Washington - "U.S. HAS 55 DAILY ENCOUNTERS WITH "SUSPECTED TERRORISTS"" by Mark Hosenball, Reuters (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement and homeland security personnel face an average of 55 daily encounters with "known or suspected terrorists" named on government watchlists, officials told Reuters." SNIPPET: "But officials note that very few of those daily contacts lead to arrests.") (May 15, 2012, 5:30 p.m. CDT) (Read More...)
EAST LONDON LINES.co.uk: "JAILED FOR POSSESSING AL QAEDA MAGAZINE" (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Abu Hasnath,19, of Blair Street E14, has been jailed at the Old Bailey for 14 months after he admitted being in possession of Al Qaeda's on-line terrorist magazine "Inspire."") (May 11, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "EXTREMIST BEHIND 'GAY-FREE ZONE' POSTERS JAILED FOR POSSESSING AL QAEDA LITERATURE" (SNIPPET: "Bearded Hasnath has been in custody for 206 days and is likely to be released in the next week, the Old Bailey heard. While on remand in Belmarsh, a prison officer heard prisoner Mohibur Rahman, who pleaded guilty to having terrorist literature in the stock exchange bomb plot trial, apparently encouraging him.") (May 11, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Samir Khan Releases Advice for Mujahideen" (SNIPPET: "Jihadi forums have released a new guide with practical advice for aspiring mujahideen, posthumously attributed to former al-Qaida propagandist Samir Khan.") (May 15, 2012)
FREE BEACON.com: "NEW NUKES Defense Bill Would Bolster Nuclear, Conventional Power in Asia" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials said China is believed to have between 300 and 400 strategic nuclear warheads and an unknown number of tactical nuclear warheads. However, a recent study by Georgetown University that examined the size and scope of a 3,000-mile-long series of underground nuclear tunnels and factories estimated that China's nuclear warhead forces could be orders of magnitude larger than official U.S. intelligence estimates.") (May 15, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 835: "Dailymotion, France's Leading Video-Sharing Website -- A Jihadi Video Repository" by R. Green and N. Maruani (May 14, 2012)
YNET NEWS.com: "'Hezbollah has 300 operatives in NYC'" by Yitzhak Benhorin, Reuters (SNIPPET: "A law enforcement official said that the New York Police Department, whose monitoring of Muslim communities has prompted political controversy, believes that between 200 and 300 Hezbollah sympathizers live in New York City. Between 10 and 20 of those are relatives of Hezbollah leaders or fighters who were killed in action, said the official.") (Published April 6, 2012, 08:36/Israel News) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MI5 FEARED BRITISH POLICE ATTENDED TERRORIST CAMPS MI5 warned Scotland Yard that policemen in its ranks were suspected of attending terrorist training camps, it can be disclosed." by Ben Leach and David Barrett (May 12, 2012, 9:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "EU TELLS IRAN IT 'MUST' SUSPEND ATOM ACTIVITY European Union reiterates demand that Islamic Republic halts uranium enrichment, days after Tehran says it has no intention to do so" (Published May 7, 2012, 23:57/Israel News) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com - Blotter: "OFFICIALS: MORE AL QAEDA BOMBS UNACCOUNTED FOR" by Brian Ross, Richard Esposito and Rhonda Schwartz (SNIPPET: "U.S. and European officials say that even though an al Qaeda bomber was stopped before he could board a plane for the U.S., the threat is far from over -- there are believed to be several other would-be bombers with similar non-metallic devices that could get through most airport security screening.") (May 7, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRITISH AGENT IN UNDERPANTS BOMB PLOT HAD BEEN WORKING UNDERCOVER 'FOR UP TO A YEAR' Future operations and Intelligence sharing between Britain and the US may have been endangered by the leaking of sensitive details about the agent who infiltrated an al-Qaeda cell plotting an underpants bomb attack." by Duncan Guardham, Tom Whitehead (May 11, 2012, 8:30 pm BST) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CIA THWARTS AL QAEDA UNDERWEAR BOMB PLOT NEAR ANNIVERSARY OF BIN LADEN'S DEATH" (SNIPPET: "The would-be suicide bomber, based in Yemen, had not yet picked a target or bought his plane tickets when the CIA stepped in and seized the bomb, officials said. It's not immediately clear what happened to the alleged bomber. A U.S. official told Fox News that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, remains "committed to striking targets in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, the Homeland, and Europe.") (May 7, 2012) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - "ARRAIGNMENT ENDS AS LEGAL TEAMS GIRD FOR LONG 9/11 TRIAL" by Karen Parrish (SNIPPET: "Yesterday's roughly 13-hour arraignment here of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, Ramzi bin al Shibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi was the first chapter of what attorneys on both sides describe as an epically complicated trial to come.") (May 6, 2012) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "NEW YORK CITY CONFIRMS NEW 911 SYSTEM IS MESS Unified Call Taker has cost $2 Billion" by Jonathan Lemire and Reuven Blau (May 4, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "LAWMAKER QUESTIONS FBI MATERIALS PURGE" (SNIPPET: "The FBI's refusal to identify three Islamic experts involved in purging "offensive" material from training manuals has triggered concerns that the Bureau has delegated this responsibility to Islamist organizations.") (May 4, 2012, 4:06 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "MISSILE MANIA Senior State Dept Missile Defense Envoy Declines to Explain Obama's 'Flexibility' Promise to Moscow" by Bill Gertz (May 3, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "ICNA RELIEF PROMOTES JIHAD DONATIONS" (SNIPPET: "The charitable wing of a major American Muslim organization is promoting donations to extremist causes, undercutting a nationwide campaign to improve its image. The website link from the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief division hints at deeper connections to extremism and terror, both by the charitable branch and by its parent organization.") (May 2, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 831: "AQAP Releases Issues VIII and IX of Its English-Language Magazine 'Inspire', Calling for Lone-Wolf Jihad Attacks Targeting 'Populations'; Permitting Chemical and Biological Weapons" by Steven Stalinsky (May 7, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "Al Qaeda Names New Emir for Pakistan: Report" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "According to The News, al Qaeda has announced that it named a new commander for its network in Pakistan. Farman Shinwari, the new emir for Pakistan, has several brothers who are involved in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. One brother also serves as a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen commander while leading Taliban fighters in Khyber and Waziristan.") (April 30, 2012, 1:36 am) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "OLYMPIC PLAN TO PUT MISSILES ON BLOCK OF FLATS" (SNIPPET: "The army is planning to position soldiers and surface-to-air missiles on top of a block of flats to prevent any airborne terror threat during this summer's Olympic Games. Residents of the block in Bow in east London received a leaflet on Saturday informing them up to 10 soldiers and police will be stationed at the building.") (April 29, 2012, 7:56 am UK) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY REPORT: "GERMAN COURT UPHOLDS BAN ON GERMAN IHH" (SNIPPET: "Israeli media is reporting that a German court has upheld the ban on the German International Humanitarian Relief Organization (IHH) for financing Hamas.") (April 30, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "'HEZBOLLAH BOOSTING DRONE UNIT'" by Ronen Bergman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is equipped with Ababil ("Swallow") drones, which are manufactured by Iran. The Ababil has several models, including one that can carry a warhead packed with several dozens of kilograms of explosives.") (Published April 27, 2012, 13:03/Israel News) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: "IRANIAN AGENT DEPORTED FOR SPYING ON JEWS IN INDIA The city police deported Iranian national Hamid Kashkouli, 40, for spying on the Chabad House and other Jewish, Israeli targets." by Rachel Hirshfeld (SNIPPET: "The Special Branch of the Dehli police deported Iranian national Hamid Kashkouli, 40, who was pursuing his PhD from the University of Pune (UoP) in India, Pune Mirror reported. Kashkouli was found spying on the Chabad House in Koregaon Park, the Rasta Peth Synagogue and other Jewish and Israeli targets. Kashkouli was on the payrolls of the Iranian intelligence, according to reports. Following a court order, Kashkouli was deported to Iran from Delhi, last month.") (April 27, 2012, 3:15 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON" "BEIJING'S BATTLE PLAN Chinese Military Writings Reveal Cyber, Space War Plans" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's People's Liberation Army is preparing to destroy U.S. computer and network infrastructure in future attacks and knock out satellites with microwave pulses, according to recently translated Chinese military writings.") (April 27, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk - UK News - Crime: "SECRET MEETING BETWEEN MI6 AND POLICE HOURS AFTER DISCOVERY OF SPY GARETH WILLIAMS'S DEATH The head of MI6 met Britain's most senior policeman hours after the discovery of the body of a spy inside a locked holdall." by Patrick Sawer and Gordon Thomas (SNIPPET: "There has been speculation that either the Russian or Chinese security services could have been responsible for Mr Williams's death. SVR, the Russian foreign intelligence service, is understood to have around forty spies in this country. They are either working under diplomatic cover at their embassy or with trade missions. MSS, the Chinese foreign intelligence service, is believed to have staff of over three thousand based in every country, including a number of 'hit' teams. Britain's three main intelligence services -- MI6, MI5 and GCHQ -- have a number of safe-houses in and around London. They are used as bases to interrogate foreign spies before they are handed over to Scotland Yard for arrest and trial and to brief or debrief an officer before or after a mission. They also provide accommodation for an officer in transit from one posting to another, as in Mr Williams's case.") (April 22, 2012, 7:30 am BST) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "2 UIGHUR GITMO DETAINEES TRANSFERRED TO EL SALVADOR" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced the transfer of two Uighur detainees from Guantanamo to ElSalvador yesterday. The two detainees were not named in the DoD's press release. But according to the New York Times they are Abdul Razak and Ahmed Mohamed.") (April 20, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PRO-HAMAS EXHIBIT OPENS IN FRANCE" (SNIPPET: "The local government in the French city of Angouleme has provided a room for a pro-Hamas photography exhibit, a month after a French Islamist terrorist murdered a Rabbi and three Jewish youth to "avenge the Palestinian children.") (April 19, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News - IPT Exclusive: "JIHADIS' NEW TOULOUSE INSPIRATION"(SNIPPET: "Jihadis are finding inspiration in the murder of Jewish children and French soldiers in Toulouse, calling for the attack to form a new "school" of terrorism in the West.") (April 18, 2012) (Read More...)
THE LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "EX-GITMO DETAINEE DETAINEE DELIVERS RANSOM DEMANDS FOR KIDNAPPED SAUDI" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Al Shadoukhi (whose name is given as "Mishal Muhammad Rashid al Shedoky" in documents prepared at Guantanamo) was transferred to Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2003, along with four other Saudis. The five detainees were the first to be repatriated to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo's cells. They were entered into a jihadist rehabilitation program, but obviously al Shadoukhi was not rehabilitated.") (April 18, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN NAMES NEW NUCLEAR EMERGENCY AGENCY CHIEF Tehran's Atomic Energy Chief Fereydoon Abbasi, who survived 2010 assassination attempt, promoted; no announcement as to whether he'll pull double duty" (SNIPPET: "According to a Wednesday report in The New York Times, the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency considers Abbasi to be a key figure in Iran's nuclear program.") (Published April 18, 2012, 08:16/Israel News) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "TURKEY CONFISCATES POTENTIAL RADIOLOGICAL 'DIRTY BOMB' SUBSTANCE" (SNIPPET: "The countertrafficking force of the Turkish Gendarmerie Command took control of 500 grams of cesium 137, contained in two glass vials, in Ankara when they inspected the vehicle of three Turkish citizens who were visiting from Germany. The three individuals were taken into custody, officials informed Turkish news organizations. The inside information provided to authorities said the radioactive material originated in Russia but was smuggled to Turkey via Georgia.") (April 17, 2012) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX.com: "NATION OF ISLAM LEADER: People Are Going to Kill Leaders" by Henry J. Reske (SNIPPET: "Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan warned that people "are going to kill their leaders" for selling them out.") (April 16, 2012) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY REPORT: "U.K. ISLAMIC LEADER FACING WAR CRIMES CHARGES IN BANGLADESH" (SNIPPET: "U.K. media is reporting that Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, an Islamic leader close to the Global Muslim Brotherhood, will be facing war crimes charges in Bangladesh.") (April 17, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LEADING BRITISH MUSLIM LEADER FACES WAR CRIMES CHARGES IN BAGLADESH One of Britain's most important Muslim leaders is to be charged with war crimes, investigators and officials have told The Sunday Telegraph" by Andrew Gilligan, Dhaka (PHOTO CAPTION: "Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, left, with the Prince of Wales at the Markfield Islamic Foundation, Leics") (April 15, 2012, 8:00 am BST) (Read More...)
Security.Blogs.CNN.com: "TRANSATLANTIC SHOE BOMBER KNEW BIN LADEN" by Paul Cruickshank (SNIPPET: "Saajid Badat, a U.K. terrorist convicted for plotting in December 2001 to blow up a shoe bomb on a transatlantic airliner heading from Europe to the United States, revealed in a U.S. court Thursday that he met Osama bin Laden several times in Afghanistan between 2000-2001. When he pleaded guilty in 2005, Badat indicated that had been directed by al Qaeda to launch the plot...") (April 20, 2012, 03:23 am ET) (Read More...)
DAILY MAILco.uk: "BOMBER FREED BY SECRET JUSTICE: TERRORIST RELEASED AFTER SUPERGRASS DEAL IN CLOSED COURT" by Rebecca Camber, Jack Doyle and Katherine Faulkner (SNIPPET: "Saajid Muhammad Badat plotted with Richard Reid to blow up a transatlantic flight but changed his mind at the last minute He is helping the case against Adis Medunjanin, alleged to be at the centre of an al Qaida plot to bomb the New York subway Deal struck in 2009 but kept secret until now - he was released in March 2010") (April 16, 2012) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "FROM GLOUCESTER TO AFGHANISTAN: THE MAKING OF A SHOE BOMBER Saajid Badat this week pleaded guilty to plotting to blow up a plane. What drove this quiet football fan to thoughts of terror?" by Mark Honigsbaum and Vikram Dodd (March 2005) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT NEWS: "BRITISH LORD PUTS BOUNTY ON AMERICAN PRESIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "The first Muslim nobleman in England has been suspended from his political party following reports that he put a bounty on Presidents Obama and Bush during a speech Sunday in Pakistan. It is not the first time that Lord Nazir Ahmed has advocated on behalf of the worldwide Islamist causes. It's also a damning indictment of how the British political system empowered and supported a radical Islamist, despite indications that his misuse of the position would convey legitimacy to extremist causes.") (April 16, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Counterintelligence: "HIGHER EDUCATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY: THE TARGETING OF SENSITIVE, PROPRIETARY, AND CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON CAMPUSES OF HIGHER EDUCATION" (April 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org (WASHINGTON POST): "TAKING EXCEPTION: AU ZUBAIDA'S CLEAR TIES TO AL-QAEDA" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "The profile of Abu Zubaida listed among detainee biographies on the Web sites of the Defense Department and the director of national intelligence says that his activities include organizing terror attacks, smuggling terrorist fugitives across state borders, procuring forged documents and funds for terrorists, and more. Zubaida is alleged to have operated guest houses in Peshawar and Islamabad that provided havens for militants traveling to the Khalden camp Zubaida ran in Afghanistan. There, militants received training in explosives, small arms and rocket launchers. According to a 2010 Canadian government account, "The combination of operating a guesthouse, a training camp and collecting passports makes him a participant into the cause of Islamist extremism." In June 2010 the United Nations reviewed and decided to maintain its terrorist designation of Abu Zubaida, describing him as a "close associate" of Osama bin Laden.") (April 13, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "ANALYSTS: CHINA BROKE SANCTIONS IF N. KOREA USING ITS MISSILE LAUNCHER" by Shaun Waterman (April 16, 2012) (Read More...)
YNA.co.kr - YONHAP NEWS AGENCY: "IRANIAN OFFICIALS OBSERVED N. KOREA'S ROCKET LAUNCH: SOURCE" (SNIPPET: ""On March 31, 12 Iranians of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG) arrived in North Korea. The Iranians undoubtedly were there to observe the missile launch and receive test data from North Korea," the source told Yonhap News Agency, requesting anonymity." SNIPPET: "North Korea and Iran have long been suspected of regularly exchanging ballistic missile technology.") (April 16, 2012, 07:21) (Read More...)
NORAD.mil - NORAD News: Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado - "NORAD AND USNORTHCOM ACKNOWLEDGE MISSILE LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "...U.S. systems detected and tracked a launch of the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile...") (April 12, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4649: "In Reply to Query by UK Resident, Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal Jihiad (MTJ) Okays Attacking Non-Muslims in the UK, Expresses Reservations Regarding Omar Bakri" (April 11, 2012)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SENIOR AL QAEDA IDEOLOGUE LEAVES IRAN FOR MAURITANIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Abu Hafs al Mauritani" SNIPPET: "Abu Hafs has been recognized as a key figure inside al Qaeda since the 1990s.") (April 11, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "BLINDED BY BEIJING Congressional Report Highlights U.S. Intelligence Failures Regarding China Military Buildup" by Bill Gertz (April 10, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Beijing - "THE MOSCOW-BEIJING AXIS SU-35 Purchase Raises Questions About China's Defense Spending, Threat to Taiwan" by Reuben F. Johnson (April 10, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Al Qimmah domain active again, but still no forum" (SNIPPET: "Al Qimmah now also on Facebook and Twitter") (April 10, 2012) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "AL-QAEDA BOMB-MAKING EXPERT PUBLISHES MAGAZINE DETAILING HOW TO MAKE EXPLOSIVES Text penned by longtime jihadist and explosives guru Abdullah Dhu al-Bajadin" by Joseph Straw and Rocco Parascandola (SNIPPET: "The first installment to circulate through jihadist online circles is ominously titled Al Qaeda Airlines and features an image of a silhouetted twin-engine airliner climbing into the sunset." SNIPPET: "The first installment outlines chemistry fundamentals and a recipe for the poisonous anesthetic chloroform. "We chose that because the beginner mujahid can prepare it at home using materials that are available in grocery stores and supermarkets," the author wrote, according to a SITE translation.") (April 9, 2012, 11:55 pm) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "PERSECUTION ON THE PENINSULA Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa to Demolish Christian Churches in Arabia" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Saudi Arabia's top Muslim leader recently issued a religious decree calling for all Christian churches on the Arabian peninsula to be demolished, a move that elicited protests from the U.S. government and undermines recent efforts in the kingdom to promote interfaith tolerance. Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh issued the fatwa, or Muslim religious decree, on March 11, although government-controlled media in the country so far have not reported it.") (April 6, 2012, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
PHILLY.com (AP): Pittsburgh - "BOMB-THREAT SERIES RATTLES THE PITT CAMPUS More than 20 have been made since mid-February. Lately, they've been e-mailed" (SNIPPET: "Police and experts say the sender is using an online "retailer" that relays e-mails through several intermediaries so the origin of the message cannot be traced, though some e-mails apparently were routed through computers in Austria.") (APRIL 7, 2012, 3:01 am) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: Paris - "FRENCH IN FEAR AS NEW KILLER ON A MOTORCYCLE STALKS PARIS SUBURBS Four people are shot dead with same weapon, but detectives think two gunment may be involved" (April 7, 2012) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (AFP): "FRENCH POLICE SWOOP ON ISLAMISTS" (SNIPPET: "Nine of the suspects, including Forsane Alizza leader Mohamed Achamlane, were ordered to be remanded in custody as police investigate their alleged crimes which include a plan to kidnap a judge, officials said. Willie Brigitte, who was extradited from Australia in 2003 and jailed in France in 2007 for plotting an attack on SydneyÕs Lucas Height's nuclear reactor, was one of the men arrested in the raid last week. Brigitte was released from prison in 2009.") (April 5, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "CIA: IRAN NUKE EXPANSION Iran Boosts Its Nuclear Program in 2011 Adding Both Nuclear Material and Facilities, CIA Report Says" by Bill Gertz (April 4, 2012) (Read More...)
NETWORK WORLD.com: Washington, D.C. - "DHS: AMERICA'S WATER AND POWER UTILITIES UNDER DAILY CYBER-ATTACK DHS industrial-control systems (ICS) response team offers glimpse into how bad it is" by Ellen Messmer (April 4, 2012, 10:09 am ET) (Read More...)
MEMRIjttm.org: "PAKISTANI DAILY: 'The White Jihadis Are Being Trained in The Miramshah, Mir Ali and Datta Khel Areas of North Waziristan in The Use of Explosives and Weapons'" (Posted April 3, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "Al Qaeda 'coming soon' to NYC, graphic warns" by Jana Winter (SNIPPET: "NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said the image appeared in the "artwork and design" section of a murky site used as a forum for terror talk. A mysterious image threatening the return to New York of Al Qaeda has appeared on a handful of Arabic websites, prompting the New York police department and federal authorities to investigate.") (April 2, 2012) (Read More...)
UPI.com: Washington - "AL-QAIDA'S ONLINE FORUMS GO DARK" (SNIPPET: "The loss of information typically confuses and frustrates the readers of the Web sites. "It leaves the rank-and-file to guess which messages and which messengers are genuine al-Qaida, and provides undercover operators with new opportunities to disrupt the movement," said A. Aaron Weisburd, senior fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute.") (April 2, 2012, 2:37 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "'We do jihad,' says Lashkar-e-Taiba emir Hafiz Saeed" (SNIPPET: "During a Friday sermon in Lahore, Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba who is wanted by the US and protected by Pakistan, called on Muslims to wage jihad against America. Saeed's speech took place the same day a Pakistani intelligence official claimed that Saeed was involved in a de-radicalization program.") (April 7, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "REPORT: OSAMA BIN LADEN HELPED PLAN MUMBAI ATTACKS" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Assuming bin Laden's files show what has been reported, the documents raise new questions about the former al Qaeda master's ties to elements of Pakistan's military and intelligence establishment.") (April 5, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MUMBAI ATTACK 'MASTERMIND' HAFIZ SAEED LINKED TO OSAMA BIN LADEN A $10m bounty was placed on the head of a Pakistani militant leader after the US obtained evidence he had been in close contact with Osama bin Laden, planning terrorist attacks, according to a former American intelligence official." by Rob Crilly, Rawalpindi and Dean Nelson in New Delhi (April 4, 2012, 3:08 pm BST) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "List of Bulletins Issued by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center March 2012" (pdf) (April 2, 2012) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE: "JIHADIST INFILTRATION" by David Meir-Levi (SNIPPET: "The problem on our southern border has grown only worse since then, with continued jihadist entry via Mexico and the new alliance between Iran and Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. The Iran-Venezuela connection and Iran's quest for deployable WMDs create the threat of a nuclear armed Venezuela under Iranian influence holding the USA hostage with nuclear-armed missiles having in their cross-hairs all of the southern USA from San Diego to Sarasota.") (April 2, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY - House Committee on Homeland Security - TESTIMONY by DR. MATTHEW LEVITT Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence: "IRAN, HIZBALLAH, AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND" (pdf) (March 21, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA 'PLOTTING ANOTHER 9/11' FROM AFGHANISTAN" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda fighters have returned to Afghanistan and will use the country as a base to launch September 11-style attacks on Western cities, according to the American ambassador to Kabul.") (March 30, 2012, 10:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
MEMRIjttm.org: "SENIOR SALAFI-JIHADI CLERIC: It Is Permissible To Join Infidel Armies In Order To Spy On Them" (SNIPPET: "On March 17, 2012, senior Salafi-jihadi cleric Abu Mundhir Al-Shinqiti published a fatwa on the Minbar Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad (MTJ) website" (Posted March 29, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "U.S. GENERAL WARNS TERRORISTS COULD EXPLOIT SOUTHERN SMUGGLING ROUTES" (SNIPPET: "The routes that drug smugglers use to move their products from Latin America into the United States could also be employed to bring an unconventional weapon into the country, the head of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff warned this week (see GSN, Oct. 20, 2006).") (March 30, 2012) (Read More...)
STATESMAN.com: "INVESTIGATORS LINK NIGHTCLUB OWNER, ASSOCIATES TO DRUG DEALS, MILITANT ISLAMIC GROUP, HOMICIDE CASE" by Gary Dinges and Patrick George (SNIPPET: "Arrested last week on money laundering and drug charges, Yassine Enterprises owner Hussein Ali "Mike" Yassine, his brother, Mohammed Ali "Steve" Yassine, and eight others appeared in federal court and heard more details about the cases against them." SNIPPET: "Officials linked one suspect to the Texas Syndicate prison gang. They also said thousands of dollars were transferred to a Yassine relative in Lebanon who is reportedly connected to the militant group Hezbollah, considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.") (Published March 27, 2012; Updated March 28, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "U.S., EUROPEAN OFFICIALS PROBE IRAN NUCLEAR SMUGGLING" (SNIPPET: "A dramatic expansion in nuclear and military smuggling investigations should lead to a flood of new criminal cases, primarily against Iranian and Chinese middlemen, US law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.") (March 29, 2012, 01:25/Israel News) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SPAIN ARRESTS 'AL-QAIDA'S LIBRARIAN'" (SNIPPET: "The story identifies MHA as Mudhar Hussein Almalaki, and notes Almalaki's involvement in the infamous 'Hit List' that was developed on the al-Shmukh forum and copied over to the Ansar al-Mujahideen Arabic forum.") (March 27, 2012; Updated March 30, 2012) (Read More...)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE.org: "JIHADISTS 'LIBERATING' SPAIN FOR ISLAM" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "Nine Islamists accused of planning terrorist attacks aimed at "liberating" Spain for Islam are standing trial in Madrid. Spanish public prosecutors say the men -- Salafi-Jihadists who belonged to an Islamist cell known as the "Army of the Messiah" (Ansar al-Mahdi) -- sought to "free" the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, two Spanish enclaves in northern Africa, from Spanish rule and thus begin the Islamic re-conquest of Spain." SNIPPET: "The jihadists are accused of plotting a series of bombings in Ceuta, including churches, the city's main port and other parts of the city's infrastructure, in an effort to "duplicate the train bombings that occurred in Madrid on March 11, 2004." The Madrid bombings, which killed 191 people and wounded 1,800, are considered to be one of the worst terrorist attacks in modern European history. Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences of eight years for each of the suspects...") (March 20, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS: TERRORISTS 'PLOTTING CYANIDE POISON HAND CREAM ATTACK' Terrorists linked with al-Qaeda are plotting a cyanide poison attack on London Olympics by mixing chemicals with hand cream, it has been reported.") (March 26, 2012, 7:45 am BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "CONVICTED TERRORISTS RELEASED THIS WEEK AHEAD OF OLYMPICS" by Tom Whitehead (SNIPPET: "Nabeel Hussain was jailed for eight years in 2009 for his part in the 2006 plot to blow up aeroplanes using hydrogen peroxide disguised in soft drink bottles." SNIPPET: "In a separate case, Tariq Al-Daour, a former law student, will also be released have served half his time.") (March 19, 2012, 7:00 am GMT) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 817: "IRANIAN WEBSITE DESCRIBES HOW IRAN WILL REPULSE A GROUND ATTACK" by A. Savyon & Y. Mansharof (SNIPPET: "Mashreq stressed that the IRGC did not demonstrate its full might during the recent maneuvers. Thus, for example, it did not use the TOR-M1 medium-range aerial defense system, which has been improved by Iran to a range of 12 kilometers, as opposed to the original model, which only has a range of four-and-a-half kilometers/ The IRGC also did not employ Toophan missiles (especially the Toophan-5), 107-millimeter rockets, rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), etc.") (March 22, 2012) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com: "WHY THE POST'S INVESTIGATIVE SERIES MATTERS" by Ishmael Jones (SNIPPET: "The Dana Priest investigative series in the Washington Post states that 854,000 employees now hold top-secret security clearances...") (July 20, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "EUROPOL CHIEF WARNS OF JIHAD THREAT" (SNIPPET: "New, decentralized Muslim terror threat emerging in Europe is much harder to counter, security officials warn; 'We can't monitor the Internet,' Europol chief says") (Published March 23, 2012, 20:52/Israel News)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SPACE CASES French Space Company Set To Get High-Tech Export License Despite U.S. Probe Into Its Illicit Sales To China" by Bill Gertz (March 23, 2012) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "FOREIGN SPIES 'PENETRATE' U.S. MILITARY NETWORKS" (SNIPPET: "Foreign spies should be assumed to have penetrated the computer networks of the US military, American politicians have been told. Security experts testifying to the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee said the penetration was likely so complete that attempts to curb it should stop. Instead, cyberdefence should be about protecting data not controlling access. The experts said the US should look into ways to retaliate against nations that had access to its networks.") (Last updated March 23, 2012, 08:06 ET) (Read More...)
Lightyears.Blogs.CNN.Com: "CHINA WANTS TO DOCK IN SPACE" (SNIPPET: "Between June and August this year, China plans to send three astronauts aboard the Shenzhou-9 for manual docking of the spacecraft with Tiangong 1, a space lab that has been orbiting the Earth since September.") (MARCH 23, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "EUROPOL CHIEF WARNS OF JIHAD THREAT" (SNIPPET: "New, decentralized Muslim terror threat emerging in Europe is much harder to counter, security officials warn; 'We can't monitor the Internet,' Europol chief says") (Published March 23, 2012, 20:52/Israel News)
EURASIA REVIEW.com (Written by Hudson Institute): "THE MULLAHS IN THE AMERICAS - OpEd" by Jaime Daremblum (SNIPPET: "Has the danger of Iranian activity in Latin America been exaggerated? It seems odd that serious analysts are asking such a question, given Tehran's 32-year record of sponsoring terrorism, killing Americans, aiding rogue dictators, and undermining democracy across the globe. But since many commentators are now arguing that Iran's hemispheric threat has been overblown, it's worth reviewing a few basic facts.") (March 22, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee on Homeland Security - Majority Preliminary Investigative Findings: "IRAN, HEZBOLLAH AND THE THREAT TO THE HOMELAND" (pdf) (March 21, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "They just can't keep their sites off the Great Satan's servers" (SNIPPET: "icpalestine.ir/.org, domains of "The International Conference on Palestinian Intifada" that sport a favicon and banner both with the official seal of the Islamic Republic, are nominally hosted in Iran, but redirect to icpalestine.com. The latter is hosted in the United States.") (March 20, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "FRENCH TERRORIST TRAINED WITH TALIBAN? Authorities investigating whether Mohammad Merah is among dozens of French Muslims who were trained by Taliban in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area" (March 24, 2012, 23:40/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "BROTHER OF TOULOUSE KILLER 'PROUD'" (SNIPPET: "The older brother of Toulouse terrorist Mohammed Merah says that he is "very proud" of his sibling, French newspaper Le Point reported.") (Published: March 23, 2012, 16:46/Israel News) (Read More...)
O JIHAD - blog: "TOULOUSE KILLER ALLIES HIMSELF WITH AL-QAIDA" (SNIPPET: "French police has surrounded the house of the alleged Toulouse killer who shot dead three French soldiers, three Jewish students and a Jewish teacher in the Toulouse region over the past two weeks. The suspect was identified as Franco-Algerian Mohamed Merah, a 24-year old French citizen. He allies himself with Al-Qaida and claims he was trained in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. According to media reports Merah said he acted because of recent violence in Gaza and the killing Palestinians.") (March 21, 2012) [UPDATE: The shooter is dead. 3/22/12] (Read More...)
GLOBAL POST.com: "EGYPT: AYMAN AL ZAWAHIRI'S BROTHER, 7 OTHERS ACQUITTED OF TERRORISM" by Priyanka Boghani (SNIPPET: "Mohamed al Zawahiri and seven others were cleared of terrorism charges by an Egyptian military court, according to Reuters." SNIPPET: "The case was 14 years old, and also involved another prominent person, Mohamed al Islambouli, the brother of Khalid al Islambouli, the man who killed Egypt's former president Anwar Sadat, according to Ahram Online. Ahram Online reported that the case went back to 1998 when 107 suspects from the movement called Islamic Jihad were indicted on terrorism charges, with some being tried in absentia.") (March 19, 2012) (Read More...)
MCCLATCHY DC.com: Baghdad, Iraq - "WORRY ABOUT IRANIAN ARMS FLIGHTS REVEALS U.S.-IRAQ DIFFERENCES OVER SYRIA" by Sahar Issa, Mcclatchy Newspapers (SNIPPET: "How many Iranian flights have crossed over Iraq to reach Syria is a matter of debate. A prominent Iraqi politician with personal knowledge of the issue said that "the Iranians have 34 flights a week to Syria from various Iranian airports," and that all those flights use Iraqi air space.") (March 19, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MOGAHED QUESTIONS ASSAD'S ANTI-ISRAEL BONAFIDES" (SNIPPET: "Dalia Mogahed, a Muslim adviser to President Obama, is under fire for tweets suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad is insufficiently hostile to Israel.") (March 19, 2012) (Read More...)
THE GLOBAL MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DAILY REPORT: "OBAMA FAITH ADVISOR SAYS SYRIAN PRESIDENT CANNOT 'DELIVER RESISTANCE TO ISRAEL'" (SNIPPET: "Obama Administration Faith Advisor Dahlia Mogahed...") (March 19, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "NORTH KOREA PROCLAIMS INTENTION TO FIRE LONG-RANGE ROCKET INTO SPACE" (SNIPPET: "North Korea on Friday declared its intention to in April place an orbiting system into space via a long-range rocket launch.") (March 16, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "A Hamas operative who was given seven life sentences for participating in preparations for the Cafe Hillel bombing in Jerusalem and released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap recently visited South Africa. His aim was to disseminate propaganda ahead of the GMJ and participate in the so-called Israeli Apartheid Week." (SNIPPET: "Hamas operative Dr. Abdul Aziz Umar...") (March 14, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "FROM AL QAEDA 7 TO DOJ 3 American Taliban Lawyer Appointed to Third-Highest Justice Department Position" by Adam Kredo (SNIPPET: "The move has raised red flags on Capitol Hill and elsewhere among national security stalwarts who argue that the promotion could imperil the country's longstanding war on terrorism. The Obama administration appointee at the center of the debate is Tony West...") (March 13, 2012) (Read More...)
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King (THE HILL): "LAWMAKER PLANS HEARINGS ON IRAN" by Jordy Yager, The Hill (SNIPPET: "The House Homeland Security Committee is planning a hearing next week to explore Iran's capacity to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.), the panel's chairman, told The Hill that the U.S. intelligence community has become greatly concerned with Iran since law enforcement officials disrupted a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States five months ago. American authorities have accused Iran of orchestrating the plot.") (March 12, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "HUAWEI TOO DANGEROUS Chinese Telecoms Seeking Access to U.S. Markets Have Close Ties to PLA, Report Says" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "New information about Chinese civilian telecommunications companies' close support of the Chinese military and information warfare programs is raising fresh concerns about the companies' access to U.S. markets, according to a congressional report.") (March 13, 2012) (Read More...)
USCC.gov - Report "Prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission by Northrop Grumman Corp.": "OCCUPYING THE INFORMATION HIGH GROUND: CHINESE CAPABILITIES FOR COMPUTER NETWORK OPERATIONS AND CYBER ESPIONAGE" by Bryan Krekel, Patton Adams, George Bakos (pdf) (March 7, 2012) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Technology: "CHINESE TECH GIANT AIDS IRAN" by Steve Stecklow, Farnaz Fassihi and Loretta Chao (SNIPPET: "Huawei Technologies Co. now dominates Iran's government-controlled mobile-phone industry. In doing so, it plays a role in enabling Iran's state security network.") (October 27, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE TELECOM FIRM TIED TO SPY MINISTRY CIA: Beijing funded Huawei" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A U.S. intelligence report for the first time links China's largest telecommunications company to Beijing's KGB-like intelligence service and says the company recently received nearly a quarter-billion dollars from the Chinese government. The disclosures are a setback for Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s efforts to break into the U.S. telecommunications market.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
ZDNET.com - blog: "CHINESE SPIES USED FAKE FACEBOOK PROFILE TO FRIEND NATO OFFICIALS" by Emil Protalinski (SNIPPET: "Summary: Chinese spies created a fake Facebook profile of U.S. Navy admiral James Stavridis, friended various NATO officials, and gained access to their personal data. The fake profile has since been taken down.") (March 11, 2012, 10:58 pm PDT) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "OFACT TARGETS AQ-EAST AFRICA ACCOUNT" (SNIPPET: "AQ-East Africa thinks they can plea their case in U.S. court.") (March 11, 2012) (Read More...)
DW.de - DEUTSCHE WELLE: "RADICAL SALAFISTS ON THE RISE IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Political Salafism is considered a breeding ground for radicalizing young Muslims and recent developments show that religiously motivated extremism remains a source of danger and concern." SNIPPET: "One of the authorities' main concerns is the Austrian Mohammed Mahmoud who in 2011 moved to Germany. He first was active in Berlin and then moved on to a mosque in Solingen, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, the 26-year-old who calls himself Abu Usama al-Gharib is registered in Frankfurt. In 2008, Mahmoud was convicted on charges of organizing and helping a terrorist organization. Since his release from prison in Austria, he has been holding seminars on Islam across Germany and uses the Internet to promote Salafist teachings. Mahmoud is considered a pioneer in Internet jihad, and is believed to also be behind the production of videos spreading hatred and threatening violence.") (March 11, 2012) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "NUCLEAR CONCEALMENT SUSPECTED AT IRANIAN MILITARY BASE" (SNIPPET: "The reconnaissance imagery suggests Iran is seeking to conceal previous trials of a neutron initiator, the two diplomatic officials said. An additional envoy did not back the assertion, but said any effort to build such a component would have no application other than nuclear-bomb development.") (March 8, 2012) (Read More...)
TERRORISM ANALYSTS.com - PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM A Journal of the Terrorism Research Initiative: "THE YOUTUBE JIHADISTS: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF AL-MUHAJIROUN'S PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN" by Jytte Klausen, Eliane Tschaen Barbieri, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, and Aaron Y. Zelin (2012) (Read More...)
"THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "SENATORS BLAST RUSSIAN ARMS TO SYRIA Bipartisan Group Tells Pentagon U.S. Should Sanction Russian State Arms Exporter For Syrian Arms Sales" by Bill Gertz (March 12, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III - Director FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - FYI Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2013: Washington, D.C. - "STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES" (March 7, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov: "HELP US BRING BOB LEVINSON HOME $1 Million Reward Offered for Missing Retired FBI Agent" (SNIPPET: "This week marks the fifth anniversary of Robert Levinson's disappearance, and the FBI today announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the safe recovery and return of the retired special agent. Levinson, who retired from the FBI in 1998 after 22 years of service, was working as a private investigator when he traveled to Kish Island, Iran on March 8, 2007. He has not been seen or heard from publicly since he disappeared the following day. In 2010, a video showing him in captivity was sent to the Levinson family by his captors.") (March 6, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "OBAMA UNDERMINES COAL It's lights out for growing number of power plants" (SNIPPET: "Cheers went up last week from the self-proclaimed green lobby, including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, as they reached a milestone in their quest to drive up the cost of America's fossil fuels. On Feb. 29, two utility companies announced the shuttering of nine coal power plants in the East and Midwest. That sent the number of plants slated for deactivation since 2010 beyond the century mark to 106.") (March 5, 2012) (Read More...)
Security.Blogs.CNN.com: "U.S. SEES INCREASED IRAN INVOLVEMENT IN SYRIA" by Barbara Starr (SNIPPET: "The United States sees increasing involvement by and military aid from Iran in the attacks against opposition to the Syrian regime, according to several Obama administration officials.") (March 5, 2012, 01:22 pm ET) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "PAKISTAN CONDUCTS TRIAL LAUNCH OF NUKE-READY BALLISTIC MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "The Hatf 2 ballistic missile "provides an operational level capacity to Pakistan's strategic forces, additional to the strategic and tactical level capacity which Pakistan already possesses," the Pakistani armed forces said in provided remarks. The weapon can travel up to 113 miles and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads that have the ability to strike their targets with "high accuracy," according to the statement. The longest-range ballistic missile in Pakistan's stockpile, the Hatf 5, is understood to have a top range of 2,175 miles (Agence France-Presse/Google News, March 5).") (March 5, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN HELD NUCLEAR TEST IN N.KOREA" German press says Tehran, Pyongyang collaborated on possibly more than one nuclear test in early 2010" (Published March 5, 2012, 08:32/Israel News) (Read More...)
BIKYAMASR.com: Lagos - "NIGERIA'S BOKO HARAM CALLS FOR 'WAR' ON CHRISTIANS" by David Etos (SNIPPET: "LAGOS: A Nigerian spokesman for the Islamic militant group Boko Haram told Bikyamasr.com on Sunday that they are planning a "war" on Christians in the next few weeks. According to the spokesman, speaking via telephone from northern Nigeria, the group "will launch a number of attacks, coordinated and part of the plan to eradicate Christians from certain parts of the country." Boko Haram have taken responsibility for a number of bomb attacks on Christian churches across the country since a Christmas Day bombing left dozens of people killed.") (March 4, 2012) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: Washington - "HACKERS BREACHED NASA SYSTEMS THOUSANDS OF TIMES IN 2010-2011: FEDERAL REPORT" (SNIPPET: "NASA said hackers stole employee credentials and gained access to mission-critical projects last year in 13 major network breaches that could compromise U.S. national security." SNIPPET: "Martin said his office identified thousands of computer security breaches at the agency in 2010 and 2011. The agency "reported 5,408 computer security incidents that resulted in the installation of malicious software on or unauthorized access to its systems" he testified.") (March 3, 2012) (Read More...)>
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON SENIOR TALIBAN EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURER" (SNIPPET: "...Abdul Samad Achekzai (Samad)...") (March 2, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "CIA JOINS HUNT FOR 7/7 WIDOW WHO 'COLLABORATED WITH TERRORISTS' The US has joined the hunt for Samantha Lewthwaite, the widow of a July 7 bomber, who is suspected to be part of a terror cell in East Africa, it was reported." (PHOTO CAPTION: "(L) Samantha Lewthwaite pictured in 2005, and (R) photo from passport bearing the name of Natalie Faye Webb") (March 1, 2012, 7:16 am GMT) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT NEWS: "CHICAGO POLICE DEPT. EMBRACES HAMAS FRONT" (SNIPPET: "CAIR has been described as a front for Hamas by federal law enforcement.") (March 2, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Speech - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III Director FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - RSA Cyber Security Conference, San Francisco, California - Speech: "COMBATING THREATS IN THE CYBER WORLD: OUTSMARTING TERRORISTS, HACKERS, AND SPIES" (March 1, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: Phoenix, Arizona - "SHERIFF ARPAIO: OBAMA BIRTH CERTIFICATE A 'FORGERY'" by Stephen Dinan (SNIPPET: "Armed with a new 10-page report he commissioned, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday he suspects the birth certificate President Obama released last year is a "computer-generated forgery" -- and also raised questions about the authenticity of the president's selective service registration card.") (March 1, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "OBAMA ORDERS WAIVERS TO NEW RULES ON DETAINING TERRORISM SUSPECTS" by Sari Horwitz and Peter Finn (SNIPPET: "President Obama issued an order Tuesday night laying out broad new waivers that allow U.S. law enforcement agencies to retain custody of al-Qaeda terrorism suspects rather than turn them over to the military.") (February 28, 2012) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "KING STATEMENT ON VISIT TO LONDON ON SECURITY OF 2012 OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "I was briefed on the current and anticipated terrorist threats to London and the Games, the significant vulnerabilities of the Olympic sites, and security enhancements being made to address them. Particularly concerning is the fact that the Olympic site is located in the area of London where so many of the recent Islamist terrorist threats have originated.") (February 28, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 797: "British Islamist Anjem Choudary Launches 'Shariah for India,' Vows to Demolish Hindu Temples and Bollywood; Muslims Urged to Join In New Delhi March Next Month Marking 88th Anniversary of the End of Islamic Caliphate" by Tufail Ahmad (February 9, 2012) (Read More...)
TECH WORLD.com.au: "MICROSOFT INDIA WARNS HACKERS MAY HAVE COMPROMISED CUSTOMER FINANCIAL DATA The company's online store in India was hacked earlier this month" BY JOHN RIBEIRO [IDG NEWS SERVICE] (SNIPPET: "The store, which was defaced by hackers who claimed to be Chinese, is still unavailable. The hackers also released images of what appeared to be lists of users' names and passwords.") (February 28, 2012, 18:15) (Read More...)
HSTODAY.US: "SENATE HS COMMITTEE REPORT FINDS ONLINE JIHADIST 'ACTIVITY' LEADS TO VIOLENT ISLAMIST EXTREMISM" by Anthony Kimery (SNIPPET: "Violent Islamist extremists use the Internet to recruit, radicalize and mobilize individuals -- including Americans -- and "the threat of violent Islamist extremism has become increasingly decentralized and its messaging has followed that same trajectory," according to a report issued Monday by both the majority and minority staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.") (February 28, 2012, 9:12 am) (Read More...)
GWUMC.edu - HSPI - HSPI Commentary Series: "WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE A-TEAM OF TERRORISM? A Brief Assessment of Hizballah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" by A. Aaron Weisburd (pdf)(February 23, 2012) (Read More...)
CIA.gov - Libary - Center for the Study of Intelligence - CSI Publications - CSI Studies: "Hunting for Foxes - CAPTURING THE POTENTIAL OF OUTLIER IDEAS IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY" by Clint Watts and John E. Brennan (Read More...)
HSDL.org (INSS): "TEN YEARS LATER: INSIGHTS ON AL-QAEDA'S PAST & FUTURE THROUGH CAPTURED RECORDS: A CONFERENCE REPORT" by Joseph J. Simons, Adjunct, CRRC (January 27, 2012) (Read More...)
HSGAC.Senate.gov: "ZACHARY CHESSER: A CASE STUDY IN ONLINE ISLAMIST RADICALIZATION AND ITS MEANING FOR THE THREAT OF HOMEGROWN TERRORISM" - A Report by: Majority and Minority Staff Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs February 2012" (pdf) (Read More...)
NATION.co.ke: "How Al-Shabaab captures hearts of Somali youths" by Abdi Latif Dahir and Suleiman Abdullahi (SNIPPET: "The reluctant Al-Shabaab recruit reveals how East AfricaÕs most infamous terror group recruits youths and turns them into diehard combatants versed in making bombs" (February 24, 2012, 22:30) (Read More...)
STONEGATE INSTITUTE.org: "'CALIPHATE CONFERENCE' SEEKS TO ISLAMIZE EUROPE, U.S." by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "The conference is being organized by Hizb ut-Tahrir [Party of Liberation], a pan-Islamic extremist group that seeks to establish a global Islamic state, or caliphate, ruled by Islamic Sharia law. Hizb ut-Tahrir -- which is banned in many countries, including Germany, but is free to operate in Austria -- is virulently opposed to Western capitalism and democracy and seeks to extend the future caliphate to Europe and the United States." SNIPPET: "Analysts say the open nature of the conference in Vienna indicates that Hizb ut-Tahrir is enhancing its recruiting efforts among European Muslims.") (February 21, 2012) (Read More...)
Spiegel.de - DER SPIEGEL - Muslims in Germany - A Growing Following in Germany: "THE DANGEROUS SUCCESS OF RADICAL YOUNG CLERICS" by Matthias Bartsch, Maximilian Popp and Christop Scheuermann (February 22, 2012) (Read More...)
NEWS 24.com: Kabul: "AFGHANS RESCUE 41 CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS" (SNIPPET: "The Afghan government said on Monday that police had rescued 41 children from becoming suicide bombers as they were about to be smuggled across the mountains into Pakistan. Interior ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi told a news conference that the children aged six to 11 had been released on February 15 from the clutches of four insurgents in eastern Kunar province.") (February 20, 2012, 17:33) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IRANIAN AND HEZBOLLAH TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELI TARGETS ABROAD The Situation on the Ground and Background Information February 15, 2012" (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "THAILAND NAMES SIXTH BANGKOK BOMB SUSPECT" (SNIPPET: "The man was named by police as Norouzi Shaya Ali Akbar, 57, wanted on charges of possessing and making explosives.") (Last updated February 20, 2012, 08:00 ET) (Read More...)
CITIZEN LAB.org - CITIZEN LAB AND CANADA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES Munk School of Global Affairs University of Toronto: "THE CANADIAN CONNECTION: AN INVESTIGATION OF SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND HEZBULLAH WEB HOSTING IN CANADA" (pdf) (November 17, 2011) (Read More...)
THE TORONTO STAR - Western Bureau: Vancouver - "AAAS CONFERENCE: SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVES LESS PROTEST THAN PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED, SAY RESEARCHERS" by Petti Fong (SNIPPET: "Some symposia are looking at how technology has enabled researchers to hone in on specific events or keywords based on Internet use. One discovery found that use of social media has lowered the age of someone advocating "jihad."") (February 18, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN CONNECTION TO THE GLOBAL MARCH TO JERUSALEM?" (SNIPPET: "The other site, aimislam.com, is where the story gets... interesting.") (February 19, 2012) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com (AP): "IRAN POISED TO EXPAND URANIUM ENRICHMENT AT UNDERGROUND FACILITY, DIPLOMATS SAY Diplomats tell AP that Iran has put finishing touches for the installation of thousands of new-generation centrifuges at Fordo site." (February 18, 2012 21:18) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRITISH MUSLIMS RECRUITED TO FIGHT FOR 'AL-QAEDA' IN SOMALIA" (SNIPPET: "MI5 already ranks Somalia as one of the top three countries in the world, alongside Yemen and Pakistan, that poses a potential terrorist threat to Britain.") (February 18, 2012) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Testimony: "UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD ON THE WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES - James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence" (pdf) (February 16, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRANIAN NAVAL SHIPS ENTER MEDITERRANEAN VIA SUEZ" (SNIPPET: "Two Iranian vessels, a destroyer and a supply ship, cross through Suez into Mediterranean...") (February 17, 2012, 22:04/Israel News)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "FBI, Muslims Report Progress Over Training Materials" (SNIPPET: "Groups at the meeting included the Islamic Society of North America, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Interfaith Alliance, and the Shoulder-to-Shoulder campaign." SNIPPET: "Mueller told representatives of the groups that FBI experts had reviewed almost all of the agency's training materials, including 160,000 pages of documents. More than 700 documents and 300 presentations were subsequently pulled from the agency's training materials.") (February 16, 2012, 1:23 pm) (Read More...)
NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN CLAIMS 3,000 NEW URANIUM CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has added 3,000 new-model uranium enrichment centrifuges at its Natanz complex..." SNIPPET: "The Natanz site now contains 9,000 operational enrichment machines, Iran's Press TV quoted Ahmadinejad as saying." SNIPPET: "In a separate move, Iran on Wednesday inserted its initial domestically produced nuclear fuel rods into a medical isotope production reactor in Tehran.") (February 15, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "REPORT: NEW LEADER OF AL QAEDA NETWORK IN IRAN NAMED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Muhsin al Fadhli, who is said to be al Qaeda's new leader inside Iran. A notorious Kuwaiti terrorist named Muhsin al Fadhli has reportedly taken over leadership of al Qaeda's network inside Iran.") (February 15, 2012) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES IRANIAN MINISTRY OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND SUPPORT OF TERRORISM Ministry Targeted for its Role in Facilitating Abuses by the Iranian and Syrian Regimes" (February 16, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE IRGC [they get reckless'" (SNIPPET: "Reckless doesn't mean not dangerous. Quite the opposite. They may fail spectacularly, or be wildly successful. One thing I believe we can count on is that they will take risks, act swiftly, and burn as many assets as they have to along the way in order to do what Khamenei wants.") (February 15, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "NUKING OUR NUKES Lowest Level of Strategic Review Would Leave Pentagon With Fewer Warheads Than China" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "President Obama has ordered the Pentagon to consider cutting U.S. strategic nuclear forces to as low as 300 deployed warheads--below the number believed to be in China's arsenal and far fewer than current Russian strategic warhead stocks.") (February 14, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "INTEL FIGHT OVER CHINA SUCCESSION U.S. Intelligence Debates Threat of Hardline Takeover as Next Designated Party Leader Meets Obama" by Bill Gertz (February 14, 2012) (Read More...)
THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: "U.S. DISMISSES CHINA'S ROLE IN DOWNING OF DRONE Sophisticated December Attack Raises Questions" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A U.S. official on Wednesday rejected reports that China's military was behind Iran's downing of a U.S. spy drone. Two online news outlets, one in Asia and one in the Middle East, recently reported that China likely had a role in the downing of the CIA-operated stealth drone known as the RQ-170 over Iran in December.") (February 9, 2012) (Read More...)
AIVD.nl - English - MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND KINGDOM RELATIONS OF THE NETHERLANDS General Intelligence and Security Service: "JIHADISM ON THE WEB A breeding ground for jihad in the modern age" (January 2012) (Read More...)
DUTCH NEWS.nl: "INTERNET IS A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR JIHAD: DUTCH SECURITY SERVICE" (SNIPPET: "The internet has become a powerful catalyst for international violent jihad, according to a new report from the Dutch security service AIVD.") (February 14, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "MUSLIM EXTREMISTS NUMBER ONE TERROR THREAT, CANADA WARNS Muslim extremists are the "leading threat to Canada's national security," warns a Cabinet minister, but media whitewash his report." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (February 13, 2012, 10:00 am) (Read More...)
AFP via Google.com - Hosted News: Baghdad, Iraq - "JIHADISTS, WEAPONS 'MOVING FROM IRAQ TO SYRIA'" by Ammar Karim and Sammy Ketz, AFP (SNIPPET: "Jihadists are moving from Iraq to Syria and arms are also sent across the border to opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, Iraq's deputy interior minister said in an interview with AFP on Saturday.") (February 11, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "WANTED IMU LEADER URGES ATTACKS IN GERMANY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A German citizen who serves as a leader in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and is linked to al Qaeda has urged jihadists to conduct attacks in Germany. Mounir Chouka, who is also known as Abu Adam al Almani (""the German")...") (February 11, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Detroit - "FEDS RELEASE NEW DETAILS ABOUT UNDERWEAR BOMBER" by Ed White, AP (SNIPPET: "After a three-day stay at al-Awlaki's house, Abdulmutallab was accepted for a "martyrdom mission," the government said. "Al-Awlaki instructed defendant that the only requirements were that the attack be on a U.S. airliner, and that the attack take place over U.S. soil. Beyond that, al-Awlaki gave defendant discretion to choose the flight and date," the government said.") (February 10, 2012) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (AP): Gadsen, Alabama - "THIEVES BREAK INTO ALABAMA PATROL CARS, TAKE WEAPONS Thieves broke into five patrol vehicles from different Alabama law enforcement agencies making off with guns and a bulletproof vest." (SNIPPET: "Weapons were taken from patrol cars belonging to the Etowah County Sheriff's Office, Sardis City Police Department, Gadsden Police Department and Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.") (February 10, 2012) (Read More...)
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM - ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group - Insight: "IN THE DEPTHS OF JIHADIST WEB FORUMS: UNDERSTANDING A KEY COMPONENT OF THE PROPAGANDA JIHAD" (February 9, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington DC - Press Release: Alexandria, Virginia - "LEADER OF REVOLUTION MUSLIM PLEADS GUILTY TO USING INTERNET TO SOLICIT MURDER AND ENCOURAGE VIOLENT EXTREMISM" (SNIPPET: "Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammed, 33, of New York City...") (February 9, 2012) (Read More...)
HOMELAND SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com - Shipping Security: "MAJOR SHIPPING COMPANIES INADVERTENTLY AID SMUGGLERS" (SNIPPET: "A new study on sea trafficking reveals that the large majority of ships involved in the illegal transfer of weapons, drugs, and banned missile or WMD equipment are owned by major shipping companies in the United States, Germany, and Greece.") (February 8, 2012, 08:00) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "SEA TRAFFICKING REPORT REVEALS HOW SHIPS MOVE GUNS AND DRUGS Stockholm International Peace Research Institute study reveals how arms dealers target western-owned maritime companies" (January 30, 2012) (Read More...)
Blog.TSA.gov - TSA WEEK IN REVIEW: CORAL COVERED EXPLOSIVELY VIABLE CANNONBALL" (SNIPPET: "Cutting Edge Cosmetics: A lipstick knife was found in a passenger's carry-on bag at Denver (DEN).") (February 3, 2012) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER): "IDAHO POLICE BAFFLED BY CAST IRON PIPE THEFT Someone took 193 pieces of pipe from the Idaho Falls Water Department and police are wondering why." by Ruth Brown (February 7, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ABU QATADA BACK ON THE STREETS WITHIN DAYS Abu Qatada, the radical Islamic preacher once described as Osama bin Laden's "right hand man in Europe", will be back on the streets within days after being granted bail." by Tom Whitehead (February 6, 2012, 10:00 pm) (Read More...)
EconomicTimes.INDIA TIMES.com: London - "IS AL-QAEDA PREPARING BRITISH WOMEN BOMBERS?" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda is trying to recruit women for carrying out suicide bombings in Britain, parliament members have warned in a report. The terrorist group is using extremist websites to radicalise the "angels of death", the Daily Sun quoted MPs as stating in their report. As per the Commons home affairs committee, it has heard evidence that the terror group is "specifically launching and targeting women for violent acts".") (February 6, 2012, 10:45 pm IST, IANS) (Read More...)
ZEE NEWS.India.com: "POTENTIAL IRA 'THREAT' LOOMS LARGE OVER 2012 OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "London: The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is reportedly planning to carry out major terror attacks during the Olympics and Jubilee celebrations in Britain." SNIPPET: ""Nothing can be ruled out when it comes to big events like these," said a member of Continuity IRA.") (February 5, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 797: "BRITISH ISLAMIST ANJEM CHOUDARY LAUNCHES 'SHARIAH FOR INDIA,' Vows to Demolish Hindu Temples and Bollywood; Muslims Urged to Join in New Delhi March Next Month Marking 88th Anniversary of the End of Islamic Caliphate" by Tufail Ahmad (February 9, 2012) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.co.uk: "BOMB PLOTTERS ARE MY STUDENTS, ADMITS CHOUDARY" by Dominik Lemanski (SNIPPET: "HARDLINE Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary taught six of the nine fanatics jailed last week for plotting to bomb London. The firebrand cleric even praised the terror gang as "decent young chaps"." SNIPPET: "The plotters, British citizens, last week pleaded guilty to preparing for acts of terrorism. They admitted plotting to blow up the London Stock Exchange in a "Mumbaistyle" blitz. And the al-Qaida-inspired gang also planned attacks on the American Embassy and Houses of Parliament. The radical Islamists intended to send mail bombs to prominent targets including London Mayor Boris Johnson.") (February 5, 2012) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "RADICAL MUSLIMS 'TARGET YOUNG INMATES IN PRISON' Jailed terrorists are radicalising vulnerable young Muslims in prison, a report by MPs discloses today." by Martin Evans and Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Despite being sent to maximum security jails, extremists are preaching hate to new inmates, breeding a fresh generation of radicals willing to launch terror attacks.") (February 5, 2012, 10:0-00 pm) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "N. KOREA DEVELOPING UNMANNED ATTACK AIRCRAFT FROM U.S. DRONES: SOURCE" (SNIPPET: "North Korea is developing unmanned attack aircraft using U.S. target drones purchased from the Middle East, a military source in Seoul said Sunday, indicating the aircraft will likely target the South. "North Korea recently bought several U.S. MQM-107D Streakers from a Middle Eastern nation that appears to be Syria, and is developing unmanned attack aircraft based on them," the source said on condition of anonymity. The MQM-107D Streaker is a high-speed target drone used by the U.S. and South Korean militaries for testing guided missiles.") (February 5, 2012, 11:24 KST) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "'HELL TO PAY' IF TERRORISTS' LINK TO DRUG CARTELS ISN'T CHECKED" by Guy Taylor (SNIPPET: "Collaboration between Latin American drug cartels and groups such as Iran's Quds Force and the Islamic terror group Hezbollah is growing "far faster than most policymakers in Washington, D.C., choose to admit," a former U.S. intelligence official testified Tuesday.") (February 2, 2012) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip No. 3304: "Former Member of Russian Joint Chiefs of Staff Col.-Gen. Leonid Ivashov: Russia Is Ready to Use Military Power to Defend Iran and Syria; Attack on Syria or Iran Is Indirect Attack on Russia; US in Libya Like Hitler in Poland" - ["Russia Today TV (Russia) - February 1, 2012 - 02:28"] (Watch Here.)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "GUNMEN KIDNAP 2 AMERICANS, EGYPTIANS IN SINAI Female American tourists, local tour guide snatched at gunpoint near St. Catherine's Monastery; released shortly afterwards" (February 3, 2012, 16:27/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOREIGN POLICY.com: "FREE RADICAL Bashar al-Assad appears to have let one of the world's most prominent jihadist ideologues out of jail. He's playing with fire." by Aaron Y. Zelin (SNIPPET: "On Feb. 2, plugged-in online jihadists confirmed that one of the jihad's most original and respected theoreticians, Abu Musab al-Suri, had been released from a Syrian prison. While not a household name like Osama bin Laden, Suri enjoys a burgeoning influence on the global jihadist movement, and particularly those based in the West. The veteran Syrian jihadist, whose real name is Mustafa bin Abd al-Qadir Sitt Maryam Nasar...") (February 3, 2012) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "PAKISTANI MILITANT GIVES ULTIMATUM TO U.S." by Alex Rossi (SNIPPET: "A Pakistani militant leader with links to terror attacks has told Sky News the US and Nato must leave the region immediately or face the wrath of its people. In a rare interview at a rally in the Punjabi city of Multan, Hafiz Saeed claimed...") (February 2, 2012, 9:06 am UK) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 4471: "Pakistani Jihadist Organization Jamaatud Dawa/Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Reappears on Internet, Promotes Antisemitism and Jihad, Leads Mass Protests Against America and India" by Tufail Ahmad (February 2, 2012) (Read More...)
SYRACUSE.com: "'ANONYMOUS' HACKERS SHUT DOWN SYRACUSE POLICE WEBSITE" by Douglass Dowty, The Post Standard (SNIPPET: "Hackers affiliated with the group "Anonymous" hacked the police website in Syracuse and in Salt Lake City and Texas, according to Syracuse police.") (February 2, 2012, 9:53 pm) (Read More...)
WSPA.com: Columbia, South Carolina - "FOREIGN HACKERS ATTACKING SC DMV DATABASE DAILY" by Robert Kittle (SNIPPET: "Foreign hackers, mostly from China, are attacking the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles' computers every day, trying to get the personal information of millions of South Carolina drivers.") (February 2, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "MI CHIEF: IRAN CAN PRODUCE 4 BOMBS" by Neri Brenner (SNIPPET: "Iran is vigorously pursing military nuclear capabilities and today the intelligence community agrees with Israel on that. Iran has over four tons of enriched materials and nearly 100kg of 20% enriched uranium -- that's enough for four bombs," he said.") (February 2, 2012, 09:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Most Wanted Terrorists: "RAMADAN ABDULLAH MOHAMMAD SHALLAH Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO); Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering; Conspiracy to Murder Persons in a Foreign Country" (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk - SUNDAY MIRROR: "HIGH SECURITY PRISON BELMARSH LETS TERRORIST SEND LETTER TELLING EXTREMISTS HOW TO AVOID ARREST" by Nick Owens (SNIPPET: "...Bilal Zaheer Ahmed's six-page handwritten diatribe. In it he gives instructions on the best way to avoid detection by MI5 and undercover police officers tracking terror cells. And he coaches potential Jihadists on what to say if they get arrested. The message was sent to fanatics in Germany who put it on a website which intelligence officials say is used by terrorists in Britain.") (January 29, 2012) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Testimony: "UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD ON THE WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE" -James R. Clapper - Director of National Intelligence (January 31, 2012) (pdf) (Read More...)
PAYVAND.com - news ("Source: ISNA"): "IRAN LAUNCHES SPANISH LANGUAGE SATELLITE TV CHANNEL" (SNIPPET: "Iran launched state-run Spanish-language TV channel dubbed Hispan on Tuesday. The television network would broadcast 24 hour news, entertainment, educational and documentary programs...") (January 31, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "KHADR GOING FREE, AND PUBLIC" (SNIPPET: "Canadian terrorist Omar Khadr, a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pled guilty to a litany of al-Qaida terrorism charges in October 2010, soon will be released to Canada.") (January 30, 2012, 1:36 pm) (Read More...)
WORLD ANALYSIS.net: "CYBER; MEGAUPLOAD AND, THE OTHER MEDIA" (SNIPPET: "Megaupload has been an endless source for media from As-Sahab, al-Furqan, Global Islamic Media Front, Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Shabaab, and and the likes.") (January 19, 2012)
Voices.WASHINGTON POST - Security Fix: "HACKED FILE-UPLOAD ACCOUNTS PRIZED BY JIHADIS" (SNIPPET: "Hackers who sympathize with radical Islamic groups increasingly are using hijacked accounts at online file-upload and distribution services to disseminate large files, such as videos of attacks on Western forces in the Middle East, new research suggests. Services like RapidShare, Ziddu, and MegaUpload allow users to share large files...") (March 25, 2009) (Read More...)
STATE.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Washington, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF YASSIN CHOUKA, MONIR CHOUKA AND MEVLUT KAR" (SNIPPET: "The Chouka brothers and Kar were also listed at the UN 1267/1989 Committee for their links to al-Qaida. Brothers Yassin and Monir Chouka are fighters, recruiters, facilitators and propagandists for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Mevlut Kar is a facilitator and recruiter for the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) which is, like the IMU, a designated FTO. Monir Chouka, also known as Abu Adam, and Yassin Chouka, also known as Abu Ibrahim, carry out operations as members of the IMU along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The Chouka brothers are also senior members of Jundallah Media, the IMU's media production arm.") (January 26, 2012) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com: "DENYING ISLAMISTS FEDERAL SECURITY CLEARANCES Some government entities are forgoing political correctness and taking this problem seriously.More need to follow suit." by David J. Rusin (January 27, 2012) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS India: "INDIA POLICE ARREST TWO OVER JULY BLASTS IN MUMBAI" (SNIPPET: "He named the two arrested men as Naqi Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh, 22, and Nadeem Akhtar Ashfaq Sheikh, 23. However, he said Indian Mujahideen leader Yasin Bhatkal, who is the leading suspect, remained at large.") (January 23, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "EXPLORING AN IRGC-LINKED SOCIAL NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "If you think you might be interested in examining social networking accounts with varying degrees of linkage to the IRGC, keep reading.") (January 23, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MOSQUE LEADER CHARGED IN CIGARETTE SMUGGLING RING" (SNIPPET: "A leader of a South Carolina mosque was among 11 men arrested..." SNIPPET: "... Nasser Alquza, president of the Central Mosque of Charleston...") (January 23, 2012) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Washington DC - Press Release (U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Northern District of Illinois): Alexandria, Virginia - "FORMER CIA OFFICER JOHN KIRIAKOU CHARGED WITH DISCLOSING COVERT OFFICER'S IDENTITY AND OTHER CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO JOURNALISTS AND LYING TO CIA'S PUBLICATION REVIEW BOARD" (January 23, 2012) (Read More...)
CTV.ca - CTV News - Canada (THE CANADIAN PRESS): Ottawa - "NAVY OVERHAULED INTELLIGENCE WITH ALLEGED SPY IN MIDST" (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "Sub.-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle is escorted from provincial court in Halifax on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012.") (January 22, 2012, 4:19 pm ET) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Stats and Services - Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin: "THE ROLE OF EMOTION IN PREDICTING VIOLENCE" by David Matsumoto, PH.D., Hyi Sung Hwang, Ph.D., and Mark G. Frank, Ph.D. (January 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "KUWAITI CLERIC CALLS FOR HACKER JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "Senior Kuwaiti Imam Tareq Mohammed al-Suwaidan called for a cyber jihad against Israel...") (January 19, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "MEMBERS OF GERMAN AL QAEDA CELL LIVING IN IRAN" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Meziche, in particular, has compiled a dossier with extensive links to notorious al Qaeda operatives, including members of al Qaeda's 9/11 Hamburg cell.") (January 18, 2012) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'HEZBOLLAH HAS LONG-RANGE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES'" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "Group believed to have received more surface-to-surface rockets, some of which can reach targets 300 km. away.") (January 19, 2012, 04:05) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: (REUTERS): Cairo - 'RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STOLEN FROM EGYPT PLANT' Plant Staff Refuse to go to the site because of the deterioration in the security situation there." (SNIPPET: "Radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast that was the site of violent protests last week, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Thursday. A safe containing radioactive material at the Dabaa nuclear power plant was seized while another safe containing radioactive material was broken open and part of its contents taken, the newspaper said.") (January 19, 2012, 04:11) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip No. 3301: "Egyptian Cleric Dr. Sallah Sultan, Founder of the Ohio-Based American Center for Islamic Research, Calls Upon Young People to Practice Sports in Preparation for Jihad to Liberate the Al-Aqsa Mosque" - "Al-Nas TV (Egypt) - January 17, 2012" (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "U.S. MAY RELEASE SENIOR TALIBAN TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is considering releasing five top Taliban jihadists from custody at Guantanamo Bay...") (January 18, 2012) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ALGERIAN COURT SENTENCES EX-GITMO DETAINEE TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "...Nadji Abdelaziz..." SNIPPET: "Abdelaziz, whose internment serial number at Gitmo was 744, was transferred to his home country on July 19, 2010.") (January 17, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUPS DISCUSS MERGER" (SNIPPET: "The two main Islamist groups based in Gaza, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, are holding talks about merging into a single movement.") (January 17, 2012) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com; "ONE MEXICAN STATE BORDERING THE U.S. WAS DEADLIER THAN ALL OF AFGHANISTAN LAST YEAR" by Edwin Mora (SNIPPET: "According to the Mexican government, from January through September 2011 2,276 deaths were recorded in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, which borders Texas and New Mexico.") (January 18, 2012) (Read More...)
NEXT GOV.com: "PENTAGON CEDES CONTROL OF DEFENSE CYBER PILOT TO DHS" by Aliya Sternstein (SNIPPET: "The Homeland Security Department is taking over a heralded Pentagon project that shared classified intelligence with select military contractors and their communications providers, DHS officials said. The new arrangement puts DHS, the civilian agency responsible for facilitating the protection of private critical infrastructure, in charge of communicating with private Internet service providers. The Defense Department will continue to be the point of contact for contractors, officials said.") (January 17, 2012) (Read More...)
STRATFOR.com - Analysis: "JIHADISM IN 2012: A Persistent, Low-Level Threat" (SNIPPET: "While these various elements of the jihadist network are distinct, the Internet brings them together, especially at the grassroots level. Videos, websites and online magazines indoctrinate aspiring militants in the jihadist ideology and provide a forum for like-minded individuals and groups.") (January 16, 2012, 1334 GMT) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Anyone up for some high-tech skeet shooting?" (SNIPPET: "If it can put a satellite into orbit, it can lob a nuclear warhead into the Rose Garden.") (January 16, 2012, 16:45 pm) (Read More...)
PAYVAND.com - PAYVAND IRAN NEWS ("Source: ISNA"): "IRAN TO LAUNCH SATELLITE INTO SPACE EARLY FEBRUARY Iran plans to launch satellite into space and inaugurate military projects early February, said Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi." (January 16, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "OH, AND WHILE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM Here is a pic from the funeral procession for the most recent fatality" (January 16, 2012, 16:33) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH: "Now All the Facebook Basijis are Ahmadi Roshan" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "Previously they were all Qassem Suleimani, commander of the IRGC' Quds Force." (January 16, 2012) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1892: "HIZBALLAH POISED TO STRIKE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "New discoveries regarding Hizballah bombmaking in Thailand are no surprise given the group's long history of terrorist operations in Southeast Asia.") (January 18, 2012) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "HUGE CACHE OF BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS FOUND IN THAILAND Friday's Arrest of a Lebanese Suspect in Thailand has led to the discovery of 400 boxes of bomb-making material. Travel Warning in Force." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (SNIPPET: "Thai police on Friday arrested a Lebanese man carrying a Swedish passport, who was linked with Hizbullah, the dominant political force in Lebanon that is financed in part by Iran. The Lebanese suspect, Atris Hussein, told police where 10 pounds of urea and 10 gallons of liquid ammonium nitrate were being stored. Police said the material was for bombs for attacks outside of Thailand.") (January 16, 2012, 10:44 am) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRGC PLOT IN BANGKOK SUFFERS A SETBACK" (SNIPPET: "Calling this a 'Hizballah plot' just because the identified individuals are Lebanese fails to take into account the fact that Hizballah is a unit of the IRGC.") (January 15, 2012) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "BANGKOK THREAT: TERRORIST'S SWEDISH CONNECTION" by Dudi Cohen (January 15, 2012, 00:42/Israel News) (SNIPPET: "The suspect detained in Bangkok on suspicion of planning to blow up Israeli targets in Thailand has been identified as 47-year-old Hussein Atris, an Lebanese man holding a Swedish passport. An examination of the passport, which was obtained by Ynet, revealed that Atris was born in southern Lebanon and married a Swedish woman in 1996. The marriage made him eligible for a Swedish passport, which he allegedly exploited for the benefit of Hezbollah's terrorism apparatus." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, Thai police were looking for Atris' accomplice, who is believed to be in his 30s or 40s. Police in Bangkok published the suspect's composite portrait, which bears great resemblance to Hezbollah operative Naim Haris. The latter's photo was unusually published last year, by the Shin Bet, which at the time identified him as an operative in charge of recruiting Hezbollah agents worldwide. Iran is believed to have prepared a broad infrastructure for recruiting agents in Thailand by setting up schools, cultural and religious facilities for the benefit of the country's Muslim population.") (Read More...)
AMARILLO.com - AMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS: "FBI INVESTIGATES FOOD FREIGHT THEFTS" by Bobby Cervantes (SNIPPET: "The FBI found a common thread to the scam: drivers and dispatchers with foreign accents, fake trucking company records and loads of meat that never showed up.") (January 13, 2012) (Read More...)
THE REGISTER.co.uk: "U.S. MILITARY ACCESS CARDS CRACKED BY CHINESE HACKERS Access to buildings and intranets harvested by super-spy Trojan" by John Leyden (SNIPPET: "Smart cards are a standard means of granting active duty military staff, selected reserve personnel, civilian employees and eligible contractors access to intranets at US Army, Navy and the Air Force facilities. They can be used to get into buildings or, when used in conjunction with a static password, to access networks.") (January 13, 2012, 16:35 GMT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AMERICAN FIGHTERS PICTURED WITH SHABAAB COMMANDER IDENTIFIED" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Long War Journal has confirmed that the Shabaab fighter identified by the terror group as Abdullah al Amriki ("the American") is in fact Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax, an American who recruited for the terror group and left the US in October 2009 to wage jihad in Somalia. Faarax has been seen in pictures with Hammami that were released on jihadist web forums twice since the beginning of December 2011; first on Dec. 7, and again on Jan. 7. Hammami, another American, is a Shabaab military commander and recruiter who eulogized Osama bin Laden after his death in May 2011. Hammami is on the US's list of specially designated global terrorists for his ties to al Qaeda. Faarax was one of eight men from Minnesota...") (January 12, 2012) (Read More...)
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: "REP. PETER KING: U.S. Should Expel 'So-Called Iranian Diplomats'" -NewsMax by John Bachman and Steve Malzberg (SNIPPET: "King, who is chairman of the Homeland Security Committee and also serves on the House Intelligence Committee, said the United States long ago should have expelled "so-called Iranian diplomats" from this country. "The great majority of these people are not diplomats. They are thugs, they are intelligence officers ... and they are here to plot against the United States," King said.") (January 10, 2012) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com (AP): Toledo, Ohio - "OHIO CHARITY ACCUSED BY U.S. OF HAMAS TIES DISBANDS" (SNIPPET: "A charity that the government suspected of having ties to the militant Islamic group Hamas has shut down but is still negotiating a settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury over its frozen assets.") (January 9, 2012, 2:05 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AMERICAN SHABAAB FIGHTER AND COMMANDER PICTURED TOGETHER" by Bill Roggio (PHTO CAPTION: "Left and right images: Abdullah al Amriki [left] and Omar Hammami [right], from the Dec. 7, 2011 post. Images from the SITE Intelligence Group.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com (AP): Caracus, Venezuela - "IRAN'S LEADER ARRIVES IN VENEZUELA TO MEET CHAVEZ" (SNIPPET: "It is the Iranian leader's fifth visit to Venezuela.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com: "VENEZUELAN CONSUL IN MIAMI ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S. BY TUESDAY FOR DISCUSSING CYBER-ATTACKS" by Antonio Maria Delgado (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration on Sunday expelled Venezuela's consul general in Miami after allegations surfaced that she discussed possible cyber-attacks on U.S. soil while she was stationed at her country's embassy in Mexico.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
LATIN AMERICAN HERALD TRIBUNE: Miami, Florida - "U.S. EXPELS VENEZUELA CONSUL FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN TERRORISM AGAINST U.S. (VIDEO)" (SNIPPET: "After U.S. lawmakers and federal agencies investigated reports that Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats in Mexico were involved in plotting cyberattacks against U.S. targets, including nuclear power plants, the US today expelled one of the diplomats -- Livia Antonieta Acosta Noguera -- who was Venezuela's Consul General in Miami.") (January 8, 2012) (Read More...)
MILITARY.com (MIAMI HERALD): "IRAN LEADER'S 'TOUR OF TYRANTS' RAISES CONCERNS" (SNIPPET: "Under pressure at home and facing a fresh wave of economic sanctions, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is seeking the company of friends -- in Latin America. Starting Sunday, Ahmadinejad will be on a four nation tour that includes U.S. antagonists such as Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 7, 2012) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ali Daqduq, senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative handled by the Iranian Al-Quds Force to support Shi'ite militias in Iraq, was captured by the coalition and held by the Americans. He was recently handed over to the Iraqi administration, which may release him as it released Quds Force operatives captured in Iraq" (January 4, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "npa1404.ir: Site of the National Productivity Award" (SNIPPET: "They are striving for efficiency in the economic jihad, as per instructions from The Grand Poobah Himself" (January 6, 2012) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "pooyapendar.ir: Site of the Pooyapendar Pishro Company" (SNIPPET: "Be sure to check out their projects and their list of clients")(January 6, 2012) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW JIHADI MEDIA GROUPS" (SNIPPET: "Among the newly formed and newly announced groups are the Ibn Taymiyya Center for Media, the al-Ibada Foundation for Media Production, and the al-Qayrawan Media Foundation. While the first two are relatively new and will focus more generally on jihadi issues relevant across terrorist organizations, al-Qayrawan is actually eight months old focuses on local affairs relevant to Tunisian jihadists.") (January 5, 2012, 6:22 pm) (Read More...)
UPI.com: Oslo, Norway - "FIERY MUSLIM LEADER TO LEAVE NORWAY" (SNIPPET: "Najmaddin Faraj, who goes by the name Mullah Krekar, in the 1990s was one of the co-founders of the Kurdish extremist group Ansar al-Islam, which Western officials say has links to al-Qaida.") (January 5, 2012, 6:25 am) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.no - Norway's News in English: "NORWAY ISLAMIST CALLS FOR NEW U.S. TERROR ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Norway's Progress Party has called for the immediate arrest of Mullah Krekar after the firebrand jihadist spoke of the need for renewed terrorist attacks on the United States.") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT LATIN AMERICA" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad is expected to travel to Venezuela first and then go on to visit Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador.") (January 5, 2012, 07:18) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Those weapons and forces cutbacks mean that the United State will no longer be able to fight two regional conflicts at the same time...") (January 4, 2012) (Read More...)
FOX11AZ.com: Tucson, Arizona - "ATF OFFERS REWARD IN SIERRA VISTA GUN THEFT" (SNIPPET: "Federal agents are working with the Cochise County Sheriff's Department to find the burglars who stole 65 fire arms and ammunition from a pawn shop in Sierra Vista.") (Updated January 4, 2012, 10:22 am) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "'Why can't I Skype my friends and relatives abroad from prison?' WHINE OF BANGLADESHI TERRORIST JAILED FOR PLOTTING TO BLOW UP PASSENGER JET" by Graham Smith (SNIPPET: Rajib Karim who was jailed last March for planning to launch a 9/11-style terror attack from the UK") (Last updated January 2, 2012) (Read More...)
WINDSOR STAR.com (REUTERS): "HACKERS POST SPY FIRMS' EMAIL ADDRESSES Pentagon sees no threat" (SNIPPET: "In a posting on data-sharing website pastebin.com, the hackers said the list included some information from about 75,000 customers of Stratfor and approximately 860,000 people who had registered to use its site. It said that included 50,000 email addresses belonging to the U.S. government's .gov and .mil domains. The list also included addresses at contractors including BAE Systems, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and several U.S. government-funded labs that conduct classified research in Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Sandia and Los Alamos, N.M." SNIPPET: "The entries included scrambled versions of passwords. Some of them can be unscrambled using databases known as rainbow tables that are available for download over the Internet, according to Bumgarner.") (December 31, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "U.S. SEALS $3.48B MISSILES, TECHNOLOGY SALE TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES" (SNIPPET: "The deal includes 96 missiles, along with supporting technology and training support that Little says will bolster the nation's missile defense capacity. The deal includes a contract with Lockheed Martin to produce the highly sophisticated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, weapon system for the U.A.E. Tom McGrath, vice president and program manager for Lockheed Martin's THAAD program in Dallas, said in a statement it was the first foreign military sale of the THAAD system.") (December 30, 2011) (Read More...)
ARKANSAS ONLINE.com: "WEAPONS, UNIFORMS STOLEN FROM [PINE BLUFF] PB LAW-ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES" (SNIPPET: "Weapons, body armor, flashlights, digital cameras, GPS systems and uniforms are among the items that have been taken from the vehicles.") (December 29, 2011, 11:58 a.m.) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "REPORT: RADICAL SHEIKH A KEY MEDIATOR IN U.S.-TALIBAN TALKS" (SNIPPET: "Radical Islamist cleric and longtime Muslim Brotherhood spiritual guide Yusuf al-Qaradawi..." SNIPPET: "If true, the report raises significant questions about American strategy in the talks and the enhancement of a radical cleric's stature.") (December 28, 2011, 7:48 pm) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner: "LIBYAN REBEL COMMANDER: I WAS ON THE MAVI MARMARA" by John Rosenthal (SNIPPET: "The paper's source for the story is the rebel leader himself: Mahdi al-Harati, the commander of the so-called Tripoli Brigades, which are widely credited with having played a decisive role in the rebel conquest of the Libyan capital in August. After the seizure of Tripoli, al-Harati was named second-in-command to Abdul-Hakim Belhadj, the head of the newly formed Tripoli Military Council. Belhadj is the historical leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), the Libyan affiliate of al-Qaeda.") (December 28, 2011, 12:37 pm) (Read More...)
WIRED.com - Danger Room: "RADIO ZETA: HOW MEXICO'S DRUG CARTELS STAY NETWORKED" by Spencer Ackerman (SNIPPET: "If you're a Mexican drug cartel, you have your own radio network. Since 2006, the cartels have maintained an encrypted DIY radio network that stretches across nearly all 31 Mexican states, even down south into Guatemala.") (December 27, 2011, 3:41 pm) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK.org: "IRAN'S ISLAMIST REGIME AND THE AMERICAN HELPING IT" by Manda Zand Ervin (SNIPPET: "Senator Jon Kyl has called for an investigation into Trita Parsi and his work. Last month, on November 5, Parsi stated that criticism of Iran should be "punishable." What these lobbyists recount to Americans such as Norquist and the members of the US government are distortions and lies.") (December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK.org: "'A Black Day for Austria'" by Soeren Kern (SNIPPET: "An Austrian appellate court has upheld the conviction of Elisabeth Sabaditsch-Wolff, a Viennese housewife and anti-Jihad activist, for "denigrating religious beliefs" after giving a series of seminars about the dangers of radical Islam." SNIPPET: "More importantly, many of the statements attributed to Sabaditsch-Wolff were actually quotes she made directly from the Koran and other Islamic religious texts.") (December 26, 2011, 5:00 am) (Read More...)
MyFOXAtlanta.com: Marietta, GA - "MARIETTA WOMAN LINKED TO SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE KILLED BY OFFICER" by Chris Shaw (SNIPPET: "A spokesperson for the FBI in Atlanta told FOX 5 News that Barnett was arrested and indicted on federal charges last month for what they said was her role in mailing a hoax weapons of mass destruction package. The U.S. District Court judge allowed her to be released on her own recognizance.") (Updated December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
ATLAS SHRUGS - blog: "MUSLIM WHO THREATENED KING, GELLER, SIOA GOES ON CHRISTMAS JIHAD, KILLED BY COP" (SNIPPET: "Jameela Barnette threatened..." SNIPPET: "She could have chosen to do any number of other ways to mount a jihad attack: she could have gone to a church on Christmas morning. She could have gone to a shopping mall, or any place where the kuffar gather, and dozens or even hundreds of people could be dead today. Instead, only she is dead. That's the best of all possible outcomes. But this should be an object lesson for clueless and compromised law enforcement: take Muslim threats seriously. Before more infidels get killed.") (December 26, 2011) (Read More...)
MDJonline.com - THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL: Marietta - "WOMAN KILLED AMID ATTACK ON POLICE OFFICER" (SNIPPET: "Using a knife and a handgun, Jameela Cecila Barnette, 53..." SNIPPET: "In April, the website Politico.com reported that Barnette, a Muslim...") (December 25, 2011, 11:44 pm) (Read More...)
ABS-CBN NEWS.com (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): Washington - "U.S. HAD FOUND 5,000 MISSILES IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "US experts sent to Libya to recover weapons left over by the regime of fallen leader Moammer Gaddafi have found about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles, the State Department said Friday. The exact number is difficult to say, said spokesman Mark Toner, as there is no actual inventory and a number were destroyed in NATO air strikes this year.") (December 24, 2011, 8:15 am) (Read More...)
REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net - Seeking Information Against International Terrorism: "WANTED Information Leading to the Location of YASIN AL-SURI UP TO $10 Million Reward" (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Helsinki - "FINLAND IMPOUNDS SHIPMENT OF PATRIOT MISSILES, EXPLOSIVES IN SHIP DESTINED FOR SHAGHAI" (SNIPPET: "Finnish authorities on Wednesday impounded 160 tons of explosives and 69 surface-to-air missiles found on a British-flagged cargo ship ultimately destined for Shanghai, China, officials said. The M/S Thor Liberty sailed from the north German port of Emden on Dec. 13 and two days later docked in Kotka, southern Finland...") (December 21, 2011) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com: "WIKILEAKS FOUNDER HELPED ARMY PRIVATE GET DATA, PROSECUTORS SAY They say chat logs show Julian Assange's role in the leak of U.S. secrets that led to charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning." by Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau (SNIPPET: "It was the first time the government had shown direct evidence that Assange and WikiLeaks may have played an active role in helping Manning remove and transmit more than 700,000 files taken from a top-secret facility in Iraq.") (December 22, 2011, 5:51 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "COURT FINDS IRAN AIDED 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The ruling describes years of cooperation between the Shiite-Iranian government and the Sunni-dominated al-Qaida terrorist group. The alliance dates back to efforts by Sudanese Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi and was built on the two sides' shared enemies.") (December 23, 2011, 2:03 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 777: "TWITTER CONTINUES TO EVADE EXPLAINING ITS BREAKING OF U.S. LAW AND ITS INDIRECT SUPPORT FOR ONLINE JIHAD: THE CASE OF HIZBULLAH AND AL-MANAR TV" by Steven Stalinsky (December 22, 2011) (Read More...)
AlMasryAlYoum.com: "Ansar al-Jihad Claims Responsibility for Pipeline Explosions and Eilat Attack" (SNIPPET: "In a statement posted on the internet on Thursday, a group calling itself Ansar al-Jihad in Sinai claimed responsibility for recently bombing the gas pipeline to Israel, as well as the attack on a bus transporting Israeli soldiers in Eilat. The attack on the Israeli bus took place in August, while the most recent pipeline bombing took place on Sunday. The pipeline has been bombed ten times in the past year. In the statement, which was posted on its website, the group pledged to wage war against what it called the corrupt regime and its cronies, the Jews and the Americans, and vowed to follow in the footsteps of their martyred imam, Osama bin Laden.") (December 22, 2011, 19:43)
DARK READING.com: "SIEMENS TO PATCH MAJOR SCADA AUTHENTICATION HOLES NEXT MONTH" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (SNIPPET: "In the wake of a researcher's public disclosure of flaws in Siemens products that could let an attacker take over a control system without even knowing the username and password, Siemens today said it will issue security updates in January to fix product vulnerabilities.") (December 22, 2011, 03:05 pm) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "CHINA HACKERS HIT U.S. CHAMBER Attacks Breached Computer System of Business-Lobbying Group; Emails Stolen" by Siobhan Gorman (SNIPPET: "A group of hackers in China breached the computer defenses of America's top business-lobbying group and gained access to everything stored on its systems, including information about its three million members, according to several people familiar with the matter.") (December 21, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. PROBES FRENCH TECH SALES TO CHINA Satellite maker not cooperating" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "U.S. lawmakers and Obama administration say France has stymied a 3 1/2-year State Department investigation into whether a French defense contractor illegally gave U.S. satellite technology to China.") (December 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RAISING MONEY FOR 'LADY AL-QAIDA'" (SNIPPET: "A Northeastern University Muslim chaplain, who also is a Roxbury, Mass. imam, hailed a terrorist convicted of attempting to murder Americans in Afghanistan as "brave," while painting the United States as an oppressive nation of infidels." SNIPPET: "...Abdullah Faaruuq..." SNIPPET: "It's not the first time Faaruuq has engaged in violent rhetoric while standing up for Siddiqui. Charles Jacobs, president of the Boston-based Americans for Peace and Tolerance, wrote in October that Faaruuq sees cases like Siddiqui's as part of an effort to target Muslims in America. Muslims should "grab onto the gun and the sword, go out and do your job" in response, Faaruuq said. Faaruuq also is advocating for Tarek Mehanna, on trial in Boston for conspiring to support terrorists and to kill Americans in a foreign country. Also coming to Siddiqui's defense at the fundraiser was Imam Siraj Wahhaj of the Masjid Al-Taqwa mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Wahhaj has a history of defending convicted terrorists, listed as an unindicted co-conspirator and having served as a character witness for Omar Abdel-Rahman, the so-called "blind sheik," convicted of conspiring to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993.") (December 19, 2011) (Read More...)
Justice.gov - DEA - DEA News: Washington, D.C. - "CIVIL SUIT EXPOSES LEBANESE MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME FOR HIZBALLAH Lebanese Financial Institutions, Including Institutions Linked to Hizballah, Allegedly Wired Over $300 Million into the United States for the Purchase and Shipment of Used Cars to West Africa as Part of Money Laundering Scheme; Proceeds from Car Sales and Narcotics Trafficking Allegedly Were Funneled Back to Lebanon Through Hizballah-Controlled Money Laundering Channels" (December 15, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix: "LASHKAR-E-TAIBA DOMINATES ANTI-US RALLY IN LAHORE by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The large number of black-and-white banners of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa seen in the photograph shows that the terror group, which is merely a front for Hafiz Saeed's Lashkar-e-Taiba, dominates the rally.") (December 18, 2011, 8:04 pm) (Read More...)
BIG PEACE.com: "COURT: IRAN AND HIZBALLAH HELPED AL-QAEDA IN 9/11 ATTACKS" by Clare M. Lopez (SNIPPET: "In a blockbuster ruling, Federal Judge George Daniels in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York issued an order stating that Iran and its Lebanese Shi'ite terror proxy, Hizballah, are jointly responsible together with al-Qa'eda for the attacks of September 11, 2001. The long-awaited ruling came in the cases of Havlish, et al. v. Islmic Republic of Iran, et al., and Bingham, et al. v. Islamic Republic of Iran, et al., lawsuits filed by families of 9/11 victims.") (December 18, 2011, 7:29 a.m.) (Read More...)
IRAN911CASE.com: "FLIGHT 93 HERO'S FAMILY AND OTHER 9/11 FAMILIES FILE NEW LAWSUIT AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "On May 19, 2011, the lawyers filed papers in federal court in Manhattan disclosing for the first time that IranÕs and Hizballah's terrorist leader, Imad Mughniyah, was an active participant in escorting 9/11 hijackers through Iran and into Afghanistan for terrorist training, and in assisting the hijackers to obtain "clean" passports and visas enabling entry into the United States. Also, the attorneys for the families have filed evidence establishing that top Iranian officials assisted al Qaeda leadership and operatives to escape to Iran from Afghanistan after the U.S.-led invasion in the wake of 9/11. Iran then provided safe haven and support for these al Qaeda members inside Iran. In July, the Havlish attorneys filed under seal the sworn testimony of three defectors from Iran's intelligence agency, the Ministry of Information and Security. The 25 hours of sworn testimony of the three defectors, recorded on videotape, shows Iran's key role, involving top Iranian government officials, in the planning and preparation for the 9/11 attacks.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IRI FRONT OF THE DAY AWARD GOES TO...the Union of Islamic Students Associations (in Europe)." SNIPPET: "Chapter/Departments Given the IRI's penchant for using these sorts of organizations as cover for intelligence activities, I'll note the websites of the member associations (mostly in Germany):") (December 18, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. TRANSFER DANGEROUS HEZBOLLAH LEADR INVOLVED IN MURDER OF 5 U.S. SOLDIERS TO IRAQI CUSTODY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Musa Ali Daqduq, the senior Hezbollah commander who was tasked by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to establish Shia terror groups into a Hezbollah-like entity, was transferred to Iraqi custody today, White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told Reuters.") (December 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIAN CUSTOMS SEIZE IRAN-BOUND RADIOACTIVE METAL" (SNIPPET: "...radiation levels were exceeded by 20 times." SNIPPET: "...Sodium-22, a radioactive isotope of sodium...") (December 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ISHTARTV.com: Mosul, Iraq - "GUNMEN KILL CHRISTIAN COUPLE IN MOSUL" by Nahro Farid (SNIPPET: "The incident comes as the chief of police of the Nineveh province told journalist this week that his department has received information on a plot against the Christian minority in Mosul during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.") (December 14, 2011, 11:43) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA REBRANDING ITSELF to improve image, Arab diplomat says" (SNIPPET: "AQAP is increasingly going by the name "Ansar al Sharia," which means Army of Islamic Law, the diplomat told Fox News." SNIPPET: "A senior Yemeni official with access to the intelligence said the number of foreign fighters in Yemen now exceeds 1,000.") (December 14, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4354: "Sheikh Ahmad Abu Quddum of Jordan's Tahrir Party Discusses Jihad Against Germany, Pledges to Impose 'Jizya' Poll Tax on Non-Muslims, and Vows to Annihilate Israel" (December 12, 2011)
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE - UK - Press Release: "BIRMINGHAM MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS FOR TERRORISM OFFENCES" (SNIPPET: "A bookshop owner from Birmingham has been sentenced to three years in prison for possessing and distributing terrorist publications, following a nine-week trial at Kingston Crown Court. A jury yesterday (Monday 12) found the 32-year-old Ahmed Faraz guilty of seven counts of dissemination of terrorist publications and four counts of possession of information likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing for an act of terrorism. Seven other similar charges will lie on file.") (December 12, 2011; Updated December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
BOSTON.com (AP): Beijing - CHINA SAYS MULLING SEYCHELLES NAVAL HOSTING OFFER" (SNIPPET: "China said Tuesday it is considering an offer from the Seychelles to host Chinese naval ships in the Indian Ocean island nation, highlighting the increasing global reach of a navy that recently launched its first aircraft carrier.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. DRONE CRASHES IN SEYCHELLES, AIR FORCE INVESTIGATING" (SNIPPET: "A U.S. drone has crashed in the island nation of Seychelles, an incident that comes just over a week after a U.S. drone went down in Iran.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "AT 'RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE' TALKS, STATE DEPT. AIMS TO DENOUNCE 'OFFENSIVE SPEECH' WHILE UPHOLDING FREE EXPRESSION" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The State Department on Monday launched three days of closed-door talks with representatives of international organizations and several dozen countries with the stated aim of promoting religious freedom and tolerance while ensuring that freedom of expression is not harmed in the process." SNIPPET: "The OIC, a bloc of 56 Muslim states, has campaigned for more than a decade against "defamation of religion," galvanized by actions such as the publications of newspaper cartoons satirizing Mohammed, anti-shari'a activism, and threats to damage copies of the Qur'an.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FREE SPEECH CONCERNS AHEAD OF MEETING WITH MUSLIM NATIONS ON RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE" by Judson Berger (SNIPPET: "Critics describe the get-together -- the first in a series -- as a Trojan horse for the long-running OIC push for restrictions on speech." SNIPPET: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton originally announced the meeting this past July in Turkey, where she co-chaired a talk on religious tolerance with the OIC.") (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EX-IRAN GUARD COMMANDER VISITS WHITE HOUSE WITH IRAQ LEADER" by Ashish Kumar Sen (SNIPPET: "A former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the FBI says played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen, accompanied Iraq's prime minister to the White House on Monday, attending an event at which President Obama trumpeted the end of the Iraq War. Hadi Farhan al-Amiri, transportation minister in Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, was part of the delegation that visited the White House to discuss Iraq's future and Iran's influence there, among other topics.") (December 12, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. AUTHORITIES PROBING ALLEGED CYBERATTACK PLOT BY VENEZUELA, IRAN" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "A former computer instructor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico told Univision that he was recruited by a professor there in 2006 to organize a group of student hackers to carry out cyberattacks against the United States, initially at the behest of the Cuban Embassy. In an undercover sting, instructor Juan Carlos Munoz Ledo and several selected students infiltrated the hackers and secretly videotaped the Iranian and Venezuelan diplomats.") (December 13, 2011) (Read More...)
News.Blogs.CNN.com: "ALLEGED CYBERPLOT POINTS TO VENEZUELA, IRAN, DOCUMENTARY SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The U.S.-based Spanish-language network Univision recently aired an investigative documentary alleging that Venezuelan and Iranian diplomats were interested in an offer from a group of Mexican hackers to infiltrate the websites of the White House, FBI, Pentagon and U.S. nuclear sites. But the hackers were university students recruited to do the dirty work who decided instead to document the evidence to disrupt the plot, the documentary reported.") (December 14, 2011, 11:41 am ET) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com (AP): "Hezbollah Reveals Identities of CIA operatives in Lebanon" (SNIPPET: "A CIA spokeswoman calls the latest Hezbollah claims "spurious" and says al-Manar is the group's "propaganda arm." Last mothn, the former U.S. officials said that dozens of spies working for the CIA were captured recently in Lebanon and Iran, as well as after Iran's claim earlier this year that it had intercepted a major spy ring.") (Last update December 12, 2011, 23:54)
ISAF.NATO.int: Qala-I-Naw, Afghanistan - "REINTEGRATION OF FIVE TALIBAN COMMANDER[S] IN QALA-I-NAW" (SNIPPET: "This week more than forty Taliban have opted for the Afghan Government Reintegration Program in the Spanish contingent action area.) (December 5, 2011) (Read More...)
switch_d switched via YouTube.com: "SNIPPET: "Nouakchott News - Photos of the five Western hostages held by al-Qaeda http://t.co/4YDuRXvC #france #qaeda #jihad" (December 9, 2011)
KBOI2.com: Haley, Idaho - "REPORT: BERGDAHL ESCAPED FOR THREE DAYS" (SNIPPET: "Hailey Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl is still believed to be the only American soldier held-hostage by the Taliban.") (December 8, 2011, 10:12 am MST) (Read More...)
ARMY.mil - THE UNITED STATES ARMY: Fort Meade, MD - "Army Activates First-of-its-kind Cyber Brigade" (SNIPPET: "Network warfare, cyber security and the illegal release and posting of classified information on the internet are all hot topics in recent news headlines -- topics which the government, and more importantly its military, take seriously.") (December 9, 2011) (Read More...)
MIDDLE EAST FORUM.org (FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com): "THE 'ANGRY ARAB' GOES MAD" by Cinnamon Stillwell and Rima Greene (SNIPPET: "As'ad AbuKahlil--a political science professor at California State University, Stanislaus--spoke last month at a day-long "teach-in"at the University of California, Berkeley titled, "Building Solidarity with the Arab Spring." It consisted of a number of "workshop sessions" at the Valley Life Sciences Building, followed by a "plenary session" at the Multicultural Center, and was co-sponsored by the Arab Resource Organizing Committee, the Berkeley Muslim Students Association PAC, the International Socialist Organization, and the Syrian American Council. AbuKhalil's workshop on "The U.S. and the Arab Uprising" was held in a tiny, hot, windowless room filled with students wearing hijabs and keffiyehs. Immediately visible to all who entered was a sign leaning against the black board that set the anti-American atmosphere: Victory to the Arab Revolutions! U.S. Out of the Middle East! AbuKhalil, author of the "Angry Arab" blog, was introduced as "the most influential Arab blogger in English and Arabic."") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NPR.org: "Officials Detail Plans to Fight Homegrown Terrorism" by Dina Temple-Raston (SNIPPET: "The plan envisions a fusion of local partners -- schools, community boards and leaders -- with both local and federal law enforcement and other agencies. Many of these new partners, like the Department of Education, have never participated in national security issues before.") (December 8, 2011) (Read More...)
SBS.com.au ("Source: AAP"): "ITALIAN LEFTISTS CLAIM GERMAN BANKER BOMB" (SNIPPET: ""In it, the 'FAI - Federazione Anarchica Informale' (Informal Anarchist Federation) claimed responsibility for the attempted letter bomb attack against Dr Ackermann. The authors spoke of 'three explosions against banks, bankers, ticks and bloodsuckers.' "Based on that one must assume that another two mail bombs may have been sent," police said.") (December 9, 2011, 12:34 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HOUSE REPORT: ISLAMISTS TARGETING THE MILITARY" (SNIPPET: "According to the report, the Defense Department considers the U.S. homeland to be "the most dangerous place for a G.I. outside of foreign warzones," and the top threat faced by American soldiers at home "is from violent Islamist extremists." These radicals are penetrating U.S. defenses by enlisting in the U.S. armed forces.") (December 7, 2011, 7:08 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip #3227 ["AL-AQSA TV (Hamas/Gaza"]: "Hamas Preacher in Gaza Sermon Cites Antisemitic Hadith and Calls: Death to the Jews and to America" (December 2, 2011 - 01:23) (Watch Here.)
BBC News: "HU JINTAO TELLS CHINA NAVY: PREPARE FOR WARFARE" (SNIPPET: "China's navy should speed up its development and prepare for warfare, President Hu Jintao has said. He told military personnel they should "make extended preparations for warfare".") (Last updated December 7, 2011, 00:31 ET) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AWLAKI'S FATHER PROMOTES SON'S SPEECHES" (SNIPPET: "Nasser al-Awlaki, the father of al-Qaida ideologue Anwar al-Awlaki, has released a YouTube video encouraging others to follow his deceased son's terrorist teachings. The video was released through the YouTube channel of British Islamist group United Ummah, the latest reincarnation of the recently banned organization Muslims Against Crusades.") (December 6, 2011, 3:52 pm) (Read More...)
JTA.org: Sydney, Australia - "AUSTRALIA EXPANDS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Australia imposed expanded sanctions on Iran as concerns escalated over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday that the new measures restrict business with the petroleum and financial sectors in Iran.") (December 6, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "IRAN LURES ARGENTINA INTO TRANS-ATLANTIC TERROR AXIS Iran is trying to spread its international terrorist axis by luring Argentina to join Venezuela in a trans-Atlantic terror axis." by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (December 5, 2011, 11:22 am) (Read More...)
HOMELAND.HOUSE.GOV - COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY - Subcommittee Hearing: "JIHADIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA - HOW TO PREVENT TERRORISM AND PRESERVE INNOVATION" (December 6, 2011, 2:00 pm) (Read More...)
Homeland.House.gov - Files - Testimony: Washington, D.C. - "TESTIMONY OF EVAN F. KOHLMANN WITH JOSH LEFKOWITZ AND LAITH ALKHOURI before the House Committee on Homeland Security 'JIHADIST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA -- HOW TO PREVENT TERRORISM AND PRESERVE INNOVATION': THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK: COUNTERING THE USE OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES BY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" (pdf) (December 6, 2011, 2:00 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series - Report No. 769: "YouTube - The Primary and Rapidly Expanding Online Jihadi Base, Part VI: Following Deaths of Bin Laden and Al-Awlaki, Jihadi Groups Continue to Post Thousands of Videos, Provide Cyber Jihad Tools on YouTube, The Case of 'Muslims Against Crusades'" by Steven Stalinsky (December 6, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS LATINO: "ZETAS ISSUE OPEN CHALLENGE TO U.S. AND MEXICO GOVERNMENTS" by Andrew O'Reilly (SNIPPET: "While most of the violence related to the Zetas has remained in Mexico, the group has made headway into the U.S. with recent attacks and the capture of cartel members highlighting this infiltration.") (December 2, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Paris - "AP INTERVIEW: U.S. Home Security Chief Says Threat Growing from Lone Actor Terrorists" (SNIPPET: "Napolitano is also warning about the need to keep dangerous travelers from reaching the United States and urging European partners to finalize a deal on sharing passenger data.") (December 2, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ZAWAHIRI CLAIMS AL QAEDA IS HOLDING U.S. CITIZEN HOSTAGE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In addition to announcing the death of senior al Qaeda leader Atiyah And al Rahman today, Ayman al Zawahiri claimed that al Qaeda is holding Warren Weinstein, an American citizen and former USAID employee who was kidnapped in Lahore four months ago." SNIPPET: "Zawahiri has made the following demands (summarized below) of the US and Israel in order to obtain the release of Weinstein") (December 1, 2011, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Diego, California - Press Release: "SAN DIEGO WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO AL SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "Nima Yusuf, 25, a resident of San Diego, pleaded guilty..." SNIPPET: "As part of her plea, Yusuf admitted that she entered into an agreement with Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, Abdisalan Hussein Ali, Cabdulaahi Ahmed Faarax, and Abdiweili Yassin Isse to provide material support to al Shabaab in the form of money and personnel to work under the direction and control of al Shabaab. Yusuf admitted that she entered this agreement despite knowing that the United States had designated al Shabaab as a foreign terrorist organization and that it was illegal to provide money or other material support to al Shabaab. Hassan, Ali, Faarax and Isse are charged separately in a federal grand jury indictment in Minnesota for conspiring to provide material support to al Shabaab, among other offenses. The Minnesota indictment also charges Faarax with solicitation to commit a crime of violence, based on his alleged recruitment of three other men to travel to Somalia to fight for al Shabaab, one of whom is believed to have carried out a suicide bombing on al Shabaab's behalf in or about October 2008.") (December 1, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - Los Angeles, Calif. - News Release: "OWNER OF LOS ANGELES-AREA FLIGHT SCHOOL ARRESTED ON VISA FRAUD CHARGES" (SNIPPET: "A woman who operates a flight school in La Verne, Calif., was arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges alleging she oversaw a visa fraud scheme that allowed foreign nationals from Egypt, Sri Lanka and Taiwan to enter the United States for commercial pilot training at her school, even though the school was not approved to accept foreign students. Karena Chuang, 28, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., the owner of Blue Diamond Aviation, was arrested...") (November 30, 2011) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION POINTS TO LARGER CHINESE NUKE ARSENAL: STUDY" (SNIPPET: "China might possess up to 3,000 such weapons, as evidenced by its growing fielding of delivery platforms and the extent of underground construction by the Second Artillery Corps -- the entity responsible for the Chinese strategic nuclear force -- said Georgetown University professor Phillip Karber, who led students in conducting the study. Analysts have typically estimated that Beijing wields between 80 and 400 warheads.") (November 30, 2011) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "RUSSIAN AID ACCUSED OF SPYING CAN STAY IN UK" (SNIPPET: "Alleged Russian spy and former parliamentary aide Katia Zatuliveter has won her fight to remain in the UK.") (November 30, 2011, 9:49 am UK) (Read More...)
NET.SECURITY.org: "1000+ USER EMAILS, USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS LEAKED" by Zeljka Zorz (SNIPPET: "A group of hackers that go by the name of "Teamp0ison" has apparently hacked one (or more) of UN's servers and dumped over 1000 email addresses, usernames and passwords of its staff on Pastebin.") (November 29, 2011) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "NORTH KOREA SUPPLYING SYRIA, IRAN WITH PROHIBITED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, REPORT SAYS German newspaper Die Welt reports that Pyongyang has provided the countries with 'maraging steel,' used to upgrade missiles and centrifuges." by Yossi Melman (November 28, 2011, 17:16) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - News Brief: "TUNISIA: ISLAMIC STUDENTS BESIEGE UNIVERSITY" (SNIPPET: "A group of 40 Islamic students besieged a university near the capital city in Tunisia and held students and teachers hostage.") (November 29, 2011, 0544) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "SWASTIKA FOUND IN NY BUILDING" (SNIPPET: "This is the second time in the last two weeks that such an incident has occurred in the neighborhood, where many Jews reside.") (November 28, 2011, 00:44) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Europe News: "U.K. DETECTS 'TALK' ABOUT INTERNET TERROR ATTACK" by Alistair MacDonald (SNIPPET: "British intelligence picked up "talk" from terrorists planning an Internet-based attack against the U.K.'s national infrastructure, a British official said, as the government released a long-awaited report on cyber security. Terrorists have for some time used the Internet to recruit, spread propaganda and raise funds. Now, this official said, U.K. intelligence has seen evidence that terrorists are talking about using the Internet to actually attack a country, which could include sending viruses to disrupt the country's infrastructure, much of which is now connected online.") (November 25, 2011, 12:47 pm ET) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: "NIGERIA: COUNTRY SECT 'SPOKESMAN' CLAIMS AL-QAEDA LINKS" (SNIPPET: ""It is true we have links with Al-Qaeda," the man identifying himself as Abul Qaqa told reporters in a phone conference in the Hausa language spoken throughout Nigeria's mainly Muslim north. "They assist us and we assist them." Abul Qaqa has claimed to speak on behalf of Boko Haram on a number of previous occasions.") (November 24, 2011) (Read More...)
EURASIA REVIEW.com (EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY): "IRAN AND CYBER-HEZBOLLAH STRATEGIES: KILLING ENEMIES IN HYPERSPACE -- ANALYSIS" by Wahied Wahdat-Hagh (SNIPPET: "In other words, Cyber Jihadists intend to kill their enemies in hyperspace and in reality. At the same time, these modern Jihadists praise the Islamist bloggers and the "bases of jihad and martyrdom".") (November 25, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Arms-Control Free Fall" "China Supremacy" "DIA on China Tech" (November 23, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "GENERAL: PRIORITIZE NUCLEAR UPGRADES IN BUDGET" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "On the nuclear buildup by Beijing and Moscow, he said both are committed to modernization programs and are pressing ahead. "And we are reaching a critical point here where we've got to make our own commitment," Gen. Kehler said.") (November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S. ADDS ABDULLAH AZZAM BRIGADES EXPLOSIVES EXPERT TO TERROR LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "...Suleiman Hamad Al Hablain, an explosives expert for the Lebanon-based Abdullah Azzam Brigades..." SNIPPET: "Al Hablain, who is also known as Abu Jabal...He is a Saudi citizen..." SNIPPET: "On that list, he is listed second and is identified as Ibrahim Suleiman Hamad al Hablain.")(November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "U.S. PASSPORT HOLDER DETONATES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "A suspected terrorist blew himself up..." SNIPPET: "The U.S. embassy gave no comment on whether Saeed Abdul Salam was an American citizen, but the Rangers' statement said that he had traveled to many countries with an American passport.") (November 21, 2011, 6:30 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "CIA SPY RANKS REPORTEDLY BUSTED IN IRAN, LEBANON" ( SNIPPET: "The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.") (November 21, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "IRAN MAY HAVE SENT LIBYA SHELLS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS" by R. Jeffrey Smith, Joby Warrick, Colum Lynch (SNIPPET: "The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in central Libya. Both are under heavy guard and round-the-clock surveillance by drones, U.S. and Libyan officials said.") (November 20, 2011, 3:06 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Tehran - "IRANIAN COMMANDER DIED DURING MISSILE TESTING, BROTHER SAYS" by Thomas Erdbrink (SNIPPET: "At his funeral, Moqadam was called the "founder" of Iran's missile program. Moqadam's brother, Mohammad Tehrani Moqadam, himself a Guard officer, told the official government newspaper Iran on Saturday that the commander had also founded the missile unit of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, was involved in IranÕs space program and had died while conducting a final test on a missile.") (November 19, 2011) (Read More...)
WORLD AFFAIRS JOURNAL.org - Around Asia - blog: "CHINA TAKES ON AMERICA IN A 'ZERO-SUM GAME'" by Gordon G. Chang (SNIPPET: "Yet one thing is clear: the global community needs to understand that engagement with China has not changed the darkish perspectives of its leaders--who continue to believe that it is in their interests to undermine America and its many friends.") (November 22, 2011) (Read More...)
Projects.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: "THE SURVEILLANCE CATALOG Where governments get their tools" (SNIPPET: "The documents fall into five general categories: hacking, intercept, data analysis, web scraping and anonymity.") (November 20, 2011) (Read More...)
DARK READING.com - Tech Center - Advanced Threats: "DHS, FBI: NO EVIDENCE OF HACKING AT WATER UTILITY No evidence of stolen credentials or malicious activity in Illinois water utility pump crash, feds say" by Kelly Jackson Higgins (November 22, 2011, 09:03 pm) (Read More...)
WIRED.com - Threat Level - blog: "HACKERS ATTACKED U.S. WATER UTILITY; DESTROYED PUMP" by Kim Zetter (SNIPPET: "Hackers gained remote access into the control system of the city water utility in Springfield, Illinois, last week and destroyed a pump..." SNIPPET: "Forensic evidence indicates that the hackers may have been in the system as early as September..." SNIPPET: "The intruders launched their attack from IP addresses based in Russia...") (November 18, 2011, 2:02 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER - OpEd: "SHOCK AT TERROR PLOT IGNORES THREAT FROM IRAN" by Rep. Patrick Meehan (SNIPPET: "Since the Iranian sponsored assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to the United States was revealed to the public, I have been struck by the commentary and conventional wisdom in the media that has downplayed the likelihood of the attack.") (November 17, 2011, 8:05 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "TAUSCHER TO OFFER DATA The Obama administration is set to offer more concessions to the Russians on missile defense, the latest one a proposal to share secret technical data on the U.S. military's most effective anti-missile interceptor. Word of the proposed offer is causing concern among missile defense advocates on Capitol Hill who have questioned the administration's past secret dealings with the Russians, led mainly by Ellen Tauscher, undersecretary of state for international security and arms control.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Buffalo, New York - "ICE DEPORTS MAN WHO KILLED 2 DURING JFK AIRPORT HOSTAGE STANDOFF" (SNIPPET: "...was deported Wednesday to Panama." SNIPPET: "...Luis Robinson, 61, a Panamanian national...") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: San Diego, California - "MAJOR CROSS-BORDER DRUG TUNNEL DISCOVERED SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO Authorities recover an estimated 14 tons of marijuana tied to passageway" (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
CITIZEN LAB.org - CITIZEN LAB AND CANADA CENTRE FOR GLOBAL SECURITY STUDIES - Munk School of Global Affairs - University of Toronto: "THE CANADIAN CONNECTION: AN INVESTIGATION OF SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND HEZBULLAH WEB HOSTING IN CANADA" (November 17, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AMERICAN ISLAMISTS AND IRANIAN PROPAGANDA" (SNIPPET: "Tune in to Press TV, the Iranian government's English-language broadcast outlet..." SNIPPET: "Watch long enough and you'll also see a parade of American Muslim activists, all lamenting their problems with government policies and decrying the plight of life here for Muslims. In the past 12 months, representatives of American Islamist groups have appeared on Press TV for interviews more than 35 times, the most recent example taking place Tuesday. Most of those included representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who appeared at least 29 times. Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) officials appeared at least six times.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - San Francisco/Boston - Press Release: Boston - "FBI SAN FRANCISCO AND BOSTON DIVISIONS ASK FOR THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE IN FINDING WANTED FUGITIVE DANIEL ANDREAS SAN DIEGO" (SNIPPET: "San Diego, who was the first domestic terrorism suspect added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list on April 21, 2009, is wanted for his alleged involvement in two bombings in the San Francisco, California area.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
PROJECT 2049.net - SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND CYBER RECONNAISSANCE INFRASTRUCTURE: "THE CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE AND CYBER RECONNAISSANCE INFRASTRUCTURE" by Mark A. Stokes, Jenny Lin and L.C. Russel and L.C. Russell Hsiao (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
STEFAN BINDER.net: "ISLAMIST FROM VIENNA TURNS HIS BACK ON AUSTRIA" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed M. continues with his propaganda in Germany instead of Austria.") (November 16, 2011) (Read More...)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Committee on Homeland Security - Chairman Peter T. King: Washington, D.C. - "HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE PASSES COUNTERTERRORISM AND INTELLIGENCE LEGISLATION" (SNIPPET: "Today, the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence passed, by voice vote, H.R. 2764, the "WMD Intelligence and information Sharing Act of 2011," and H.R. 3140, the "Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act."") (November 15, 2011) (Read More...)
IAEA.org - Press Release: "LOW LEVELS OF IODINE DETECTED IN EUROPE" (SNIPPET: "The IAEA has received information from the State Office for Nuclear Safety of the Czech Republic that very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere over the Czech Republic in recent days. The IAEA has learned about similar measurements in other locations across Europe. The IAEA believes the current trace levels of iodine-131 that have been measured do not pose a public health risk and are not caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan.") (November 11, 2001) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4271: "IMU MEMBER UMM SAFIYYA ENCOURAGES GERMAN MUSLIM WOMEN TO IMMIGRATE TO PAKISTAN TO JOIN THE JIHAD EFFORT THERE, STRESSES THAT THE MUJAHIDEEN ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR WIVES BESIDE THEM" (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4278: "UK HOME OFFICE BANS 'TERROR ORGANIZATION' MUSLIMS AGAINST CRUSADES; GROUP SPOKESMAN ANJEM CHOUDARY STILL COMMUNICATING VIA TWITTER, YOUTUBE" (November 11, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BRITS BAN CONTROVERSIAL ISLAMIST GROUP" (SNIPPET: "Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May is banning "Muslims Against Crusades [MAC]," the latest name used by a British Islamist group that has been banned several times before. The action comes in response to the group's planned protest of the United Kingdom's November 11th Armistice Day, which honors the fallen of the nation's armed forces.") (November 10, 2011, 12:17 pm) (Read More...)
ICT.org.il - INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM - Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group: "AL-QAEDA AND ITS ROLE IN FORMENTING RELIGIOUS STRIFE IN THE ARAB WORLD: The Kamila Shehata Affair" (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MAGHAREBIA.com: "BELMOKHTAR: LIBYA WEAPONS IN AQIM HANDS" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb obtained Libyan weapons from ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's arsenal, southern cell emir Khaled Abou Al-Abass-Abass (aka Mokhtar Belmokhtar, or "Laaouar") claimed on Wednesday (November 9th).") (November 10, 2011) (Read More...)
CBN.com -CBN News: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADISOR ACCUSED OF LEAKING DOCS" by Erick Stakelbeck (SNIPPET: "As an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security, Mohammed Elibiary was given access to sensitive government documents." SNIPPET: "Out of 26 members on the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council, only Elibiary was granted access to a nationwide database that includes terror watch lists and sensitive FBI reports. It's unclear why Elibiary was given this special privilege -- but he now finds himself in hot water. He's accused of taking confidential documents from the Texas Department of Public Safety and shopping them to the media.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - blog - breaking: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER ALLEGEDLY LEAKED INTEL TO ATTACK RICK PERRY TX Dept. of Public Safety Director: "We know [Mohamed Elibiary] has accessed DPS documents and downloaded them."" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "In light of these allegations, I spoke today with Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw. He confirmed that Elibiary has access to the Homeland Security State and Local Intelligence Community of Interest (HS SLIC) database, which contains hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports and products that are intended for intelligence sharing between law enforcement agencies. (Full disclosure: I gave a briefing in April 2010 to the TX DPS on historical terror incidents and terror connections to Texas. I've also been critical of Elibiary's involvement with DHS considering his past extremist statements and activities.)") (October 26, 2011, 10:43 am) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "U.S. ACKNOWLEDGES POSSIBLE THREATS TO PAKISTANI NUKES" (SNIPPET: "The Atlantic and National Journal jointly reported last week that the Pakistani army had taken to transporting nuclear warheads around the country via unmarked civilian-style vans on congested roadways in an attempt to keep their whereabouts away from prying U.S. intelligence efforts.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "WATCHDOG REVEALS IRAN'S NUCLEAR ARMS WORK Activity not halted in '03 as reported" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iran has carried out extensive development of nuclear weapons, including work on a warhead for its medium-range Shahab-3 missile and preparations for an underground test, the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed in an internal report Tuesday.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Iran Accuses America of 'Iranophobia'" (SNIPPET: "Now Iran's political and military leaders are using a similar strategy to fend off heightened scrutiny of their nuclear ambitions and other diplomatic crises facing the Islamic Republic.") (November 8, 2011, 12:55 pm) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com: "FAKE CHINESE COMPONENTS COULD COMPROMISE THAAD" (SNIPPET: "Investigators for the Senate Armed Services Committee found a total of 1,800 instances in which the U.S. Defense Department had purchased electronic components that could be counterfeit. The Senate researchers found false components used not only in the THAAD system, but also in Boeing transport planes and helicopters. The THAAD system was developed to destroy hostile ballistic missiles in their end phase of flight, both inside and outside of the Earth's atmosphere, according to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.") (November 8, 2011) (Read More...)
JCPA.org - JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: "HIZBULLAH DISCUSSES ITS OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR WAR WITH ISRAEL: Missile Fire on Tel Aviv and Conquest of the Galilee" by Shimon Shapira (SNIPPET: "The operational plan was formulated in tandem with senior Iranian strategic experts...") (November 2, 2011) (Read More...)
MAGHAREBIA.com: "NEW JIHADIS BREAK STEREOTYPES" by Mawassi Lahcen for Magharebia in Casablanca (SNIPPET: "The latest generation of jihadists has never been to an al-Qaeda training camp. These recruits learn everything they need to know online." SNIPPET: "This change, however, is not restricted to the younger generation. Many of the older elements have replaced the Afghan-style dress and long beard with an appearance that avoids attention from security officers.") (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 755: "DELETING ONLINE JIHAD ON TWITTER: THE CASE OF BRITISH JIHADI ANJEM CHOUDARY -- TWEETING FOR THE CALIPHATE AND THE CONQUEST OF THE WHITE HOUSE" by Steven Stalinsky (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS Africa: "KENYA ARMY WARNS OF AL-SHABAB DONKEYS IN SOMALIA" (SNIPPET: "...the militants are using the animals to transport weapons." SNIPPET: "...reports that al-Shabab had been flying in new supplies of weapons.") (November 4, 2011, 07:32 ET) (Read More...)
Blog.HERITAGE.org: "SUICIDE BLAST IN SOMALIA RAISES CONCERNS AT HOME" by Scott Erickson (SNIPPET: "Earlier this year, the Homeland Security Policy Institute issued a report addressing the increasing concern surrounding the emergent threat posed by the foreign fighter. Characterized as one raised largely within Western society and culture, the expression of the foreign fighter's radicalization manifests itself as the individual travels overseas, often to his ancestral land, to continue his course into jihad. The foreign fighter phenomenon poses a significant threat to Western countries. In traveling overseas to join a terrorist movement, the individual brings with him a unique understanding of Western culture and provides terrorist organizations with a highly desirable commodity: a Western defector whom they can use and trot before the media. Foreign fighters also pose a grave threat to their Western countries of origin." (November 4, 2011, 10:30 am)
Blog.CLEVELAND.com: Kent, Ohio - "KENT STATE PROFESSOR COMES UNDER FIRE FOR SHOUTING 'DEATH TO ISRAEL' DURING DIPLOMAT'S SPEECH" by Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer (SNIPPET: "The statement by a Kent State University professor who shouted "Death to Israel" during a speech by a former Israeli diplomat was deplorable, according to the university president.") (October 28, 2011) (Read More...)
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS - blog: "DHS EXPANDS DRONE SURVEILLANCE AREA" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to fly drones along a greater portion of the 5,500-mile border the United States shares with Canada to help spot illegal activity, DHS officials told Congress on Friday." SNIPPET: "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized DHS to operate the drones along the northern border between Spokane, Wash., and Minnesota...") (November 4, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "CHINA-IRAN MISSILE SALES China is continuing to provide advanced missiles and other convential arms to Iran...") (November 2, 2011) (Read More...)
NCIX.gov - OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE: "FOREIGN SPIES STEALING U.S. ECONOMIC SECRETS IN CYBERSPACE Report to Congress on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage, 2009-2011" (pdf) (October 2011) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "DHS TO SET UP POLICIES FOR MONITORING TWITTER, FACEBOOK Homeland Security is working on guidelines to protect U.S. citizens' rights while it looks at social media sites" by Sharon Gaudin (November 1, 2011, 04:54 pm ET) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "'NITRO' HACKERS USE STOCK MALWARE TO STEAL CHEMICAL, DEFENSE SECRETS Symantec traces one command-and-control server to China" by Gregg Keizer (SNIPPET: "The attack campaign -- which Symantec tagged as "Nitro" -- started no later than last July and continued until mid-September, targeting an unknown number of companies and infecting at least 48 firms with the "Poison Ivy" remote-access Trojan (RAT). Poison Ivy, which was created by a Chinese hacker, is widely available on the Internet, including from a dedicated website.") (October 31, 2011, 04:18 pm ET) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "SECURITY COUNCIL URGES LIBYA TO PURSUE CHEMICAL DISARMAMENT" (SNIPPET: "The U.N. Security Council on Monday passed a resolution urging Libya's new government to adhere to the chemical disarmament pledges made by the former Qadhafi regime and to secure large quantities of anti-aircraft rockets that have become a major proliferation concern (see GSN, Oct. 31).") (November 1, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "AL-QAEDA FLAG FLIES HIGH ON TOP OF BENGHAZI COURTHOUSE" (SNIPPET: "If that were not enough, Vice.com reported that Islamists were seen driving the streets of Benghazi while waving al-Qaeda flags and shouting, "Islamiya, Islamiya! No East, nor West".") (Published November 1, 2011, 14:10/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "'Occupy Wall Street' - Reactions and Support in the Arab & Muslim World: 'The United States Will Fall' -- Iranian Students Demonstrate in Support of 'Occupy Wall Street,' and Hold News Conference at Former U.S. Embassy in Tehran" (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Hizballah Cyber Army [complete with website in Brooklyn]" (SNIPPET: "Another IRGC/Basij-linked project, turned up through examining social networks of known IRGC/Basij activists and operators.") (November 1, 2011)
NCJRS.gov: "JIHAD, CRIME, AND THE INTERNET Content Analysis of Jihadist Forum Discussions" -EDNA EREZ, LL.B, PhD., University of Illinois at Chicago; Gabriel Weimann, Ph.D., University of Haifa; A. Aaron Weisburd, M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago (October 31, 2011) (Read More...)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - "Written Testimony of Assistant Secretary Daniel L. Glaser before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism: "COMBATING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME: EVALUATING CURRENT AUTHORITIES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES" (SNIPPET: "In early 2010, the United States completed a comprehensive assessment of transnational organized crime -- the first since 1995 -- which concluded that TOC networks have expanded in scope and sophistication, engage in a range of illicit activities, and are taking advantage of the increasingly integrated international financial system. Among the most startling conclusions of that assessment is that these groups' growing infiltration of legitimate commerce and economic activity fundamentally threatens U.S. economic interests at home and abroad and could cause significant damage to the world financial system through subversion, exploitation, and distortion of legitimate markets and economic activity. Terrorists and insurgents increasingly are turning to crime and criminal networks for funding and logistics. Criminal networks are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in information technology and are involved in cyber crime. The result is a convergence of complex, volatile, and destabilizing threats to U.S. national security.") (November 1, 2011) (Read More...)
POLICE ONE.com: Phoenix, Arizona - "'SHOOT A COP' FLYER SURFACES IN ARIZONA A disturbing flyer found at 'Occupy Phoenix' says cop killers are the 'good guys'" by PoliceOne Staff (SNIPPET: "A sheriff's deputy found the disturbing flyer at the Cesar Chavez Plaza and reported it to the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center, according to KPHO.") (October 31, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB TAPE CALLS OR ATTACKS ON U.S., CANADA" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is investigating whether a suicide bomber killed in Saturday's bombing of an African Union military base in Mogadishu is Abdisalan Ali, 22, a U.S. citizen from Minneapolis." SNIPPET: "On the tape, the speaker (identified as one of two suicide bombers involved in the attack) called for terrorist strikes against the United States and Canada and other places around the world.") (October 31, 2011, 6:17 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "SHABAAB NAMES AMERICAN SUICIDE BOMBER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Shabaab had initially identified him as Cabdi Salaam al Muhajir, but his real name is Abdisalan Hussein Ali.") (October 31, 2011, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
BREITBART.tv (AP) - Video: "FBI VIDEOS SHOW RUSSIAN SPIES IN ACTION" (Description: "FBI surveillance tapes released Monday show members of a ring of Russian sleeper spies surreptitiously passing information and money during a decade-long counterintelligence probe that ended in the biggest spy swap since the Cold War.") (October 31, 2011, 3:03 pm) (Watch Here.)
AGI.it: "NTC'S OUTGOING PM SAYS NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOUND IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "(AGI) - Tripoli - The outgoing premier of Libya's NTC, Mahmoud Jibril, has announced that nuclear weapons were found in the country. It was reported by TV network Al Arabiya.") (October 30, 2011, 21:40) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "'SAFE HAVENS IN PAKISTAN REMAIN THE INSURGENCY'S GREATEST ENABLER': DOD REPORT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Oddly enough, there is no mention of al Qaeda- and Taliban-linked terror groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Jihad Group, despite the fact that ISAF often names these groups in press releases that document special operations forces raids against them.") (October 28, 2011, 5:29 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT CITES SECURITY PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: ""The security situation in Regional Command East, however, remains tenuous," the report says. "Cross-border incidents have risen during the reporting period as a result of the sanctuary and support that the insurgency receives from Pakistan." In the center of RC-East is Regional Command Capital, which contains Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city. Afghan forces have established a layered defense system around Kabul, which is an insurgent target. This has resulted in improved security in the capital, but the area remains at risk.") (October 28, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, HAMAS COMMITTED TO TERROR" (SNIPPET: "At a time Hamas is vowing to kidnap more Israelis, some Egyptian leaders are pressuring the European Union (EU) to treat Hamas as a partner in settling the Middle East conflict. And as Muslim Brotherhood officials use increasingly hostile rhetoric toward the Jewish state, senior American officials are reaching out to the group.") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "CHINESE TECH GIANT AIDS IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Suffice it to say that Huawei - itself closely tied to the government of China - is now the dominant player in Iran's mobile phone market, and thus the primary supplier of related intercepts, user data, etc.") (October 27, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ALLEGED OPPOSITION WEBMASTER HAS HIS DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR THE SECOND TIME" (SNIPPET: "And so I ask, How many operatives in the IRGC's Cyber Army are currently in Canada?") (October 27, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011) (Read More...)
PJ MEDIA.com - blog - breaking: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISER ALLEGEDLY LEAKED INTEL TO ATTACK RICK PERRY TX Dept. of Public Safety Director: "We know [Mohamed Elibiary] has accessed DPS documents and downloaded them."" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "In light of these allegations, I spoke today with Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw. He confirmed that Elibiary has access to the Homeland Security State and Local Intelligence Community of Interest (HS SLIC) database, which contains hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports and products that are intended for intelligence sharing between law enforcement agencies. (Full disclosure: I gave a briefing in April 2010 to the TX DPS on historical terror incidents and terror connections to Texas. I've also been critical of Elibiary's involvement with DHS considering his past extremist statements and activities.)") (October 26, 2011, 10:43 am) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IAEA Pressed to Publish Less Iran Nuclear Data, Diplomats Say" (SNIPPET: "Diplomatic sources on Tuesday affirmed reports that the International Atomic Energy Agency is facing pressure from China and Russia to tone down or withhold a forthcoming safeguards assessment expected to include data reflecting a possible Iranian effort to establish a nuclear deterrent, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Oct. 25).") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
Video (Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Chairman of the HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY): "CHAIRMAN PETER KING OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON IRANIAN TERROR OPERATIONS IN U.S." (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Washington, D.C. - "CONGRESS LOOKING AT LINKS BETWEEN IRAN, LATIN AMERICA" -reported by Kirk Chaisson (SNIPPET: "Some members of Congress are especially concerned about Iran's alliance with Venezuela.") (Last update: October 26, 2011, 5:31 pm) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "REAL IRA ADMITS BOMB ATTACKS ON NORTHERN IRELAND Derry's UK City of Culture office also targeted by dissident republican group" by Henry McDonald (SNIPPET: "The Real IRA has admitted bombing two banks in Northern Ireland as well as the UK City of Culture office in Derry, and has warned that it will continue to target economic interests. In a statement to the Guardian laced with anti-capitalist rhetoric, the Real IRA said the bombings and future targeting of the banking system...") (October 25, 2011, 13:23 EDT) (Read More...)
WORLD THREATS.com: "SOCIAL NETWORKS & THE ONLINE JIHAD" -Posted by Candice Lanier (SNIPPET: "Islamic terrorists, online, seek to reach as large an audience as possible, with the emphasis being placed on connecting with youth." SNIPPET: "Many Arabic speakers on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other sites use Arabizi, a form of colloquial Arabic written in the Latin alphabet and numbers. This allows the use of a standard English-language keyboard for typing messages. There exists, however, no standard version of Arabizi. It varies from country to country, even among groups within countries and is affected by differences in dialect.") (October 26, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Minneapolis - Press Release: Washington - "FIVE INDIVIDUALS INDICTED IN A FRAUD CONSPIRACY INVOLVING EXPORTS TO IRAN OF U.S. COMPONENTS LATER FOUND IN BOMBS IN IRAQ Indictment Also Alleges Fraud Conspiracy Involving Illegal Exports of Military Antennas to Singapore and Hong Kong" (SNIPPET: "Five individuals and four of their companies have been indicted..." SNIPPET: "Yesterday, authorities in Singapore arrested Wong Yuh Lan (Wong), Lim Yong Nam (Nam), Lim Kow Seng (Seng), and Hia Soo Gan Benson (Hia), all citizens of Singapore, in connection with a U.S. request for extradition. The United States is seeking their extradition to stand trial in the District of Columbia. The remaining individual defendant, Hossein Larijani, is a citizen and resident of Iran who remains at large.") (October 25, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Bundesanwaltschaft fasst mutmaBliche russische Spione" (SNIPPET: "Long story short, Germany appears to have captured two spies, presumed to be Russian, who have apparently been working under deep cover since 1988. They had Austrian passports and forged Latin American birth certificates. Interestingly, the German investigation may have begun as a result of the successful US round up of a number of Russian spies (Anna Chapman & Co.):") (Posted October 24, 2011) (Read More...)
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Jihad im Cyberspace [Facebook for Ali, but not for thee]" (SNIPPET: "Ali Fallah is not merely the registrant of the Cyber Hizballah site, he is evidently also the director of the Internet division of the IRI Ministry of Culture. And despite his dire warning to others, Ali Fallah is himself active on Facebook") (October 22, 2011) (Read More...)
ISAF MEDIA via YouTube.com: "Preventing Underage Fighters" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION SNIPPET: "The UN and international human rights groups have stated that insurgent groups have used children in combat, including as suicide bombers.") (October 20, 2011) (Watch Here.)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN PREPARES TO TRANSPORT ATOMIC SUBSTANCE TO NEW ENRICHMENT FACILITY" (SNIPPET: "Iran is preparing for the initial transport of an atomic substance to its subterranean facility at Qum, where it would be used in uranium enrichment operations, Reuters reported on Friday (see GSN, Oct. 20).") (October 21, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN TO SOON MOVE NUCLEAR MATERIAL TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "They said a first batch of uranium hexafluoride gas (UF6) -- material which is fed into machines used to refine uranium -- would be transferred to the Fordow site near the holy city of Qom in preparation for launching enrichment work there.") (Published October 21, 2011, 13:00/Israel News) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com - Exclusive: "NASDQ HACKERS SPIED ON COMPANY BOARDS" (SNIPPET: "Hackers who infiltrated the Nasdaq's computer systems last year installed malicious software that allowed them to spy on the directors of publicly held companies, according to two people familiar with an investigation into the matter." SNIPPET: "It was not known what information the hackers might have stolen.") (October 20, 2011, 7:31 pm EDT) (Read More...)
BBC News - Wales: "TWO ARRESTED CARDIFF MEN, 18, ARRIVE BACK IN UK" (SNIPPET: "Two 18-year-old men from Cardiff have arrived back in the UK after being deported from Kenya. Mohamed Mohamed, and Iqbal Shahzad were detained by the Metropolitan Police under the Terrorism Act, after flying into Heathrow Airport at 17:00 BST. The men were arrested close to the Kenyan border with Somalia, over suspected links to Somali militants, but were not charged in Kenya. It is expected they will be questioned by South Wales Police. The father of Mohamed Mohamed, of Somali descent, alerted police and flew out to find his son. It is understood no charges were brought against Mr Mohamed and Iqbal Shahzad, who is of Pakistani descent, by the Kenyan authorities.") (Last updated October 19, 2011, 13:46 ET) (Read More...)
MySanAntonio.com: "OFFICIALS SAY BREAK-IN AT COURTHOUSE WAS NOT TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "Officials had earlier stated the men, all in their mid-20s, were from Morocco but corrected themselves later in the day, saying they had French driver's licenses and passports. The French consulate in Dallas has been notified of the incident, they said. The group had been in the United States since Sept. 10 on 90-day tourist visas, visiting New York, Miami and travelling across the country in the RV." SNIPPET: "Facebook profile pictures that match the names of the five suspects depict energetic, goofy men wearing trendy sunglasses, T-shirts, sneakers and baseball caps. On one suspect's page an album titled "11 septembre 2011" stated it was taken in New York City and displayed 10 snapshots of at least four of the men posing in Times Square, flexing with a masked Spiderman, laughing in Central Park and riding a ferry.") (Updated October 19, 2011, 7:17 p.m.) (Read More...)
MySanAntonio.com (AP): San Antonio - "OFFICIAL: TEXAS COURT BREAK-IN WORK OF BAR-HOPPERS" by Paul J. Weber, (AP) (SNIPPET: "All the men are in their 20s and are expected to be charged with burglary. Although their visas listed French addresses, authorities said they were not sure of their original nationalities." SNIPPET: "Authorities also searched the nearby convention center where dozens of top U.S. intelligence officials were attending a conference, including Michael Vickers, the undersecretary of defense forÊintelligence.") (Updated October 19, 2011, 05:40 p.m.) (Read More...)
Radio.WOAI.com: "NO TERRORIST TIES SEEN IN COURTHOUSE ARRESTS" by Jim Forsyth (SNIPPET: "Officials in San Antonio now say that five men who were born in Morocco and live in France were not involved in any terrorism or threatening activities when they were arrested after breaking into a fourth floor courtroom in the historic Bexar County Courthouse in downtown San Antonio early today.") (October 19, 2011) (Read More...)
News.NATIONAL POST.com: "ECHOES OF IRAN" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "Mansour Ahani said he was fleeing religious and political persecution in Iran when he arrived at Vancouver airport from Singapore in October 1991. "I am dead if I return," he wrote in his refugee claim. But after spending months following Ahani, Canadian intelligence officers came to a startling conclusion: He was a highly trained Iranian government assassin whose handlers were planning an attack on the British author Salman Rushdie.") (October 15, 2011) (Read More...)
ZDNET.com - Zero Day - blog: "HACKING GROUP FROM NEPAL POSTS 10,000 STOLEN FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS ONLINE" by Dancho Danchev (SNIPPET: "A hacking group from Nepal known as TeamSwaStika...") (October 19, 2011, 2:37 am PDT) (Read More...)
GCAPTAIN.com (DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.): "TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT -- U.S. TO INSPECT CUBAN RIG" (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials are trying to make sure the American coastline will be protected as Cuba begins drilling a deep water oil well later this year about 60 miles off the Florida Keys. Administration officials will tell nervous congressmen this week that the U.S. will inspect the China-made drilling rig before the Spanish energy company in charge of the project, Repsol YPF SA, moves the rig into Cuban territory. But it remains unclear whether the U.S. government or American companies could respond if there were a disaster...") (October 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FEINSTEIN QUESTIONS WHETHER IRAN BACKING MORE PLOTS IN WAKE OF ALLEGED ASSASSINATION SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she's been aware of the investigation for about a month and that "intelligence indicates" there could be "problems" elsewhere.") (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "ISLAMISTS JAILED FOR THREATENING AUSTRIA, GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "An Austrian court on Wednesday sentenced a married couple to 22 months and four years in jail for posting a video on the Internet calling for attacks in Austria and Germany. Mona S, a 21-year-old Austrian, and her 22-year-old Egyptian-born husband Mohamed M, were found guilty of "belonging to a terrorist organisation" with links to Al-Qaeda, trying to blackmail the Austrian government and inciting a crime. The main defendant, Mohamed M., was given a four-year term while his wife was sentenced to 22 months in prison.") (March 12, 2008) (Read More...)
BIG GOVERNMENT.com: "THE EMAIL ARCHIVE OF THE #OccupyWallStreet MOVEMENT: ANARCHISTS, SOCIALISTS, UNIONS, DEMOCRATS AND THEIR PLANS" by Thomas Ryan (SNIPPET: "Editors' Note - At the end of this post, you will find links to download the #OccupyWallStreet email archive described earlier today by Andrrew Breitbart." SNIPPET: "Then, at the end of August, we were alerted by a fellow researcher that information about USDoR (U.S. Day of Rage, to which Occupy Wall Street is connected) had been posted on Shamuk and Al-Jahad, two Al-Qaeda recruitment sites. We began to take the "Occupy" protest more seriously, and dedicated more time to research and monitoring.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
BIG GOVERNMENT.com: "'CROWDSOURCE' THIS: EMAILS EXPOSE #OccupyWallStreet CONSPIRACY TO 'DESTABALIZE' GLOBAL MARKETS, GOVERNMENTS" by Andrew Breitbart (SNIPPET: "Per the 8800+ pages of emails (3900+ emails), the Occupy movement has been in the works for some time. Its leaders apparently intend for it to broaden out and intertwine with the Days of Rage global initiative, which is set to begin on Saturday, October 15th. They also intend the demonstrations to continue indefinitely, as suggested in the following email, dated Monday, October 10" SNIPPET: "Later this morning, readers will be able to read the emails for themselves--and the mainstream media will be forced to confront the truth behind the Occupy movement, including its links to socialist, anarchist, and possibly even jihadist organizations.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
BREITBART.com: "U.S. WORRIES OVER CHINA'S UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR NETWORK" (SNIPPET: "A leading US lawmaker who fears budget cuts could delay modernizing the US nuclear arsenal voiced concern Friday about an extensive tunnel complex designed to house Chinese nuclear missiles. "This network of tunnels could be in excess of 5,000 kilometers (3,110 miles), and is used to transport nuclear weapons and forces," said Michael Turner, who chairs a House Armed Services Committee panel focusing on strategic weapons and other security programs. "As we strive to make our nuclear forces more transparent, China is building this underground tunnel system to make its nuclear forces even more opaque," he added, citing an unclassified Department of Defense report.") (October 14, 2011) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (ASAHI.com - English): "JASDF SCRAMBLED 83 TIMES AGAINST CHINESE AIRCRAFT FROM APRIL TO SEPTEMBER" (SNIPPET: "This is three times against the number recorded last year.") (October 15, 2011) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (YOMIURI.co.jp): "JASDF SCRAMBLED 386 TIMES IN 2010" (SNIPPET: "Compare to 2009, this is an increase of 29 percent. 96 of the intercepts involved Chinese aircraft while the rest are from Russia.") (April 30, 2011) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - OFAC Enforcement - Office of Foreign Assets Control - Specially Designated Nationals Update: "RECENT OFACT ACTIONS" (SNIPPET: "CONSPIRACY OF FIRE NUCLEI (a.k.a. CONSPIRACY OF CELLS OF FIRE; a.k.a. CONSPIRACY OF THE NUCLEI OF FIRE; a.k.a. SYNOMOSIA PYRINON TIS FOTIAS; a.k.a. THESSALONIKI-ATHENS FIRE NUCLEI CONSPIRACY), Greece [SDGT]" (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "EXPORT CHANGES RAISE PROLIFERATION WORRIES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration recently informed Congress that it is planning to loosen controls on foreign sales of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and other weapons, possibly C-130 transports and even F-16 fighters, according to congressional aides. The changes under consideration are raising concerns on Capitol Hill that U.S. arms will make their way to rogue states and adversaries after initially being exported to allies and friendly states.") (October 12, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: "ARE IRAN'S TERRORISTS FINDING A SAFE HAVEN IN LATIN AMERICA? by Joseph Humire (SNIPPET: "Of the many Iranians implicated in the attacks during the nineties in Argentina, one individual stands out as having masterminded these attacks--Mohsen Rabbani. Rabbani is the former cultural attache of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires. Rabbani, who now heads the Oriental Thought Cultural Institute in Qom, Iran...") (October 12, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "FEINSTEIN QUESTIONS WHETHER IRAN BACKING MORE PLOTS IN WAKE OF ALLEGED ASSASSINATION SCHEME" (SNIPPET: "Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said she's been aware of the investigation for about a month and that "intelligence indicates" there could be "problems" elsewhere.") (October 13, 2011) (Read More...)
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS FIVE INDIVIDUALS TIED TO IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of five individuals, including four senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officers connected to a plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir, while he was in the United States and to carry out follow-on attacks against other countries' interests inside the United States and in another country. As part of today's action, Treasury also designated the individual responsible for arranging the assassination plot on behalf of the IRGC-QF.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - New York - Press Release: Washington - "TWO MEN CHARGED IN ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "A criminal complaint filed today in the Southern District of New York charges Manssor Arbabsiar, a 56-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen holding both Iranian and U.S. passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iran-based member of Iran's Qods Force, which is a special operations unit of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that is said to sponsor and promote terrorist activities abroad.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog - Breaking News: "IRAN-TIED ASSASSINATION, BOMBING PLOT DISRUPTED" (SNIPPET: "Arbabsiar made it clear he didn't care how the ambassador died, or how many innocent people died with him. "They want that guy done, if the hundred go with him, f*** 'em," he allegedly said. When the informant said he could use a bomb or shoot the ambassador, Arbabsiar said "it doesn't matter... whatever is easy for" you. Arbabsiar was arrested Thursday at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, but Shakuri, a Quds force member, is at large.") (October 11, 2011, 3:08 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. UNCOVERS IRANIAN PLOT TO ASSASSINATE SAUDI ARABIAN AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA" by Wes Bruer and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: ""Chevrolet" was the code word used by Arbabsiar and Shakuri to refer to the plot to assassinate Ambassaor Adel al-Jubeir. During many recorded phone conversations in Farsi, Shakuri repeatedly told Arbabsiar to "buy" the Chevrolet, indicating that the plot was still to be carried out." SNIPPET: "Today's indictment is only the most recent incident in which the US has pointed the finger at Iran for supporting acts of international terrorism. Over the past several months, the US government has directly implicated Iran in supporting the operations of both al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Middle East and Central Asia.") (October 11, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "200 SUICIDE BOMBERS 'PLANNING ATTACKS IN UK' At least 200 potential terrorists are actively planning suicide attacks while living freely in Britain, intelligence chiefs have warned ministers." by Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent(SNIPPET: "A senior intelligence source has revealed that the figure is a "conservative" estimate of the threat facing the country from UK-based Islamist suicide bombers. The would-be killers are among 2,000 extremists who the security services have said are based in Britain and actively planning terrorist activity of some kind. The figures are contained within a secret government report on the "enduring terrorist threat" facing the UK from al-Qaeda and affiliated organisations, The Sunday Telegraph has been told.") (October 8, 2011, 9:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "UK INTELLIGENCE: SUICIDE BOMBERS AWAIT LONDON OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "British intelligence officials say there could be 200 potential suicide bombers in the country, many waiting to strike during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Senior intelligence officials called the figure a "conservative estimate" and that the network behind them could involve up to 2,000 active Britain-based Islamist extremists. Train stations or public events are the most likely targets, the Telegraph reported...") (October 11, 2011, 1:23 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "SECRET ARMY OF 200 HOMEGROWN SUICIDE BOMBERS 'PLOTTING TO ATTACK BRITAIN' Experts warn little can be done to prevent a well planned terrorist attack" by Daniel Miller (Last updated October 9, 2011, 2:17 pm) (Read More...)
Evan Kohlmann - IntelTweet via Twitter.com: "Shabaab al-Mujahideen in Somalia has held a Quran memorization contest for local children, with prizes including an AK-47 and hand grenades" (October 8, 2011)
msn.FOX SPORTS.com: "U.S. WARNS FANS IN KENYA ABOUT ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "An alert by the US embassy warned, "The US Embassy in Nairobi has received credible information about a potential threat to Americans and other foreigners linked to international sporting events, such as the Kenya-Uganda football match on Saturday, October 8, or the upcoming Rugby World Cup. "American citizens are urged to avoid public venues, such as sports bars, night clubs, and restaurants, which will be broadcasting these games, as well as public transportation, such as buses, to and from the events."") (Updated October 7, 2011, 9:36 pm ET)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TRICARE INVESTIGATES BENEFICIARY DATA BREACH" (SNIPPET: "The TRICARE Management Activity is reviewing its data protection policies and procedures in the wake of a data breach involving personal health information of an estimated 4.9 million military clinic and hospital patients.") (October 7, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "ANWAR AL AWLAKI SHELTERED IN HOMES OF SENIOR ISLAH PARTY MEMBERS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In this LWJ report that dispelled the rumors of the death of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula bomber Ibrahim Hassan Tali al Asiri, we noted that Anwar al Awlaki was sheltering in the home of a member of the Islah political party just before he was killed. This report in Al-Ahram Weekly states that Awlaki was staying at the homes of three different Islah part leaders. One of the homes belongs to none other than Islah party leader Abdul Majeed al Zindani. Also note how al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has integrated with the tribes and used the relationships to project power in the south.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
VALLEY CENTRAL.com: "GUNMEN CROSS INTO STARR COUNTY FLEEING SOLDIERS IN MEXICO" by Action 4 News Staff (SNIPPET: "American investigators said eight armed suspects fled into the United States during the battle. Several of the men returned to Mexico where they were reportedly arrested by Mexican soldiers.") (October 6, 2011, 7:22 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Houston, Texas - Press Release: "CHAMBERS COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING AND AIDING HER DECEASED HUSBAND TO MAKE 122 DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES" (SNIPPET: "...charged 32-year-old Pamela Leggett..." SNIPPET: "The six-count indictment returned by the grand jury today alleges that beginning in March 2006 through July 2009, Leggett and her deceased common-law husband, then residents of Baytown, Texas, Chambers County, accumulated a supply of precursor chemicals that they used to assemble a total of 122 destructive devices. In some instances the chemicals were allegedly obtained via eBay. The destructive devices, according to the indictment, were improvised explosives that, in some cases, contained pieces of rebar, nails, and bullets. Leggett is also accused of being in possession of a machine gun, a short-barreled rifle, and three illegal silencers in violation of federal firearms statutes.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Baytown, Texas - " WOMAN ACCUSED OF HELPING MAN MAKE BOMBS BEFORE HIS DEATH" (SNIPPET: "A federal grand jury on Thursday charged Pamela Leggett, 32, with aiding and abetting Gilbert Ortez in making and possessing the weapons as well as otherÊcharges.") (October 6, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SOCIAL NETWORKS USED TO COUNTER AL QAEDA Team tires to impede jihadi recruiters" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "The "eight or nine" team members hang out online with angry young Muslims to steer them away from terrorist radicalization, a senior State Department official said on background. "We're in the business of trying to cut down the supply of people who want to kill Americans," the official said. The team is part of a new interagency initiative at the State Department called the Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications which President Obama established last month by executive order.") (October 5, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "ANTI-TERROR TRAINERS BLOCKED" SNIPPET: "According to people close to the conference, the event was ordered "postponed" after Muslim advocacy groups contacted the Department of Homeland Security and the White House about the scheduled speakers, who included Stephen Caughlin and Steve Emerson, both specialists on the Islamist terror threat." SNIPPET: "Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta this week moved to replace key members of the Defense Policy Board, the advisory group of former officials that serves as a brain trust.") (October 5, 2011) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner - blog: "DETAINING ALIEN ENEMY COMBATANTS IN THE CIVILIAN SYSTEM" by Andrew C. McCarthy (SNIPPET: "Moreover, as I've pointed out on other occasions, evidence of plans for and terror plots aimed at breaking imprisoned terrorists out of jail has been a staple of terrorism prosecutions for many years." SNIPPET: "Over the Obama administration's vigorous protestations, Congress has kept ÊGitmo detainees and other jihadists captured overseas out of the United States. This latest episode is more proof that lawmakers must remain steadfast. There simply can be no guarantee that the civilian justice system will do everything in its power to protect us.") (October 4, 2011, 11:51 am) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "NEW JIHADI BOOK PERMITS MURDERING CIVILIANS" (SNIPPET: "Jihadi forum Ansar al-Mujahideen recently published a new e-book, The Just Scale -- On The Permissibility of Killing the Infidels' Children and Women, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute (Memri).") (October 3, 2011, 6:05 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRITV.org - Video Clip No. 3133 - "British Islamist Anjem Choudary Eulogizes Anwar Al-Awlaki and Says: May the Call for Jihad Never Die" (The Internet, October 1, 2011 - 04:16)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News - Exclusive: "THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND THE AWLAKI ASSASSINATION" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials, aware of other planned attacks, had arrested several Muslim American converts who returned here after "studying" in the Sudan. Most of their time was spent on terrorist training and learning from Awlaki and his advisors about the precepts of jihad and Islam. Intelligence officials believe that "hundreds" of American and European converts to Islam, along with other indigenous Muslims from Islamic countries, have trained with Awlaki, making many of them "ticking time bombs."" SNIPPET: "Intelligence gathered last year from Yemeni authorities and from debriefings with several American converts who returned to the United States after training with Awlaki, helped narrow Awlaki's location to a 100 square mile area.") (September 30, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "YEMENI JIHADI CLAIMS ANWAR AL AWLAKI SAMIR KHAN KILLED IN U.S. STRIKE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A poster at the al Qaeda-linked al-Fida' forum who claims to be a Yemeni jihadi stated that American jihadists Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, the editor of an al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Inspire magazine, were indeed killed.") (September 30, 2011, 1:32 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN SUBSTITUTES S-300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM Tehran says it has developed missile capable of tracking, striking aircraft at distance of 70 to 150 km" (Published September 30, 2011, 09:45/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRANIAN NAVY GETS NEW CRUISE MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "Tehran says its marine forces now possess domestically-developed cruise missiles with a range of 200km and dual offshore, onshore homing capabilities") (September 28, 2011, 20:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE THINK TANK ALSO SERVES AS SPY ARM Officials from West visit often" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "But a recent CIA report reveals the vice president was one of a long list of current and former U.S. and foreign officials who exchanged information with CUI LIRU, one of the five experts identified as a longtime Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence officer working undercover as the head of China's most important intelligence-analysis group.") (September 28, 2011) (Read More...)
COLUMBIAN.com: "BNSF OFFERS REWARD FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TAMPERING" by Paul Suarez ["UPDATE: Rail traffic resumes after tampering found"] (SNIPPET: "BNSF Railway is offering a reward for information in connection to the suspected tampering of railroad tracks that delayed nine trains in Southwest Washington on Monday. The railroad is offering an up to $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for tampering with tracks between Vancouver and Chehalis on Monday, spokesman Gus Melonas said. Anyone with information should call the crime tip hotline at 1-800-832-5452, he said.") (September 27, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog - PJM Exclusive: "HOMELAND SECURITY RELEASED TERROR OPERATIVE WHO ILLEGALLY CROSSED BORDER And they don't have a clue where he is." by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "Two Bangladeshis who were caught by Customs and Border Protection illegally crossing the border in June 2010 admitted under questioning that they were members of a designated terrorist organization that signed on to a fatwa by Osama bin Laden pledging to wage war against Americans. But amazingly, after one of the men requested asylum, he was released on bond. And now one Homeland Security official tells me, concerning the released terror operative, "We don't have the slightest idea where he is now." The two men, Muhammad Nazmul Hasan and Mirza Muhammad Saifuddin, were intercepted near Naco, Arizona, not long after they had crossed the border on June 25, 2010. During their interrogation, one of the men admitted that they were members of Harakat-ul-Jihad-i-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), which was designated a terrorist organization by the United States in February 2008. Earlier this month the group claimed responsibility for a bombing a courthouse in New Delhi. That attack killed 11 and wounded at least 45 others.") (September 26, 2011, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "U.S. FOCUSES ON SMALL SEA VESSELS IN ANTI-WMD SMUGGLING PROGRAM" (SNIPPET: "A group of U.S. agencies is studying ways for detecting and tracking small seagoing vessels that could be used by terrorists to smuggle nuclear or radiological materials and associated equipment into the United States, the Defense Department announced on Wednesday (see GSN, Aug. 15). While steps have been taken internationally to prevent larger cargo-carrying ships from being used by would-be nuclear smugglers, less-sizable vessels remain a vulnerability within the security web.") (September 22, 2011) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: Washington - "CNN FINDS POSSIBLE 'YELLOWCAKE' URANIUM IN LIBYA" by Jenna Zwang, National Journal (SNIPPET: "CNN's Ben Wedeman said on Thursday that he had discovered what appeared to be processed uranium sitting in a Libyan warehouse filled with thousands of barrels apparently containing radioactive material (see GSN, Sept. 16). He came across the warehouse while pursuing a story at a military base outside the town of Sabha.") (September 22, 2011) (Read More...)
KTLA.com: Los Angeles - "FEDS PROBE SUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS MARKED ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES JETS Themarkings were said to be Arabic or Arabic-type symbols." (SNIPPET: "A Southwest Airlines spokesperson confirmed to the station that markings are being written on the underbelly of 737s parked at the gate. The unauthorized markings surfaced in February, spokesperson Whitney Eichinger said in the statement.") (September 22, 2011, 12:33 a.m.) (Read More...)
LOS ANGELES.CBSlocal.com - KNX 1070 Exclusive: Los Angeles - "FEDS PROBE POSSIBLE ARABIC-TYPE MARKINGS ON SOUTHWEST JETS" (SNIPPET: "KNX 1070 investigative reporter Charles Feldman has learned that since February, several Southwest jets have been vandalized with mysterious writings that show up on the underbelly of their 737 passenger aircraft. The writings -- which some have interpreted as being either Arabic or Arabic-type symbols -- appeared to have been done with a chemical process that reveals the text once an auxiliary power unit is turned on and heats up the outside skin of the aircraft, according to Feldman.") (September 21, 2011, 2:49 pm) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Monitor: "AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB'S OPERATIONAL REVIVAL IN NORTHERN ALGERIA" by Dario Cristiani (SNIPPET: "In the past few months, there has been a rather remarkable operational return of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Algeria.") (September 22, 2011, 03:04 pm) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News - Testimony - Countering Terrorist Financing: Progress and Priorities: Washington, D.C. - "RALPH S. BOELTER Acting Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation: STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME AND TERRORISM" (September 21, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - News - Testimony - Cyber Security: Threats to the Financial Sector: Washington, D.C. - "GORDON M. SNOW Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation: STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONSUMER CREDIT" (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "TERROR BRIT HABIB AHMED OUT IN 3 YRS Fury at Terrorist's Early Release" by Richard Moriarty and Guy Patrick (SNIPPET: "A British al-Qaeda terrorist is free on licence after serving less than three years of his ten-year jail sentence. Habib Ahmed, 32, tried to smuggle secret code books vital to a UK massacre.") (September 19, 2011) (Read More...)
CNET NEWS: "MISSILE MAKER SEES NETWORK HACKED" by Edward Moyer (SNIPPET: "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries factories that build guided missiles and rocket engines; submarines; and nuclear-power equipment have had their computer networks hacked, according to a report.") (September 18, 2011, 8:44 pm PDT) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (AP): New York - "NYPD and Nightlife Assoc. Updated Safety Manual" (SNIPPET: "The 2011 edition adds a section on counterterrorism best practices, which include recommendations for collecting surveillance footage, evacuation plans and training staff on how to detect a suicide bomber. The manual lists night clubs around the world that have been targeted.") (September 19, 2011, 5:07 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
PMW.org.il - PALESTINIAN MEDIA WATCH - PMW Bulletins: "MOTHER OF 4 TERRORIST MURDERERS CHOSEN BY THE PA TO LAUNCH STATEHOOD CAMPAIGN" by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik (SNIPPET: "The Palestinian Authority chose the mother of 4 terrorist murderers, one of whom killed seven Israeli civilians and attempted to killed twelve others, as the person to launch their statehood campaign with the UN. In a widely publicized event, the PA had Latifa Abu Hmeid lead the procession to the UN offices in Ramallah and to hand over a letter for the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon." SNIPPET: "The official PA daily reported that she launched the UN campaign last week, and noted that she is the "mother of seven prisoners and of the Shahid (Martyr) Abd Al-Mun'im Abu Hmeid." However, the paper did not mention that 4 of her imprisoned sons are murderers.") (September 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "UK TERROR SWEEP NETS 7 SUSPECTS" by Wes Bruer (SNIPPET: "A large-scale counterterrorism operation conducted by MI5, Britain's security apparatus, along with Scotland Yard's counterterrorism command and West Midlands local police, has resulted in the arrests of seven suspects on terror-related charges. The suspects, six men and one woman, all aged 22-32, are reported to be involved in Islamic extremism and to be British citizens of Pakistani descent.") (September 19, 2011, 12:25 pm) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE): "NIGERIA: BOKO HARAM'S 'PEOPLE COMMITTED TO THE PROPHET'S TEACHINGS FOR PROPAGATION AND JIHAD' RELEASES VIDEO MESSAGE TO 'OBAMA AND OTHER INFIDELS'" (September 18, 2011) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (INTERNET-HAGANAH.com, June 4, 2011): "THE FINLAND CAMPAIGN" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: For the benefit of readers newly arrived on this site from Finland. The guy who goes by the name Abu Suleiman al-Nasser and has been calling for attacks in Finland...") (Posted June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "NEW A.Q. KHAN DOCUMENTS SUGGEST PAKISTAN SPREAD NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY" by Micah Morrison (SNIPPET: "Documents obtained by Fox News suggest that for decades Pakistan spread nuclear weapon technology around the globe in exchange for cash, political influence and help with its own atomic bomb program. Among those on the other side of the deals: China, Iran, North Korea and Libya.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SALAFIST PREACHER AND INTERNET ACTIVIST INDICTED IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Abou-Nagie, a salafi/jihadi preacher very active online, has been indicted in Cologne, Germany. Abou-Nagie, together with Abu Dujana of Bonn, operate as Die Wahre Religion (The True Religion). They are cited in multiple cases including those of the now-deceased Bekkay Harrach, and more recently Robert M. (arrested with an associate attempting to enter Britain whilst in possession of jihadist materials including Inspire magazine), not to mention Arid Uka, the Frankfurt shooter") (September 13, 2011) [UPDATED] (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SOCIAL NETWORK OF DIE WAHRE RELIGION" (SNIPPET: "Table based on the online, mostly Youtube-based, connections related to Youtube channel Die Wahre Religion (http://www.youtube.com/user/AbdulMalikLovesAllah), one of whose operators - Cologne-based Abou-Nagie - was recently indicted.") (September 17, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "ENGINEERS ON TRACK AS IRAQ DEADLINE NEARS" by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Selby (SNIPPET: "The U.S. military is on track to withdraw its forces from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. military's most senior engineering officer posted there said yesterday." SNIPPET: "The United States signed a security agreement with the Republic of Iraq in 2008 that stipulated all U.S. forces would depart that country by Dec. 31, 2011.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PRO-HAMAS TURKEY AND U.S. WILL CO-CHAIR OBAMA-BACKED COUNTER-TERROR FORUM -- ISRAEL NOT INCLUDED" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The United States and Turkey will co-chair a new global counterterrorism body to be launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, despite Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's declared support for Hamas. Eleven of the 30 founding members of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a bloc that says violent attacks by those under "occupation" does not constitute terrorism. Israel, meanwhile, is not among the GCTF founding members.") (September 16, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Israeli security forces exposed Hamas terrorist cells in Judea and Samaria. One of them had exploded an IED in Jerusalem and planned to carry out a suicide bombing attack. This shows that Hamas is trying to rebuild its military infrastructure in Judea and Samaria, remaining highly motivated to perpetrate terrorist attacks." (September 12, 2011) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX.com (REUTERS): McAllen, Texas - "U.S. AGENTS FIND ROCKET LAUNCHER NEAR MEXICO BORDER" by Jared Taylor (SNIPPET: "U.S. Border Patrol agents found a rocket launcher, assault rifles and explosives in a bag along the Rio Grande river in Texas...") (September 14, 2011, 08:15 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRAN TESTS NEW SMART BOMBS Tehran's mass air force drill peaks as IRIAF tests fighter jets' new anti-missile systems, guided smart bombs said to have range of 40km" (Published September 14, 2011, 14:46/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "GUANTANAMO RECIDIVISM RATE CLIMBS HIGHER" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "During a joint hearing of the Senate and House intelligence committees yesterday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified that the recidivism rate for former Guantanamo detainees has risen to an estimated 27 percent. The total number of "confirmed" and "suspected" recidivists, according to Clapper, is now 161.") (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA IN YEMEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF 'ARAB SPRING' FALLOUT" by Catherine Herridge (PHOTO CAPTION: "Al Qaeda in Yemen Taking Advantage of 'Arab Spring' Fallout" SNIPPET: "As for the American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who is believed to be hiding in Yemen, a defense official says he is "involved in efforts to launch transnational attacks." Despite a drone attack in May that nearly killed the cleric, an official says al-Awlaki remains focused on external plotting and that it is not at all clear that "he is underground.") (September 14, 2011) (Read More...)
DARPA.mil: "DARPA ENLISTS CYBER COMMUNITY FOR FRANK DISCUSSION" (SNIPPET: "When a connection to the Internet and a computer is essentially all an adversary needs to deliver a potentially devastating attack against the United States it's time for the best minds to engage in candid dialogue that focuses research and development efforts to defend national assets.") (September 12, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 2011): "SAUDI PRINCE THREATENS U.S. IN NYT EDITORIAL: Support Palestinian Statehood or Lose Saudis as Allies and provoke 'uproar among Muslims worldwide'" (Posted September 13, 2011) (Read More...)
WOWT.com - Nebraska: "EXPLOSIVES MISSING AND INVESTIGATION CONTINUES More information on a stolen explosives investigation that occurred a month ago." by Mike McKnight (SNIPPET: "Now the Cass County SheriffÕs Office is asking that anyone witnessing suspicious activity in the areas in and around the numerous mines in Cass County is encouraged to immediately contact the Cass County Sheriff's Office (402) 296-9370.") (Posted September 12, 2011, 2:27 pm) (Read More...)
WRAL.com: Washington, D.C. - "TRIANGLE MAN TIED TO UNCONFIRMED 9/11 BOMB THREAT" (SNIPPET: "A man accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the Triangle has been linked to what U.S. counter-terrorism officials have called a credible but unconfirmed al-Qaida threat to set off a car bomb on bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Jude Kenan Mohammad is among three al-Qaida leaders that investigators believe pose a particular threat because they have lived in the U.S.") (Updated September 9, 2011) (Read More...)
IASW - INTER AMERICAN SECURITY WATCH.com: Havana - "RICHARDSON PRESSES NEW BID TO FREE AMERICAN IN CUBA" by Rigoberto Diaz (SNIPPET: "Alan Gross, 62, an independent contractor employed by the State Department, was arrested in December 2009 and sentenced in March to 15 years in prison for violating "the independence or territorial integrity" of Cuba.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "NYC ON ALERT AFTER 'SPECIFIC, CREDIBLE' THREAT OF 9/11 CAR-BOMB ATTACK" by Larry Celona (SNIPPET: "A "specific" and "credible" terror threat against New York and Washington, DC, was revealed last night -- involving three men who entered the country last month from Pakistan and were instructed by al Qaeda to detonate a car bomb on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, law-enforcement sources told The Post. The information, which came from chatter picked up overseas by the CIA, said the attack would occur on the 10th, 11th or 12th, the sources said.") (Updated September 9, 2011) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "FEDS: THREAT OF AL QAEDA TERROR ATTACK ON 9/11" (SNIPPET: "At least three individuals -- one believed to be a U.S. citizen -- entered the U.S. in August by air with the intent to launch a vehicle-borne attack against Washington D.C. or New York around the anniversary of 9-11, according to intelligence officials. SNIPPET: "The suspected terrorists are believed to have embarked on their journey to the U.S. from Afghanistan, according to one senior official taking a route that took them through at least one other country, possibly Iran.") (September 8, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX4KC.com: KANSAS CITY, MO - "BOX TRUCK THEFTS RAISE AWARENESS OF TERROR THREAT" (SNIPPET: "Two people have been arrested in connection to the thefts, and police say that more victims may be involved. While police say the metro isn't under a credible terroist threat, Michael Corwin, the commander of Homeland Security for the KCPD says he would like everyone to be on the look out for suspicious activity. "If there is a backpack sitting some place where it normally wouldn't be sitting, a box truck sitting some place, a van, whatever it may be, it's about suspicious behavior," said Corwin.") (September 8, 2011, 6:22 p.m. CDT) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - Press Release: Washington - "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of three senior al-Qa'ida leaders based in Pakistan: leader and commander Abu Yahya al-Libi; senior leader 'Abd al-Rahman Ould Muhammad al-Husayn Ould Muhammad Salim; and al-Qa'ida facilitator, courier and operative Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan." (September 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HARRY M., AKA ISA AL-KHATTAB: CYBER SHAHEED" (SNIPPET: "Brother Harry M., who operated online as the Islamic Hacker Union, has been arrested in Neumunster, Germany. His site islamic-hacker-union.org") (June 29, 2011) (Read More...)
SWISS INFO.ch (REUTERS): Hamburg, Germany - "ANALYSIS: ISLAMIST VIDEOS, POPULISTS STIR GERMAN WORRIES" by William Maclean (SNIPPET: "German-language Islamist propaganda is fuelling militancy among a small number of socially-alienated Muslim youths in Germany, say security experts, who worry that Europe's biggest economy may be a growing target for attacks.") (September 5, 2011, 16:22) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (Source: AFP via Google News): "EU: AL-QAEDA'S NORTH AFRICAN BRANCH HAS SHORADs" (SNIPPET: "The EU's counter-terrorism coordinator warned on Monday that Al-Qaeda's north African branch (AQIM) has obtained surface-to-air missiles.") (Posted September 6, 2011) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "POLICE TRAINING EXPLOSIVES STOLEN FROM PHOENIX AIRPORT" -Leslie Tripp, CNN (SNIPPET: "...Sky Harbor International Airport..." SNIPPET: "The blue soft-sided Igloo container held within it two half-pound tubes of Cast Booster explosives, Phoenix police said. It was part of a routine training exercise taking place Friday in the public area of the airport's Terminal 4, police said.") (September 5, 2011, 1:10 am EDT) (Read More...)
IDF.il: "ISA: SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN TERRORIST ATTACKS IN AUGUST Nine Israelis were killed in terrorist attacks last months" (SNIPPET: In August 2011, there were 178 terrorist attacks carried out against Israel - a significant increase from the 53 that occurred in July.") (September 5, 2011) (Read More...)
TODAY'S ZAMAN: Istanbul - "TURKEY HAS ONE-THIRD OF TERRORISM CONVICTS IN WORLD" (SNIPPET: "Of the 35,117 prisoners convicted of terrorism in the past 10 years, 12,897 are in Turkey, according to a survey conducted by AP in 66 countries, which account for 70 percent of the world.") (September 5, 2011) (Read More...)
COMPUTER WORLD.com: "HACKERS STEAL SSL CERTIFICATES FOR CIA, MI6, MOSSAD Criminals acquired over 500 DigiNotar digital certificates, Mozilla and Google issue 'death sentence'" by Gregg Keizer (SNIPPET: "The confirmed count of fraudulently-issued SSL (secure socket layer) certificates now stands at 531, said Gervase Markham, a Mozilla developer who is part of the team that has been working to modify Firefox to blocks all sites signed with the purloined certificates. Among the affected domains, said Markham, are those for the CIA, MI6, Mossad, Microsoft, Yahoo, Skype, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft's Windows Update service.") (September 4, 2011, 05:35 pm ET) (Read More...)
KVIA.com: El Paso, Texas - "U.S. AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE INCURSION BY MEXICAN FEDERAL POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Border Patrol officials are investigating an incursion by Mexican federal police into the United State on Thursday morning. U.S. Border Patrol spokesman Doug Mosier said armed officers with Mexico's Secretaria de Seguridad Publica federal police were in the incursion, which took place in El Paso, near the Border Patrol's Ysleta station.") (Posted September 1, 2011; Updated September 2, 2011) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "IAEA: IRAN REACHES BREAKTHROUGH IN SUSPECTED NUCLEAR WEAPONS PUSH" by Yossi Melman (SNIPPET: "According to the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has installed new and improved 2IR as well as 4IR centrifuges, which according to experts, will be immune to cyber attacks that were able to breach the older centrifuges.") (September 3, 2011, 19:04) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China Blinded U.s. Crew" SNIPPET: "Beijing's Proliferation" SNIPPET: "GE-CHINA UPDATE" (September 7, 2011) (Read More...)
IASW - InterAmericanSecurityWatch.com (INVESTOR.com - IBD Editorials, September 1, 2011): "CUBA'S TERROR SMOKING GUN" (SNIPPET: "According to a report in Italy's respected Corriere della Sera Wednesday, three Hezbollah terrorists operating out of Mexico have left that country to establish a permanent "bridgehead" to the communist island, calling their clandestine operation "The Caribbean Dossier." Twenty-three other terrorists from the Iran-linked terror group are expected to join the operation, which has a startup budget of more than $500,000. Corriere reported that the mission in Cuba is to provide logistical support for upcoming terrorist attacks planned in the hemisphere.") (Posted September 2, 2011) (Read More...)
HERALD SUN.com.au: "ASIO TERRORIST LIST NAMES 23 AUSSIES" by Paul Tatnell, Janet Fife-Yeomans (SNIPPET: "OUR top spy agency told the US to place 23 Australians on a "no fly" or "selectee" security list because of their links to terrorist networks, secret documents reveal. Six women were on the list. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation suggested to the US that terrorist networks were "looking to identify a female for a future attack".") (August 31, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "TERRORIST PRISON BLUES" (SNIPPET: "There's nothing wrong with providing moral support to prison inmates, despite whatever crimes they may have committed. But the article published by the Muslim Link minimizes their wrongdoing, or casts them as victims incarcerated for merely trying to help needy people.") (August 30, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Video Clip No. 3109 ("NBN TV (Lebanon) - August 21, 2011, 01:46"): "Former Lebanese Minister Wiam Wahhab Calls to 'Attack the Israeli Embassy in Cairo and Burn It Down" So that It Does Not 'Defile Egyptian Soil'" (Watch Here.)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 4103: "SENIOR OFFICIAL IN EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD: If We Come to Power, We will Launch a Campaign of Islamic Conquests to Instate Shari'a Worldwide: 'The Christian is Free to Worship His God in His Church, , but if the Christians Make Probems for the Muslims, I Will Exterminate Them'" (SNIPPET: "In the interview, Shehato expressed complete opposition to democracy...") (August 29, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "LIBYAN ARMS LOOSE" (SNIPPET: "Weapons are disappearing from Libyan government storehouses, raising concerns that they could end up in the hands of militants across Africa and beyond. In addition to the growing arms issue are concerns of how and when to release frozen government funds to the nation's rebels, who are still proving whether they can run the newly liberated nation.") (August 29, 2011, 1:00 pm) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com - Discussion Forum: "Social Media and Biometric Software Could Make Future Undercover Policing Impossible" -Posted by Aaron Weisburd (SNIPPET: "Here's the treacherous old man perspective: The bad guys are using facial recognition software to identify the undercover officer in their midst? Fine. Take pictures of genuine bad guys, and place them in scenes on social websites, say at a gathering of alleged police academy cadets. Now bad guy thinks other bad guy is an undercover agent. Fetch a tasty beverage, take a seat, and enjoy watching what ensues.") (August 27, 2011) (Read More...)
POPSCI.com - Technology: "SOCIAL MEDIA AND BIOMETRIC SOFTWARE COULD MAKE FUTURE UNDERCOVER POLICING IMPOSSIBLE" by Rebecca Doyle (SNIPPET: "Social media can be problematic for professionals who don't want their bosses to see unflattering college party photos. But it's even worse for people whose livelihood literally depends on anonymity, like undercover cops. What happens if the gang you've infiltrated finds your grinning mug in Facebook photos from the police union annual picnic? We've seen how easily biometrics can be used to identify people based on their Internet photos, using something as simple as an iPhone app. Cops themselves are using this technology to ID people on the street -- so why wouldn't intrepid motorcycle gang leaders do the same?") (August 26, 2011) (Read More...)
STLTODAY.com - SAINT LOUIS TODAY (NEW YORK TIMES): Washington - "U.S. ALLOWS MEXICAN POLICE TO STAGE CROSS-BORDER RAIDS" by Ginger Thompson and Mark Mazzetti, New York Times (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama's administration has expanded its role in Mexico's fight against organized crime by allowing the Mexican police to stage cross-border drug raids from inside the United States, according to senior administration and military officials.") (August 26, 2011, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN SPEAKS TO CHINESE STUDENTS ON U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS" by Karen Parrish (SNIPPET: "The premier forum for communication between United States and Chinese officials is the Strategic and Economic Dialogue, which brings together policymakers from across both governments to discuss issues from trade barriers to climate change, he said. In May, the two nations also jointly launched the first Strategic Security Dialogue as a channel for civilian and military leaders to discuss sensitive topics, including cyber and maritime security, the vice president said.") (August 22, 2011) (Read More...)
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY (NEWSDAY): "HOMEGROWN TERRORISM FOCUS OF CONFERENCE" (SNIPPET: "Rep. Peter King and several law enforcement officials said Wednesday that the next terrorist attack on the United States would probably come from homegrown terrorists rather than from foreign attackers. The shift, they said, makes it essential for police to enlist businesses and community members to be on the lookout for such plots.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
TIMES UNION.com: "MEXICAN TERRORISTS TARGET NANOTECH RESEARCHERS WITH PACKAGE BOMBS World nanotech sites on alert for package bombs as Capital Region gains prominence as research center" by Scott Waldman (August 24, 2011, 12:00 a.m.) (Read More...)
Latino.FOX NEWS.com (EFE): "OVER 220 WOMEN MURDERED IN MEXICO'S CHIHUAHUA STATE THIS YEAR" (SNIPPET: "More than 220 women have been murdered this year in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, where 370 were killed in 2010, state Attorney General Carlos Manuel Salas said, Chihuahua, one of Mexico's most violent states, has registered a total of 2,600 homicides since January, Salas told state legislators.") (August 24, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.go - New York: "FBI SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN SOLVING A 1981 DOMESTIC TERRORISM CASE" (SNIPPET: "The FBI is asking for the public's assistance in locating Donna Joan Borup. Borup is wanted for her alleged participation in the violent disruption of an anti-apartheid demonstration at JFK International Airport in Queens, New York, on September 26, 1981. Borup allegedly tossed an acidic substance into the eyes of Port Authority Police Officer Evan Goodstein, As a result, Goodstein was partially blinded. At the time, Borup was a member of the 19th Communist Organization, a Marxist-Leninist Organization that advocated the armed revolution and violent overthrow of the United States government.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "DOJ KEEPING ISLAMIC BANK SETTLEMENT SECRET" (SNIPPET: "The Justice Department has agreed to end its investigation into an international financial network with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and a Saudi prince in a settlement in excess of $30 million, sources tell the Investigative Project on Terrorism.") (August 25, 2011) (Read More...)
EXAMINER.com - Law Enforcement Examiner: "OVER 13,200 KILLED BY TERRORISTS IN 11,500 ATTACKS: STATE DEPARTMENT" by Jim Kouri (SNIPPET: "The statistics revealed that more than 11,500 terrorist attacks occurred in 72 nations during 2010, and there were more than 13,200 deaths attributed to terrorist attacks.") (August 24, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "'MATERIAL TO MAKE DIRTY BOMB REMAINS IN LIBYA'" (SNIPPET: "Former official of UN nuclear watchdog says Libyan rebels must secure large quantities of radioisotopes, radioactive waste and low-enriched uranium fuel left over from Gaddafi's abandoned nuclear program.") (August 24, 2011, 11:10) (Read More...)
RADIO FREE EUROPE RADIO LIBERTY: Farah, Afghanistan - "CAPTURED TALIBAN COMMANDER: 'I Received Iranian Training'" (SNIPPET: "The claim was made by Mullah Dadullah, who was captured recently in the Lash-e Zoveyn region of Farah Province, close to the Iranian border. "I was trained in Iran for three months. Our trainers were a mix of Pakistanis, Iranians, and Arabs," Dadullah, the head of a group of some 150 Taliban fighters..." SNIPPET: ""Ali Talibi and Hussein Rezai were two of my Iranian instructors. They taught me to fire rockets and to plant mines," he added." SNIPPET: "He said that recently Iranian officials offered him $50,000 in return for destroying the Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz Province, east of Farah. Farah's provincial police chief, Gahussudin, said that Dadullah was tasked with sabotaging major infrastructure projects in the region.") (August 23, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN STARTS MOVING URANIUM CENTRIFUGES TO BUNKER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has started moving the machines that enrich uranium for nuclear fuel from its main atomic complex in the central city of Natanz to an underground bunker near the holy city of Qom, its top nuclear official was quoted as saying on Monday. "Transferring Natanz centrifuges to Fordow (near Qom) is under way with full observance of standards," Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani told state broadcaster IRIB. "Fordow's facilities are being prepared and some centrifuges have been transferred."") (August 22, 2011, 14:03) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "U.S.: AQ 'AFFILIATES HAVE GROWN STRONGER'" (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaida's core in Pakistan has become weaker, while al-Qaida franchises have grown stronger, a new government report finds. The 2010 State Department Country Report on Terrorism released Thursday highlights growing dangers from the Yemeni-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Shabaab, a Somali Islamist group which has pledged allegiance to al-Qaida.") (August 19, 2011) (Read More...)
en.TREND.az: Azerbaijan, Baku - "CYBER HEZBOLLAH GROUP ATTENDS GATHERING IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Members of Hezbollah cyber network attended a gathering in Tehran to discuss the possible damages of social networks like facebook and Google +. Iranian Roozegar daily reported quoting Director of internet unit in Iran's digital network center of Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance Rohollah Momennasab as saying.") (August 21, 2011, 12:02)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Member of Jihadi Forum Calls to 'Cut Off the Tongue' of David Letterman" (SNIPPET: "On August 17, 2011, a member of the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam using the handle "'Omar Al-Basrawi" ('Omar from Basra, Iraq) posted a message...") (Read More...)
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "BIGGEST THREAT TO IRAQ? IRAN-BACKED MILITIAS, NOT AL QAEDA, U.S. OFFICIAL SAYS" by Anna Mulrine (SNIPPET: "Though the car bomb attacks that hit 13 cities in Iraq Monday bear the markings of Al Qaeda in Iraq, militias are the greater concern because of the support they "are getting on a daily basis from Iran," said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan, spokesman for US forces in Iraq. The military has found caches of rockets supplied by Iran and "manufactured as recently as 2010," he added.") (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY SANCTIONS THREE SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE JEMAAH ISLAMIYA TERRORIST NETWORK" [Note: Umar Patek, Abdul Rahim Ba'asyir (Abdul Rahim), Muhammad Jibril Abdul Rahman (Jibril)] (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "COMPUTER LAB'S CHINESE-MADE PARTS RAISE SPY CONCERNS" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "A U.S. supercomputer laboratory engaged in classified military research concluded a recent dealinvolving Chinese-made components that is raising concerns in Congress about potential electronic espionage.") (August 16, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "CONGRESS TO PROBE SUSPECTED CONNECTION BETWEEN ANWAR AL-AWLAKI AND 9/11" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: ""This congressional investigation will seek to determine: "1. To what extent Anwar al-Awlaki wittingly or unwittingly facilitated the plot of the 9/11 hijackers; and "2. to what extent al-Awlaki was an al Qaeda operative, offering support to acts of terrorism prior to 9/11."") (August 15, 2011) (Read More...)
AL ARABIYA.net: "REPORTS SUGGEST QAEDA TRYING TO PRODUCE LETHAL POISON RICIN TO USE IN FUTURE U.S. ATTACK" by Sara Ghasemilee, Al Arabiya with Agencies (SNIPPET: "Intelligence officials say they have collected evidence that Al Qaeda operatives are trying to move the beans and processing agents to a hideaway in the Shabwa Province." SNIPPET: "According to the report, evidence indicates that Al Qaeda in Yemen is trying secretly to produce batches of the poison, pack them around small explosives, and then try to explode them in contained spaces like a shopping mall, an airport or a subway station.") (August 13, 2011) (Read More...)
forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Al Andalus: 'Azzam-and Company' on Daily Motion" (August 12, 2011)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRAN AGREES TO FUND SYRIAN MILITARY BASE" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran has agreed to fund a new multi-million-dollar military base on the Syrian coast to make it easier to ship weapons and other military hardware between the two countries, according to Western intelligence reports.") (August 12, 2011, 11:25 pm BST) (Read More...)
KRGV.com: Laredo, Texas - "CBP RELEASES STATEMENT ABOUT MEXICAN INCURSION IN LARDEO" by Farrah Fazal (SNIPPET: "Customs and Border Protection released a statement about the incursion. It says, "The Mexican officers apparently inadvertently landed at the Laredo airport after mistaking the landing strip for the one in Nuevo Laredo. Protocols are enacted to address any incident that may occur such as this incursion." This is the second incident in a week. We are still trying to get information about a Mexican helicopter spotted near Roma-Escobares early in the morning last week.") (Last update August 8, 2011, 1:22 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA IN IRAQ PRAISES APPOINTMENT OF ZAWAHIRI TO EMIR" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in Iraq follows affiliates al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and Shabaab in praising Zawahiri's appointment to emir. 'Adnani also tells al Qaeda members not to mourn the death of bin Laden as he died while waging jihad.") (August 8, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "Reasons for the Strategic Failure of al-Qaeda in Palestine" -Posted by Will McCants (SNIPPET: "In an essay provocatively titled, "Reasons for the Utter Strategic Failure of al-Qaeda to Threaten the Security of the Zionist Entity," Ansar forum member Qandil al-Bahr is at pains to explain why al-Qaeda is advancing the Palestinian cause by focusing its attention in the United States:") (August 9, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "RUSSIA USES DIRTY TRICKS DESPITE U.S. 'RESET' Intelligence Agents tell of Intimidation, Smears of American Officials, Diplomats" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "In the past four years, Russia's intelligence services have stepped up a campaign of intimidation and dirty tricks against U.S. officials and diplomats in Russia and the countries that used to form the Soviet Union. U.S. diplomats and officials have found their homes broken into and vandalized, or altered in ways as trivial as bathroom use; faced anonymous or veiled threats; and in some cases found themselves set up in compromising photos or videos that are later leaked to the local press and presented as a sex scandal.") (August 4, 2011, 8:18 p.m.) (Read More...)
JUDICIAL WATCH.org - blog: "U.S. ADMITS 'DRAMATIC INCREASE IN VIOLENCE' ALONG MEXICAN BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Unlike Napolitano's rose-colored glasses version, it mentions a "dramatic increase in violence" and nearly 30,000 narcotics-related murders in the last few years. The State Department report bluntly says that "the security situation along the Texas border has changed markedly from a year ago." The culprits are sophisticated and heavily armed drug cartels competing with each other for trafficking routes into the U.S. In fact, a war between two notorious cartels has led to a "dramatic increase in violence" in two northern border regions, according to the State Department report issued this week by the agency's Overseas Security Advisory Council )OSAC). Large-scale gun battles often occur in broad daylight on streets and other public venues and U.S. citizens have been trapped and temporarily prevented from leaving the area, according to the OSAC assessment. Using the term "narcoterrorism," it goes on to say...") (August 3, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. CYBERCOPS CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED BY MASSIVE GLOBAL CYBERATTACK" by Jeremy A. Kaplan (SNIPPET: "His report claimed the spying came from a single, unnamed source widely believed to be China, but offered few details for others to verify and did not identify most of the 72 victims, 49 of which were American. And even McAfee said it was only guessing at what data was stolen. But a U.S. official familiar with cyberaffairs told FoxNews.com that the McAfee report is on target: "The report is fairly accurate. It's McAfee's report. It's pretty self-explanatory." If accurate, the government appears to have learned of the systemic, multiyear cyberspying not from its own cyber-police but from the McAfee report, representatives from the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Cyber Command and others told FoxNews.com") (August 4, 2011) (Read More...)
KANSAS CITY.com - THE KANSAS CITY STAR: "HOMELAND SECURITY TO REGULATE SALE OF FERTILIZER USED IN BOMBINGS" by Andrew Seidman (SNIPPET: "Under the proposed regulations, anyone who buys, sells or transfers 25 pounds of the chemical must apply to register with the department. Ammonium nitrate facilities must also keep records of sales or transfers of the chemical for at least two years after each transaction.") (August 2, 2011) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "REPORT: TURKEY SEIZES ANOTHER IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT A report said that Turkey had recently halted and detained an Iranian shipment of arms bound for Syria, which held weapons for Hizbullah." by David Lev (August 4, 2011, 12:41 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA WEAPONS REACHING AL-SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "The Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab has acquired weapons from the Yemeni-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a Somali official told VOA News. Ten ships filled with weapons from al-Qaida set sail recently from the coast of Yemen, but the Yemeni government intercepted two of them. Hussein Haji Ahmed, the Somali consul in Yemen, said that he thinks the remaining ships successfully sailed across the Gulf of Aden and reached part of the Somali coast controlled by al-Shabaab.") (August 3, 2011, 5:42 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN URGES BREEDING NEXT GENERATION OF MUJAHIDEEN" (SNIPPET: "Palestinian media continue to disseminate messages glorifying militancy, as a Palestinian researcher encouraged Palestinian women to raise their children to be jihadists.") (August 3, 2011, 2:43 pm) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "MUSLIM BOYS GANG ARE 'PLANNING A MASSIVE ATTACK' AT BELMARSH PRISON IN REVENGE FOR OSAMA BIN LADEN KILLING" by Greig Box-Turnbull, Daily Mirror (SNIPPET: "Prisoners on House Block One, which includes 39 terror suspects, added to the tension by staging a mass show of defiance on Friday." SNIPPET: "The Muslim Boys, a splinter group of al-Qaeda, are thought to have been plotting since Bin Laden was killed by US troops in May.") (August 2, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Mosul, Iraq - "U.S. FORCES BUILD FLEXIBILITY INTO IRAQ EXIT PLAN" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "About 48,000 American troops are in Iraq today, and in accordance with the strategic agreement between the United States and Iraq, all will be out of Iraq by Dec. 31." SNIPPET: "Austin is planning the withdrawal with an eye toward the capabilities the Iraqis would need, if they ask.") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "WHITHER THE JIHADI FORUMS?" (SNIPPET: "There are currently only three jihadi forums that are sufficiently active and well-connected to be of any interest whatsoever. Why we claim to be on the verge of defeating al-Qaida while simultaneously watching passively as they use these forums to regroup and regenerate is beyond me." SNIPPET: "Some conclusions and some speculation: 1. There are far fewer jihadi activists on the Arabic forums than there used to be. With each round of shutdowns a portion of the membership never comes back (they had probably already become inactive). 2. A portion of the jihadi community globally bypasses the forums entirely, and instead relies on Facebook and Youtube. This seems particularly true of Western jihadis, the HVEs.") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "White Trash Jihad Reflux" (SNIPPET: "Zentmyer had to create a new Facebook account after he posted a link to the latest issue of Inspire magazine on his previous Wall and had his account terminated as a result. Poor Devin. He does have quite a few friends. His new account was announced at Shariah4USA...") (August 1, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "WHITE TRASH JIHAD: THE MAN BEHIND SHARIAH4USA Devin Zentmyer of Illinois wants an end to American Democracy" by Patrick Poole (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Brussels - "EXPERTS: TERRORISTS THREATEN BELGIUM FOR BURQA BAN" (SNIPPET: "The United States-based SITE Monitoring Service quotes posts on jihadist internet sites as urging the bombing, torture and assassination of Belgians.") (July 29, 2011) (Read More...)
LA TIMES blogs - L.A. NOW: "$10,000 REWARD OFFERED IN THEFT OF RIFLES FROM ARMY BASE" (SNIPPET: "Twenty-six AK-47 rifles and a Dragunov rifle were stolen from a supply warehouse at the Army post at Ft. Irwin, in the Mojave Desert near Barstow." SNIPPET: "Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call (800) 283-4867 or Ft. Irwin at (760) 380-5812. The reward is for information leading to an arrest, officials said.") (July 29, 2011, 3:22 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB LEADER OMAR HAMMAMI DESIGNATED" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted American al-Shabaab leader Omar Hammami, aka Abu Mansour al-Amriki, as well as a Kenyan fundraiser and recruiter for the organization. The sanctions bring to light al-Shabaab's efforts to recruit and fundraise from Western and East African communities. "Hammami, a U.S. citizen..."") (July 29, 2011, 1:56 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN WANT TO TRADE SWISS HOSTAGES FOR LADY AL QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "On Thursday, South Waziristan Taliban leader Waliur Rehman Mehsud said he ordered the kidnapping of two Swiss citizens in Baluchistan province, and said he would release the Swiss couple if the US freed Aafia Siddiqui.") (July 31, 2011, 12:10 am) (Read More...)
TIMES SUN UNION.com: Albany - "TERROR THREAT BRINGS PRISON TIME" (SNIPPET: "Amir Syed Rizvi, 37" SNIPPET: "Rizvi also demanded the release of blind Islamic cleric Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, who is serving life in federal prison in North Carolina for plotting a series of assassinations and attempts to blow up landmarks in New York City. His email also referenced Aafia Siddiqui, an American-trained Pakistani neuroscientist known as "Lady al Qaida." She is serving 86 years in prison for the attempted murder of Americans in Afghanistan.") (Updated July 28, 2011, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
HERITAGE.org - Research: "AFTER OSLO, LESSONS FOR THE UNITED STATES" by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. (SNIPPET: "In the United States, this threat is certainly nothing new. In the decade since 9/11, there have been at least 40 thwarted terrorist attacks against the United States. Of these 40 thwarted attacks, at least 13 involved planned assault-style tactics.") (July 28, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CLINTON RAISED ISSUE OF A RUSSIAN LINK TO BOMBING IN GEORGIA" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "At the meeting Feb.5, Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Lavrov signed the New START arms pact, which President Obama has said is the centerpiece of his administration's new "reset" policy of seeking closer ties with Russia.") (July 28, 2011, 8:18 p.m.) (Read More...)
HUDSON NEW YORK: "NUCLEAR COOPERATION BETWEEN ARGENTINA AND IRAN?" by Anna Mahjar-Barducci (SNIPPET: "With the help of Venezuela, there is reason to believe that Argentina is cooperating with Iran on its the nuclear issue in a deal that involves Argentina's willingness to drop the accusations against Iran for the 1994 bombing in return for business.") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "SHABAAB LEADER OMAR HAMMAMI DESIGNATED" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted American al-Shabaab leader Omar Hammami, aka Abu Mansour al-Amriki, as well as a Kenyan fundraiser and recruiter for the organization. The sanctions bring to light al-Shabaab's efforts to recruit and fundraise from Western and East African communities. "Hammami, a U.S. citizen..."") (July 29, 2011, 1:56 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HOUSE PANEL: AL-SHABAAB POSES 'DIRECT THREAT' TO U.S." (SNIPPET: "More than 40 Somalis living in America and 20 in Canada have traveled to Somalia to join the jihad waged there by the terrorist group al-Shabaab, a House Homeland Security Committee staff report finds. At least 15 of the Americans have died in al-Shabaab violence, but the whereabouts of 21 others remain unknown. Although that violence has been limited so far to Africa, two witnesses who appeared before the committee Wednesday said the United States should consider them, and al-Shabaab, as "a direct threat to the U.S. homeland."") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): Donna, Texas - "UNIFORMED MEXICAN SOLDIERS CROSS INTO SOUTH TEXAS" (SNIPPET: "Almost three dozen uniformed Mexican soldiers in four military vehicles crossed the Rio Grande into South Texas near McAllen without authorization. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon on the new Donna-Rio Bravo International Bridge over the Rio Grande, about 15 miles southeast of McAllen.") (July 27, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "JOINT CHIEFS NOMINEE CALLS DEFENSE CUTS 'VERY HIGH RISK'" by Stephen Levy (SNIPPET: "He said the military had difficulty identifying the $400 billion to cut from the budget under former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gate's tenure. The Pentagon would struggle even more to match $1 trillion in cuts suggested by both Republicans and Democrats. Even without the larger budget cuts, the military may not be as capable in the future as it is now, Gen. Dempsey warned.") (July 26, 2011, 7:39 pm) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: "REMARKS BY UNDER SECRETARY FOR TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE DAVID S. COHEN ON THE PRESIDENTIAL STRATEGY TO COMBAT TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME" (SNIPPET: "And finally, an already a designated drug kingpin organization, Los Zetas, is an extremely violent transnational criminal organization based in Mexico. Los Zetas transports large amounts of illegal narcotics through Mexico into the United States and is responsible for numerous murders both in Mexico and in the United States, including of members of U.S. law enforcement.") (July 25, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERUVIAN ARMY VET WARNS OF GROWING IRANIAN PRESENCE" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: ""We definitely need to be concerned with the growing presence of Iran in South America," Contreras said. "It appears that Iranian organizations provide support to other terrorist organizations, and that there is cooperation between them." Hezbollah is known to maintain strongholds in South America -- particularly in the area connecting Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay -- where its supporters are actively involved in drug-smuggling, arms-trafficking, money-laundering, fraud and intellectual-property piracy.") (July 25, 2011, 03:45) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Washington - "HOMELAND SECURITY WARNS ABOUT POTENTIAL THREATS AGAINST UTILITIES" by Jim Barnett and Carol Cratty (SNIPPET: "State and local law enforcement officials have been told to look out for threats targeting private utility facilities in the U.S., according to a new intelligence bulletin issued Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security. "While DHS has no specific, credible intelligence of an imminent threat posed to the private-sector utilities, several recent incidents highlight the ongoing threat to infrastructure in the utility sectors from insiders and outsiders seeking facility-specific information that might be exploited in an attack," DHS spokesman Matthew Chandler said.") (July 20, 2011, 7:24 pm EDT) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): "VICE PM: LIBYA IS NEW SOURCE FOR SMUGGLED ARMS TO GAZA" (SNIPPET: "Ya'alon says Hamas exploiting unstable situation in country to buy available weapons from Libyan smugglers through Egypt.") (July 21, 2011, 17:41) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "SHABAAB ESSAY BOASTS OF WESTERN RECRUITS" (SNIPPET: "An al-Shabaab fighter has revealed new details about Americans and foreigners fighting for the Somali terrorist organization. A recently released essay shows that the group's idealistic self-image hasn't just attracted young Americans, but has crossed the boundaries of nationality and age. "Some of the members in our battalion migrated from as far as Australia, while others left the comfort lives of London and Minneapolis. Some were as old as sixty years, others barely reached eighteen," says al-Shabaab fighter Abu Yaser al-Maqdishy in "The Path of Departures -- Reminiscing [about] the Martyrs of Somalia."") (July 20, 2011) (Read More...)
Homeland.HOUSE.gov - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "KING ANNOUNCES THIRD RADICALIZATION HEARING SET FOR JULY 27" (SNIPPET: "Today, U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced that on Wednesday, July 27 he will convene the third in the series of hearings on radicalization of the Muslim-American community. The hearing is entitled: "Al Shabaab: Recruitment and Radicalization within the Muslim American Community and the Threat to the Homeland."") (July 19, 2011) (Read More...)
Homeland.HOUSE.gov - News (DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU): Washington - "REP. PETER KING EYES PROTECTING TERROR TIPSTERS FROM LAWSUITS" by Joseph Straw (SNIPPET: "If you see something, say something - and don't worry about getting sued. That's the push Rep. Pete King is making in Congress, hoping to expand liability protection for people who report something fishy that could indicate a terror plot.") (July 18, 2011) (Read More...)
CBP.gov: San Diego, Calif. - "MOTORCYCLE HELMET, BRA USED TO HIDE METHAMPHETAMINE" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers on Sunday stopped a man with about four and a half pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a motorcycle helmet, and stopped a woman with almost one and a half pounds of methamphetamine hidden in her bra.") (July 19, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "Al-Qaeda is Making a Cartoon" by Will McCants (SNIPPET: "According to a member of the Shmukh jihadi forum, the media wing of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is making a cartoon. I haven't seen anything like this before and I am very skeptical that it is a real product. But if it's legit and anywhere near like the purported screen shots and promotional banner below, it would indicate that AQAP is becoming even more sophisticated in its efforts to reach out to youth.") (Posted July 18, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Latest Issue of Inspire Highlights al Qaeda Succession" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has released the sixth edition of its Inspire magazine.") (July 19, 2011)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "AL QAEDA'S YEMEN BRANCH HAS AIDED SOMALIA MILITANTS, U.S. SAYS New American intelligence raises concerns about a widening alliance of Islamic terrorist groups plotting to target the U.S." by Brian Bennett (July 18, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: President.ir, Fars TV (Iran), July 16, 2011, IRNA (Iran), July 11, 2011"): "CHINESE SENIOR OFFICIAL IN TEHRAN: CHINA AND IRAN STRIVING FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "In a meeting in Tehran with a high-ranking delegation of the Communist Party of China headed by senior official He Gouqiang, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that China and Iran had common enemies and should strengthen their cooperation in the fields of technology, energy, and space, and expand their annual exchange trade to $100 billion.")
LCSUN-NEWS.com (EL PASO TIMES): El Paso - "CONSULATE WARNS OF POTENTIAL CARTEL TARGETS" by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Consulate in Juarez issued a rare emergency alert Friday warning that Mexican drug cartels may be targeting international bridges, the consulate and the public.") (Posted July 15, 2011, 10:08 pm MDT) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'WHITE TRASH JIHAD'" (SNIPPET: "Another interesting point brought to light is that Zentmyer has a criminal history, something else he has in common with the current generation of American jihadis. Figuring that in the aftermath of Poole's report, not to mention the recent arrest of Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, would cause Zentmyer and his fellow travelers to hide the online identities of their global network of aspiring terrorists, I took the opportunity to update my archives of their Youtube accounts, including, but not limited to:" (July 13, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HIZB UT-TAHRIR: Islam Has Replaced Communism as Top U.S. Enemy" (SNIPPET: "A radical Islamist group which claims a presence in nearly 50 countries is so confident it can help establish a global Muslim government -- or caliphate -- that it distributed a draft constitution during a recent conference outside of Chicago. It calls for the death penalty for apostates and for creating a government department dedicated to jihad. The latest Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) gathering drew more than 300 people to a DoubleTree Hotel ballroom June 26. HT is an international movement to establish a global Islamic state, or caliphate (Khilafah). Although it is officially committed to nonviolence, HT preaches a virulent brand of hatred for the United States, and for Western democracy in general. Its alumni include such violent Islamists as Khaiid Sheikh Mohammad, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and the late Iraqi jihadist Abu Musab Zarqawi. Hizb ut-Tahrir has been described as a "conveyor belt" of terror.") (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
NAHARNET.com: "Mustafa Badreddine, Salim Ayyash, Hassan Aneissy, Assad Sabra among Accused in Hariri Arrest Warrants" (SNIPPET: "Media reports have stated that the indictment in the murder case of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri includes the names of four suspects: Mustafa Badreddine, who is close to Hizbullah, Salim Ayyash. Hassan Aneissy, known as Hassan Issa, and Assad Sabra.") (June 30, 2011, 12:52) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "SOMALI-AMERICANS FROM MINNESOTA LEAVE TO WAGE JIHAD WITH AL-SHABAAB TERROR GROUP One Homeland Security official desribes government outreach to the Somali community as 'a total failure.'" (July 13, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT SHOWS GAPING HOLES IN INTELLIGENCE ON OVERSEAS TERRORISTS" by Catherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "The GAO report also notes widespread corruption means a wink and a nod, at some foreign airports, will get a suspected terrorist through security. Pakistan was problematic for investigators." SNIPPET: "Yet, Pakistan's ability to track known and suspected terrorists is substandard.") (July 12, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA'S USE OF ENCRYPTION" (SNIPPET: "American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been an avid promoter and user of such technology. A Wikileaks document released in March showed American officials had cracked encryption codes to reveal intelligence about Awlaki's contacts in the West. Since then, Inspire magazine and Awlaki have promoted "Asrar al-Mujahideen," the latest generation of the group's intelligence.") (July 12, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AL QAIDA'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TERRORISM BLUEPRINT" (SNIPPET: "Another article, "How to use Asrar al-Mujahideen," explains how to send and receive messages via a terrorist-developed, encrypted email service. Beyond the skill training offered in the magazine, this shows how technically sophisticated Al-Qaeda has become, with the ability to build an encryption program with strong security features. The article also explains in easy language how to use proxy servers and alternative email addresses.") (July 13, 2010) (Read More...)
TUCSON CITIZEN.com: Tucson, Arizona - "RECORD NUMBER OF BODY CARRIERS APPREHENDED AT ARIZONA PORTS" by Hugh Holub (SNIPPET: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at Arizona ports have apprehended 295 body carriers to date for Fiscal Year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010 to present). "Body carriers" are individuals who attempt to smuggle drugs by strapping packages to their bodies, under their clothes.") (July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): El-Arish, Egypt - "OFFICIALS SAY GUNMEN BLEW UP TERMINAL OF EGYPTIAN GAS PIPELINE TO ISRAEL, JORDAN" (SNIPPET: "It was the second attack on the pipeline in as many weeks and the fourth since an 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak's regime on Feb. 11.") (Published July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "UK TERROR THREAT DOWNGRADED" (SNIPPET: "The terror threat level for the UK has been reduced from severe to substantial, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. However, a terrorist attack still remains a strong possibility and may well occur without further warning, she warned.") (July 11, 2011, 6:01 pm UK) (Read More...)
OCCIDENT - blog: "Al-Fajr Media Center, Online Distributor of all al-Qa'ida Media Material, Announces/Endorses Launch of New Jihadi-Takfiri Internet Forum" (SNIPPET: "Al-Fajr is a shadowy media network that distributes all media material produced by Al-Qa'ida Central (AQC), al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)/Al-Qa'ida in the Land of the Two Rivers/Iraq (AQI). The new forum is password-protected.") (July 10, 2011)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINA MISSILE SALES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Newly released classified documents reveal China's continued violations of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) with sales of missiles and parts to Iran, Syria and Pakistan.") (July 13, 2011, 3:44 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MULLEN CITES IMPORTANCE OF U.S.-CHINA RELATIONSHIP" by Karen Parrish (SNIPPET: "Mullen said China's military and technological evolution is "quite frankly, fairly natural." "All of that technical achievement, headed in a direction that is constructive, is a good thing," he said. "I've seen the focus in China shift from ground forces to maritime in air ... so to build a navy, for instance, that protects your own interests, I understand that. That's what the United States has done for decades, if not ... from inception." His view of China's growing military might, Mullen said, depends on how it's used.") (July 11, 2011) (Read More...)
MyFOXny.com: "STUN GUN FOUND ON BOARD JET BLUE PLANE" (SNIPPET: "There are security concerns after a stun gun was found aboard a flight that landed at Newark Liberty International Airport Friday." SNIPPET: "...Jet Blue flight 1179." SNIPPET: "Sources say they suspect that the stun gun got through screening at Logan Airport in Boston.") (July 10, 2011) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "VIDEO SHOWS CHILDREN OF KILLED TALIBAN FIGHTERS BEING TRAINED TO KILL OUR TROOPS" by Nick Owens (PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "Taliban train children as young as three" PHOTO CAPTION SNIPPET: "British commanders in Afghanistan say children are increasingly used as suicide bombers and human shields during battles.") (July 10, 2011) (Read More...)
WORLD ANALYSIS.net (CRN.com, July 8, 2011, 5:17 pm ET): "CYBER ATTACK FORCES INTERNET SHUT DOWN FOR DOE LAB" by Stefanie Hoffman, CRN (SNIPPET: "Thus far, it is unclear what data was accessed from PNNL's computer systems." SNIPPET: "The PNNL attack appears to be part of a larger cyber effort that also targeted Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory in Newport News, Va., and Battelle Corp., a government contractor that oversees PNNL, according to Reuters. The PNNL attack follows weeks after hackers launched a cyber assault on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee in mid-April." SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, attackers have flexed their hacking muscles by targeting a slew of government agencies in recent months, including previously impenetrable defense contractors and government agencies such as Lockheed Martin, RSA and the International Monetary Fund.") (July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Al-Qaida's North Africa Affiliate Swears Allegiance to New Leader" (SNIPPET: "AQIM is the North Africa affiliate of al-Qaida that formally declared its allegiance to al Qaida in 2003 and officially merged with it in 2006. AQIM's declaration follows a similar pledge made by the Somali jihad organization al-Shabaab, which praised Zawahiri's appointment in a statement on June 20, and urged other jihadi group's to follow suit.") (July 8, 2011, 2:23 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "INDICTMENT UNSEALED ON FBI MOST WANTED HIZBALLAH MAN" (SNIPPET: "Federal prosecutors have unsealed a two-year-old indictment against Faouzi Ayoub, a Lebanese-born man wanted in America for passport fraud committed as part of an attempted terrorist act." SNIPPET: "...[he] speaks English and Arabic.") (July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "al-Shmukh Resumes Operation" (SNIPPET: "At least one post at Shmukh...http://shamikh1.info/vb/showthread.php?p=1058534563...links the recent unscheduled downtime to their 'hit list' discussion (which is still there).") (July 7, 2011) (Read More...)
MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "Beware of Dr. Jihad" - Column by Michelle Malkin (SNIPPET: "How many more Dr. Jihads are operating in the open, exploiting our borders and tolerance, wielding medical licenses to kill?") (July 8, 2011, 05:08 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "MISSILE DEFENSE CONCESSION" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is about to make another concession to Russia on missile defense by concluding an agreement with Turkey to base a radar there that would monitor Iranian missile launches. The deal is raising questions about whether the administration gave in to a Turkish demand that no missile-tracking data from the radar be shared with Israel or other non-NATO members. The demand was based on the Turkish governmentÕs increasing Islamist and pro-Iranian policies.") (July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (PRESS TRUST OF INDIA, July 7, 2011): "REPORT: PAKISTAN WILL HAVE 150 TO 200 NUCLEAR WARHEADS IN THE NEXT DECADE" (SNIPPET: "In their paper 'Pakistan's nuclear forces, 2011', the authors estimate that if Pakistan's expansion continues, its nuclear weapons stockpile could reach 150-200. "Despite its political instability, Pakistan continues to steadily expand its nuclear capabilities and competencies; in fact, it has the world's fastest-growing nuclear stockpile," they wrote.") (Posted July 8, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RADICAL ISLAMIST GROUP TRIES TO BRANCH OUT" (SNIPPET: "As part of its ideology, Sabiqun and the IICZAPW are also actively preparing for the death of the United States. Sabiqun, which currently runs two active mosques in D.C. and Oakland, espouses a self-reliant and anti-assimilation ideology that appeals to its community of poor African-American converts.") (July 6, 2011)
IntelTweet - Evan Kohlmann via Twitter.com: "Notorious online extremist Abu Suleiman Nasser has posted a new message threatening Sweden and Finland with revenge "operations in Europe."" (Posted July 6, 2011) (Read More...)
SOFIR.org: "JIHADIS ONLINE: A FEW THOUGHTS" (SNIPPET: "IV. For the practice of counterterrorism what matters is not what jihadis say so much as what the people they associate with have said or done; the content of the media they download, view, or listen to; and the degree to which they are involved in media work. Detecting a jihadi online and locating him in physical space is relatively straight forward. The real challenge is threat assessment.") (July 5, 2011) (Read More...)
MEFORUM.org - MIDDLE EAST FORUM (FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com): "PAKISTAN'S CHRISTIAN 'SEX-SLAVES': A CASE STUDY" by Raymond Ibrahim (SNIPPET: "To better demonstrate that this Sharia-induced worldview permeates the Muslim world--that infidel women are seen as little better than sex-objects for Muslim men--let us briefly focus on one Muslim nation: distant Pakistan, where Christians make a tiny minority of less than 2%, and where at least 700 Christian girls are abducted annually." SNIPPET: "One may argue that rape is a phenomenon that affects every society, yet the fact that most women raped in Pakistan come from the mere 2% Christian minority speaks for itself.") (June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "IRAN DELIVERS THREATENING LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reportedly warns the White House of consequences if they "meddle" in Syria's affairs." by 'Reza Kahlili' (July 3, 2011, 12:00 am) (Read More...)
TXDPS.state.tx.us: "AVOID TRAVEL TO NUEVO LARDEO THIS JULY FOURTH WEEKEND" (SNIPPET: "The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Webb County Sheriff's Office recommend against traveling to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, during this Fourth of July holiday. Both agencies have received credible intelligence from multiple sources that indicates the Zetas Cartel is planning to target U.S. citizens who travel to Nuevo Laredo this weekend.") (July 2, 2011) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "ANOTHER TEAR IN THE AIRPORT SECURITY NET" (SNIPPET: "Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi" SNIPPET: "Aviation safety experts said they see several major breakdowns in security procedures.") (July 1, 2011)
News.YAHOO.com (AP): Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - "MESSAGE TO U.S. AGENTS: 'We'll chop your heads off'" (SNIPPET: "Addressed with profanity to "Gringos (D.E.A.)," the unsigned graffiti warned: "We know where you are and we know who you are and where you go. We are going to chop off your (expletive) heads." Anonymous messages conveying threats and other warnings are common in areas hit hard by Mexico's drug war, but it is rarer for them to threaten U.S. law enforcement.") (July 1, 2011) (Read More...)
LATIMESBLOGS.LATIMES.com - L.A. NOW: "No Specific Al Qaeda Threat to Defense Contractor, Lawmaker Says" (SNIPPET: "There is no evidence of a specific plan of attack. Schiff said, adding that federal authorities wereÊ working to ensure the safety of local aviation and military contracting firms. "There has been a proliferation of threats on jihadist websites over the last several years..."") (July 3, 2011, 11:30 am) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "AL QAEDA-LINKED WEBSITE THREATENS MONROVIA DRONE MAKER'S EXECUTIVES" by Richard Winton (SNIPPET: "The targeting of corporate executives from military suppliers first came public in May. At a trial in Chicago, an accused terrorist, David Headley, acknowledged that a Pakistan-based branch of Al Qaeda had plotted to kill Robert Stevens, the head of Lockheed Martin. The company manufacturers drones prominently used in targeting Osama bin Laden and other members of the terror network.") (July 1, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IDF FEARS FLOTILLA ACTIVISTS WILL TRY TO KILL SOLDIERS" by Hanan Greenberg (SNIPPET: "Army info suggests radical elements equipping some vessels talking part in sail with bags containing chemicals, most likely sulfur, to use against soldiers taking over vessels. Activists in Greece claim some ships have been tampered with") (Published June 27, 2011, 22:41/Israel News) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: Charlotte, North Carolina - "FBI SEEKS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS MAN" (SNIPPET: "The Charlotte Division of the FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are asking the public to help identify a man who was in a restricted area along the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) LYNX Blue Line in April. He was observed acting in a suspicious manner on a surveillance camera, and the incident was reported to the FBI. Agents and Task Force Officers are now asking if anyone may know this individual." SNIPPET: "Anyone who has information that may help the FBI identify the man pictured in the surveillance image is asked to call the Charlotte Division at 704-377-9200.") (June 21, 2011) (Read More...)
SFGATE.com - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Sanaa, Yemen - "AL QAEDA MILITANTS TUNNEL OUT OF YEMENI JAIL" by Mohammed al-Qadhi, Debbi Wilgoren, Washington Post (SNIPPET: "More than 60 suspected al Qaeda militants escaped from a jail in southern Yemen Wednesday through a tunnel, authorities said, the latest sign that insurgents are capitalizing on the political unrest that has rocked the country for months.") (June 23, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TEN SHIPPING COMPANIES, THREE INDIVIDUALS AFFILIATED WITH IRAN'S SHIPPING LINE In Coordinated Action with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Treasury Targets IRISL Front Companies and Executives in the Middle East, Asia and Europe" (June 20, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP, June 16, 2011): "INFORMATION ON BRITISH TARGETS FOUND NEAR BODY OF FORMER LEADER OF AL-QAEDA IN EAST AFRICA" (SNIPPET: "The Ritz Hotel in London and the elite private school Eton were among a handful of possible British terror targets that a senior al-Qaida leader was considering before he was killed in Somalia last week, a British security official said Thursday.") (June 17, 2011) (Read More...)
STATE.gov: Washington, D.C. - "TERRORIST DESIGNATIONS OF AL-QAIDA IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA (AQAP) Operative Othman Al-Ghamdi" (SNIPPET: "The Secretary of State has designated al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operative Othman al-Ghamdi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order 13224...") (June 16, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "STATE DEPARTMENT DESIGNATES FORMER GITMO DETAINEE TURNED AQAP COMMANDER" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "In October 2010, AQAP's Inspire magazine carried a lengthy profile of al Ghamdi. [See LWJ report, Analysis: Two ex-Gitmo detainees featured in al Qaeda's Inspire magazine.] In Inspire, al Ghamdi said he arrived at al Farouq before the Sept. 11 attacks, contradicting what he had admitted to US interrogators. Al Ghamdi also claimed that Osama bin Laden visited with al Ghamdi and the other trainees at al Farouq. According to al Ghamdi's account, bin Laden told the training group "that some of our brothers were about to strike America on its soil and he would ask us to pray for them." When news of the Sept. 11 attacks reached al Ghamdi and his compatriots, they rejoiced.") (June 16, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BOOK LINKS AWLAKI TO 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "American-born jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki likely played an important support role in the Sept. 11 attacks nearly 10 years ago, according to a new book that examines the threat of home-grown terrorism.") (June 19, 2011, 12:41 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-QAIDA TRAINING REACHES NIGERIAN ISLAMISTS" (SNIPPET: "Nigerian Islamist fighters have returned from training in Somalia with the militant organization al-Shabaab - a group which has received al-Qaida training.") (June 16, 2011, 6:19 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES CALLS FOR SUPERB MILITARY, NOT HOLLOW FORCE" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "Gates told the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee today that even as the department looks for savings there has to be an admission that reductions will increase risks.") (June 15, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SENATORS WANT CHINA TO ASSIST PROBE OF COUNTERFEIT WEAPONS PARTS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's government is refusing to assist Senate investigators probing Chinese firms that are selling counterfeit parts that have been found in high-tech U.S. weapons systems, the leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday.") (June 14, 2011, 1:14 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ZARQAWI AIDE RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN TO WAGE JIHAD FOR AL QAEDA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "An al Qaeda operative who was close to slain al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi has been released from Iranian custody and has recently returned to Afghanistan to fight NATO and Afghan forces. After eight years in Iranian custody, Salahuddin al Maqdisi has come back to Afghanistan...") (Note: Undated photo included.) (June 13, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Mehr, Iran, June 12, 2011"): "IRAN ASKS RUSSIA FOR CLOSER AEROSPACE COOPERATION" (SNIPPET: "At a meeting with Russian communications minister Igor Schegolev, Iranian aerospace organization officials asked for closer cooperation in aerospace matters between the two countries, and for help in constructing new-generation satellites and sending an astronaut into space.") (Read More...)
THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "An Iranian delegation participated in events held by the IHH in Istanbul on the anniversary of the Marmara flotilla, focused on fostering the myth of the "Marmara shaheeds". The Iranian delegation raised the flags of Iran and Hezbollah, and held meetings with IHH activists and radical Islamist elements affiliated with it." (June 5, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "DECODED BIN LADEN FILES POINT U.S. TO NEW AL QAEDA TARGETS" (SNIPPET: "The items taken by the SEALs from bin Laden's second-floor office included a handwritten journal, five computers, 10 hard drives and 110 thumb drives.") (June 9, 2011) (Read More...)
Louisville.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Washington - "TWO IRAQI NATIONALS INDICTED ON FEDERAL TERRORISM CHARGES IN KENTUCKY" (SNIPPET: "An Iraqi citizen who allegedly carried out numerous improvised explosive device (IED) attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq and another Iraqi national alleged to have participated in the insurgency in Iraq have been arrested and indicted on federal terrorism charges in the Western District of Kentucky. The arrests in Bowling Green, Kentucky..." SNIPPET: "Waad Ramadan Alwan, 30, and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi, 23, both former residents of Iraq who currently reside in Bowling Green...") (May 31, 2011) (Read More...)
CREEPING SHARIA - blog: "AUSTRALIA: DIY JIHAD BOOK CONVICTION OVERTURNED" (SNIPPET: "A former Qantas cabin cleaner has won an appeal against his conviction over a "do-it-yourself" terrorism jihad book. Belal Saadallah Khazaal, of Lakemba, in Sydney's south-west, was jailed for at least nine years in September 2009." SNIPPET: "The 110-page book was titled: Provisions on the Rules of Jihad -- Short Judicial Rulings And Organisational Instructions For Fighters And Mujahideen Against Infidels.") (June 9, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "CYBERSPIES TARGET CHINA EXPERTS IN U.S." by Siobhan Gorman (SNIPPET: "Chinese cyberspies, who targeted the personal Gmail accounts of top U.S. officials, are trying to gain access to computers belonging to China specialists and defense contractors who circulate in and out of government and talk regularly with those in power, according to security experts who have tracked these schemes.") (June 6, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "NUCLEAR CHIEF SAYS IRAN WILL TRANSFER 20% ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FROM NATANZ TO PLANT NEAR QOM" (SNIPPET: "Iran will transfer its 20% uranium enrichment activities to the Fordo site, southwest of Tehran, and triple its production capacity, the country's nuclear chief said Wednesday.") (Published June 8, 2011, 13:48/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN DEFIES SANCTIONS WITH NUKE CENTRIFUGE ANNOUNCEMENT" (SNIPPET: "Iran's nuclear chief and Vice President Fereidoun Abbasi was quoted Wednesday by the official IRNA news agency as saying Tehran will soon set up the more advanced type of centrifuges, suitable for higher-level uranium enrichment, at the Fordo site near the holy city of Qom in central Iran.") (June 8, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "UNIVERSITIES 'COMPLACENT' OVER ISLAMIC RADICALS, THERESA MAY WARNS The Home Secretary has criticised universities for their "complacency" in tackling Muslim extremism as she prepares to publish the GovernmentÕs updated strategy for countering Islamic radicalism." by Duncan Gardham (June 5, 2011, 10:20 pm BST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "REPORT WARNS OF 'NEW GENERATION' ISLAMIC MILITANTS RADICALISED IN BACK STREETS A new generation of British Islamic militants is being radicalised in back streets, counter-terrorism experts have warned." by Patrick Sawer and Patrick Hennessy (June 4, 2011, 9:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "The Finland Campaign" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: For the benefit of readers newly arrived on this site from Finland. The guy who goes by the name Abu Suleiman al-Nasser and has been calling for attacks in Finland...") (June 4, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser Releases Audio Recording Calling for Jihad Supporters Worldwide to Enlist for Attacks Against U.S." (SNIPPET: "On May 4, 2011, a prominent member of the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam, Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser, released a two minute audio recording calling for a general enlistment of jihad supporters throughout the world.") (Read More...)
TRIBUNE.com.pk: "KASHMIRI PLANNED REPRISAL ATTACK FOR OSAMA'S DEATH" by Asas Kharal (SNIPPET: "According to intelligence reports seen by The Express Tribune, the head of the fearsome 313 Brigade of the Harkatul Jihad al Islami called a meeting of several Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders to create the "Laskhar-e-Osama" which would be tasked with carrying out suicide bombings throughout Pakistan, including some high-profile targets. Kashmiri was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan on Friday. Besides Kashmiri, TTP commanders Asmatullah Maavia, Amjad Farooqui, and Badar Mansoor, among others, attended the meeting.") (June 6, 2011) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Chicago - "DEADLY E.COLI MIXES COMMON TOXIN WITH RARE 'GLUE'" by Julie Steenhuysen (SNIPPET: "Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous, but common, toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines. It may take months for the global team of researchers to fully understand the characteristics of the bacteria...") (June 2, 2011, 7:24 pm EDT) (Read More...)
News.SKY.com - SKY NEWS: "'KILLER CUCUMBER' BUG FROM SPAIN HITS BRITAIN" (SNIPPET: "Three people in Britain have been diagnosed with a lethal strain of E. Coli that has already killed five people in Germany. Almost 300 people in northern Germany are in hospital and around 500 more are being tested for the infection. Organic cucumbers from Spain are thought to be the source of the bacteria, but travellers to Germany are also being advised to avoid eating raw tomatoes and lettuce. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany's national disease centre, said 60 cases had been reported in the last 24 hours alone, and infections have also been confirmed in Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands.") (May 27, 2011, 6:26 pm UK) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HEADLEY PART OF AL-QAIDA PLOT TO ATTACK LOCKHEED MARTIN" (SNIPPET: "Self-confessed Mumbai plotter David Coleman Headley testified Tuesday that he was part of an al-Qaida inspired plot to assassinate the chief of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin. The plot was the brainchild of Ilyas Kashmiri, leader of the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI), and a senior commander of al Qaida's deadly 313 Brigade.") (May 31, 2011, 6:35 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: Berlin, Germany - "GERMAN BANK TIED TO IRAN DEFIES CLOSURE ORDER" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "Hamburg-based bank to mount legal challenge to EU sanctions because of its involvement in Iran's nuclear program.") (MAY 29, 2011, 01:25) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (NAIROBI, 27 May, 2011, IRIN): "'SOMALIA: INTERNET LIFELINE CUT IN MOGADISHU" (SNIPPET: "Anyone think it's coincidence that al-Shabaab is so deeply entrenched in this part of the city?") (Posted May 28, 2011) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk - UK: "PUBLIC 'AT RISK' AS 70 TERRORIST SUSPECTS RELEASED" by Kevin Schofield (SNIPPET: "UP to 70 convicted terrorists due to be released this year will not be properly monitored, a probation chief warned yesterday. The "high risk" extremists, some of them bomb makers, could be walking the streets after being freed on licence.") (June 1, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3875: "Iranian Ayatollah Affirms Legitimacy of Suicide Operations, Approves Killing Israeli Civilians -- Including Children" (SNIPPET: "The issue of martyrdom operations and their religious legitimacy has been repeatedly discussed by Iranian ayatollahs. [1] In a recent fatwa posted on his website in response to an online inquiry, Iranian Ayatollah Taqi Mesbah-e Yazdi ruled that martyrdom operations were not only legitimate but were a duty incumbent upon every Muslim.") (May 30, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran aiding Assad in crackdown against protesters'" (SNIPPET: "Iran has continued to send trainers and advisers to Syria in order to helpBashar Assad's government clamp down on anti-regime protests despite US sanctions against Iranian military officials, The Washington Post reported on Friday.") (May 28, 2011, 09:07) (Read More...)
ISIS-Online.org - INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY - IAEA Iran Safeguards Report: "LEU Monthly Production Dramatically Higher but Centrifuges less Efficient than Optimal; Deployment of Advanced Centrifuges Delayed; IAEA's Knowledge about Iran's Enrichment Activities Continues to Diminish (Revised May 25)" (pdf) (May 24, 2011; Revised May 25, 2011) (Read More...)
MCALL.com - THE MORNING CALL: "MAN WITH NO NAME BUT 12 IDs ARRESTED AFTER FLEEING POLICE AT AIRPORT" by Manuel Gamiz Jr. (SNIPPET: "Troopers with the Bethlehem barracks' Criminal Investigations Division were called to the airport at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on a report of a suspicious person who was arriving on a United Airlines Flight 3866 from Washington, D.C., according to court records." SNIPPET: "The man was arrested and state police found the wallet, which contained 12 counterfeit driver's licenses, from Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, and Rhode Island." (pdf) (May 25, 2011) (Read More...)
Homeland.House.gov - "Testimony of EVAN F. KOHLMANN with LAITH ALKHOURI before the House Committee on Homeland Security - 'Threats to the American Homeland After Killing Bin Laden: An Assessment' - BEYOND BIN LADEN: THE FUTURE OF AL-QAIDA AND U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY" (pdf) (May 25, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HAMAS' NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PUSH" (SNIPPET: "Hamas' new media push includes accounts on Youtube, Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook, as well as a website (www.hamasinfo.net) for the group's "Information Office." Notably, Facebook and Youtube have actively removed websites tied to terrorists and violence due to over content violations, while Twitter's terms of use seem more flexible.Launched over the course of the past year, these new outlets will join the Palestinian Information Center and the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades Information Office in touting the group's official line.") (May 23, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVEPROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "INDICTED TERROR SUPPORTER STILL BROADCASTS ONLINE VIOLENCE" (SNIPPET: "An American recently indicted on charges of threatening the "South Park" producers continues to run an extremist website. Jesse Curtis Morton, aka Younus Abdullah Muhammad, is believed to be in Morocco where he runs a pro-al-Qaida site islampolicy.com, the successor site to Revolution Muslim.") (May 24, 2011, 1:59 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "'SOUTH PARK' THREAT LEADS TO NEW CHARGE" (SNIPPET: "A second man has been charged in connection with threats made last year against the producers of the Comedy Central program "South Park." Jesse Curtis Morton, (aka Younus Abdullah Mohammad) is charged with communicating threats. Morton helped run a website, RevolutionMuslim, with Zachary Chesser. Chesser is serving a 25-year prison term after pleading guilty to a similar charge and to trying to provide material support to the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab." SNIPPET: "In an interview on CNN before the "South Park" controversy, Morton said Islam commands Muslims to terrorize disbelievers. "The Koran says very clearly in the Arabic language ... this means "terrorize them." It's a command from Allah."") (May 16, 2011, 6:23 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "GATES TO CHART PATH TO STEEPER DEFENSE CUTS" (SNIPPET: "Gates is taking that road, despite his worry about eroding military strength, because President Barack Obaman April ordered up another $400 billion in defense savings over the coming 12 years. No details have been decided, but Gates has said savings on that scale are not possible without slicing military power.") (May 24, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - AL-QAIDA BOMBER LEAVES BEHIND A FINGERPRINT" (SNIPPET: "Investigators have pulled a fingerprint of Ibrahim al-Asiri off the bomb hidden in the underwear of a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. Counterterrorism officials say the explosives in that bomb are chemically identical to those hidden inside two printers that were shipped from Yemen to the U.S. last year.") (May 24, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: Chicago - "WITNESS TIES PAKISTAN TO MUMBAI MASSACRE" by Douglas Belkin (SNIPPET: "David Headley, a 50-year-old drug dealer turned informant who has pleaded guilty to helping plan the 2008 massacre, said Pakistan's intelligence service ISI worked with the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba. "They coordinated with each other. The ISI provided assistance to Lashkar," Mr. Headley testified quietly. Asked what kind of assistance, he said, "Financial and military."") (May 24, 2011) (Read More...)
ISAF.NATO.int: Kabul, Afghanistan - "AL-QAEDA FOREIGN FIGHTER CAPTURED DURING SECURITY OPERATION" (SNIPPET: "A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Germany-based Moroccan al-Qaeda foreign fighter facilitator during a security operation in Qalat district, Zabul province, May 8. After his capture the facilitator provided details about his personal travel from Germany. He also observed foreigners from many countries converging in Pakistan to conduct attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan. The combined force found passports and identification cards from France, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia amongst ten insurgents killed during the operation. During a delay in his travels in Iran, the facilitator stated he was approached to become a suicide bomber. However, he declined because of his goal to take part in the Global Jihad.") (May 24, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST (REUTERS): Tehran - "IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD GETS NEW MISSILE SYSTEM" (SNIPPET: ""The new surface-to-surface missiles, Qiyam (Resurrection) 1..."") (May 22, 2011, 11:27) (Read More...)
STATE.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: Washington, D.C. - "CHANGES TO VISA VALIDITY FOR IRANIAN STUDENT APPLICANTS IN F, J, AND M VISA CATEGORIES" (SNIPPET: "As of May 20, 2011, qualified Iranian applicants for visas in the F, J, and M categories for non-sensitive, non-technical fields of study and research and their dependents will be eligible to receive two-year, multiple-entry visas. This is an increase in the current visa validity of three months, single entry. This change will allow Iranian students and exchange visitors to travel more easily, furthering our goal of promoting the free flow of information and ideas.") (May 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT BLOG: "DEFECTORS CLAIM IRANIAN ROLE IN 9/11 ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "Nevertheless, the suit is said to seek damages for Iran's "direct support for, and sponsorship of, the most deadly act of terrorism in American history," and alleges that Iran and its Lebanese proxy, Hizballah, provided training and travel for the 9/11 hijackers as well as help for al-Qaida operatives in escaping after the attacks. In addition to naming Iran in the $100 billion civil suit, the victims' families also targeted al-Qaida, the Taliban, and "others." According to defector testimony, top officials from al-Qaida, Hizballah and Iran met several times Iran in the months before the attacks.The unnamed defector also claims his allegations are "supported by government letters and memoranda, photographs and organizational charts."" SNIPPET: "Suggestions of Iranian complicity in the 9/11 attacks first surfaced in the national 9/11 Commission...") (May 20, 2011, 2:54 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Northrop Grumman's Firebird Project Gets Attention" (SNIPPET: "On a password-protected section of the al-Jahad forum, NG's entry into the field currently dominated by Predators and Reapers got the attention of the jihadi boyz. See...") (May 19, 2011)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'Kill hundreds of thousands of Americans and Europeans'" (SNIPPET: "An impressive rant and explicit call for terrorist attacks in the United States and Europe, penned by one "Muhannad Alobini al-Khorosani" [sic?] was posted to a password-protected section of the Ansar al-Mujahideen Arabic forum on 14 May 2011." SNIPPET: "The list of targets includes explicit mention of university meeting rooms used by Jewish student organizations.") (May 19, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "PALESTINIAN FACEBOOK GROUP URGES RUSHING OF ISRAEL'S BORDERS" (SNIPPET: "New pro-Palestinian group on social media site urges Arabs to march on Israel's borders following coming Friday's prayers") by Roee Nahmias (Published March 18, 2011, 19:24/Israel News) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINESE MILITARY VISIT QUESTIONED House GOP leader seeks limit to allowing delegations on sensitive sites" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: ""The visit to Nellis Air Force Base is especially troubling, given its key role in our defenses against cyberwarfare and other high-tech threats," she said. China is actively engaged in cyber-attacks against the U.S., including massive assaults on U.S. government and civilian and defense networks, Mrs. Ros-Lehtinen said.") (May 18, 2011) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Statements made by senior Hamas figures since the internal Palestinian reconciliation agreement attempt to present a moderate image while restating Hamas' refusal to recognize Israel or accept the International Quartet's conditions, continuing the "resistance" (i.e., terrorism), and drawing Fatah back into the cycle of violence." (May 15, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. SEEKS 'FUGITIVE' WHO POSED AS DIPLOMAT TO EXPORT PORSCHES TO RUSSIA" by Mike Levine (SNIPPET: "Vladyslav Timku, the alleged ringleader of the operation, has since fled to the Ukraine and is now considered a "fugitive from justice," according to the court documents filed in the case.") (May 18, 2011) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "IRANIAN FM SAYS BUSHEHR NUCLEAR PLANT IS OPERATIONAL" (SNIPPET: "Nuclear power plant has reached critical mass, will be powered up within weeks, Salehi says, echoing statements of senior Russian diplomat.") (MAY 18, 2011, 12:53) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "'DIE WELT' - IRAN BUILDING ROCKET BASES IN VENEZUELA" by Benjamin Weinthal (SNIPPET: "German paper says Iranians paid cash to build mid-range missile launch pads on Paraguana Peninsula; Iranian engineers visited site in Feb.") (May 17, 2011, 01:41) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN, NORTH KOREA PARTNERING ON BALLISTIC MISSILES, U.N. SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Iran and North Korea seem to routinely be swapping ballistic missile equipment in breach of U.N. Security Council directives, a classified expert report to the international body stated on Friday (see GSN, Dec. 1, 2010). Illegal trades of missile technology had "transshipment through a neighboring third country," the report states. Multiple envoys told Reuters the nation in question is China.") (May 16, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "LASHKAR-E-TAIBA RALLIES FOR BIN LADEN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hafiz Saeed, the leader of the Lashkar-e-Taiba who has been designated by the US and the UN as a terrorist, remains a free man in Pakistan despite openly supporting jihad in both India and Pakistan, and regardless of his group's involvement in the Mumbai attack as well as other terror attacks. Pakistani Army corps commanders, who occupy some of the senior-most positions in the military, openly cavort with Saeed.") (May 15, 2011, 11:02 pm) (Read More...)
KMTR.com: Eugene - "UPDATE: FBI thinks they have found the man that climbed a razor wire fence at Lookout Point Dam" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a tip today, however, with what they're calling credible identification and intent information. The FBI says they have not made any arrests yet and continue to encourage anyone with information to call.") (May 13, 2011) (Read More...)
Edition.CNN.com: Seoul, South Korea - "TWO SMALL BOMBS EXPLODE AT SEOUL RAILWAY, BUS STATIONS, POLICE SAY" by Jiyeon Lee (SNIPPET: "Investigators believe a single person is responsible for planting two small bombs at Seoul's main railway station and bus terminal, South Korean officials said Friday. The bombs, which were planted in coin lockers, went off within an hour of each other late Thursday morning...") (Updated May 13, 2011, 0407 GMT; 1207nHKT) (Read More...)
ISLAM IN EUROPE - blog (VG.no): "NORWAY: SWEDISH AL-SHABAAB RECRUITERS RECRUITING FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "They looked for young boys in Norwegian mosques and offered them the assistance they needed to go and devote themselves to Jihad for al-Shabaab. Recruitment is more systematic in Sweden, and over 30 people of Somali origin had been recruited there over the past two years.") (May 15, 2011; 7:47 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST): "PLOTTER OF ATTACK ON NEW YORK SYNAGOGUE WAS DRUG DEALER FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "Law enforcement officials said this was the 13th such plot that was prevented in the city since September 11, ABC News reported...") (May 12, 2011) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF INDIA: "LET TRYING TO ACQUIRE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WITH HELP FROM QAIDA" by Sachin Parashar, TNN (SNIPPET: "NEW DELHI: One of LeT's most important leaders who was indicted by the US treasury department for the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, Arif Qasmani, is helping the India-centric terror group acquire biological weapons and anthrax through his al-Qaida links. The interrogation report of a Pakistani businessman and Guantanamo Bay detainee, Saifullah Paracha, has revealed that LeT was in touch with a US-based "al-Qaida anthrax operative" as it tried to acquire weapons of mass destruction.") (May 11, 2011, 03:35 am IST) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT blog: "ISRAELI ISLAMIST: We Will Die or Be Victorious" (SNIPPET: "Raid Salah, the leader of the northern branch of Israel's Islamic Movement, traveled to Jordan to stir up support for the "resistance," according to an article in Jordanian daily Al-Sabeel. Salah was previously banned from traveling abroad, a condition for his release in a Hamas fundraising case, but he is now being hailed as a hero by Jordan's Islamist community.") (May 11, 2011, 3:34 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPT TILTS TOWARDS ROGUES" (SNIPPET: "Egypt's new government continues reaching out to Iran and Hamas while distancing itself from Israel and the United States.") (May 11, 2011, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR REACTOR BEGINS OPERATION" (SNIPPET: "The first reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has gone into operation, the Russian state company that built the complex said Tuesday. Atomstroyexport company said in a statement that a self-sustained fission reaction began Sunday.") (Published May 10, 2011) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de - German Jihadists - German Jihad: "HOMEGROWN TERROR TAKES ON NEW DIMENSIONS" by Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark (PHOTO CAPTION: "Osama bin Laden may be dead, but al-Qaida is alive and well in Germany. Each month, an average of five Islamists leave the country for terrorist training camps in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area. Recent arrests in DŸsseldorf show just how dangerous homegrown terror has become.") (May 9, 2011) (REad More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "NAVY AUTHORIZES CHAPLAINS TO PERFORM SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGES' IN NAVEL CHAPELS" by Pete Winn (SNIPPET: "The advisory came in the form of an April 13 memo issued to all chaplains, in which the Chief of Navy Chaplains, Admiral Michael Tidd, said the Chaplain Corps was revising its Tier I training manuals, which had previously indicated that same-sex marriages are not authorized on federal property. Instead, Tidd called for chaplains to comply with service-wide efforts underway to be more accepting of homosexuality and same-sex marriage as the end of the military policy on homosexuality nears.") (May 9, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3824: "British Islamist Anjem Choudary in Interview on Bin Laden's Death: Bin Laden 'Is the First... of a Whole New Generation... Who Believe Very Firmly In Their Hearts in the Concept of Jihad' -- And Obama Is 'At the Head of the Camp of Disbelief'" (May 9, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): Washington - "INTEL FROM BIN LADEN COMPOUND SHOWS AL-QAEDA PLOTTED AGAINST U.S. RAIL SYSTEM" (SNIPPET: "Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.") (May 6, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: Washington - "SPIES PIECE TOGETHER AL QAEDA PLAYBOOK" by Adam Entous and Siobhan (SNIPPET: "... new details about how the network sought to exploit security loopholes to sneak militants into the U.S. and Western countries." SNIPPET: "Seized documents show al Qaeda was looking at using international driving permits, which can be obtain with relative ease, to help sleeper cells obtain other forms of government-issued identification that would make it easier for them to travel..." SNIPPET: "Of particular interest is any information that would connect bin Laden directly to affiliates such as al Qaeda's Yemeni branch, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or militant groups in Africa such as Somalia-based al Shabaab.") (May 7, 2011) (Read More...)
Philadelphia.CBSlocal.com: Chester, Pa - "POLICE: IED FOUND NEAR CHESTER TRAIN TRACKS" (SNIPPET: "Chester police are urging vigilance after they found an improvised explosive device, this afternoon, near Amtrak and Septa railroad tracks and the Commodore Barry Bridge. Police say the device consisted of two bottles with a yellow liquid inside. They say one had a timer and wires attached by duct tape.") (May 6, 2011, 8:38 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3819: "Prominent Writer on Jihad Forums Proposes Unit for Assassinating All Those Connected to Bin Laden Assassination -- Focusing Efforts on Retaliation Against U.S., Israel, Pakistan" (May 6, 2011) (Read More...)
Video Clip no. 2918: "Sudanese Islamic Scholar Sheik 'Atiyya Muhammad Sa'id Calls US President Obama an Apostate Who Must Be Executed, and Says: 'The Path of Osama Bin Laden Is Our Path'" -The Internet - May 5, 2011, 02:28
INTERAMERICAN SECURITY WATCH: "THE MIDDLE EASTERN-LATIN AMERICAN TERRORIST CONNECTION" (SNIPPET: "Uranium, sought by both Iran and Russia, is a key aspect of the two countries' strategic relationship: Iran is reportedly helping Venezuela find and refine its estimated 50,000 tons of uranium reserves. So, on one side Venezuela is funding and arming the FARC; on the other it is purchasing nuclear reactors and weapons from the Russians; on yet another, it is sending money to Iran and helping it find and enrich uranium. And then there is Hezbollah, Iran's Lebanon-based asset. Reports that Venezuela has provided Hezbollah operatives with Venezuelan national identity cards are so rife...") (May 5, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "'GOOD' PAKISTANI TALIBAN LEADER NAZIR ADMITS MEMBERSHIP IN AL QAEDA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: Mullah Nazir Ahmad" SNIPPET: "In the interview, Nazir said that the Taliban and al Qaeda are "one and the same" despite the fact that they may conduct operations differently.") (May 4, 2011) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "NEW OSAMA URGES UK TERROR BLITZ" by Simon Hughes (SNIPPET: "An al-Qaeda warlord outlined a plan to blitz Britain in an email sent to an undercover Sun investigator. Yemen-based Anwar al-Awlaki - tipped as Osama Bin Laden's successor - urged a Mumbai-style massacre after being duped by a Sun sting." SNIPPET: "He said in an email: "The options that you have for operations could be pipe bombs, assassinations or using a firearm at a location crowded with enemies."") (May 5, 2011) (Read More...)
GAO.gov - Highlights: "NUCLEAR WEAPONS DOD and NNSA Need to Better Manage Scope of Future Refurbishments and Risks to Maintaining U.S. Commitments to NATO" (May 2011) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "An aid convoy to the Gaza Strip is being organized in South Africa by two anti-Israeli Islamic organizations. It is expected to leave at the end of June and cross the African continent. The organizers were in contact with Hamas and IHH, apparently coordinating the convoy with them." (May 1, 2011) (Read More...)
News.NATIONAL POST.com: "TERROR SUSPECT MOHAMED HERSI RELEASED ON BAIL" by Megan O'Toole (SNIPPET: "Mr. Hersi was arrested a month ago at Pearson airport, where he had been waiting to board a flight to Cairo. Police allege this would have been his first stop en route to Somalia to join al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group that is on Canada's list of banned terrorist organizations. Mr. Hersi is scheduled to return to court May 26.") (Last updated April 29, 2011, 5:18 pm ET) (Read More...)
UPI.com: Washington - "UPI NewsTrack TopNews" (SNIPPET: "Aaron Weisburd, field director for the Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point, said he is looking for signs of low morale among the rank-and-file. "It may take a little time before the buzz of OBL's martyrdom wears off and they sober up and face the fact that none of them are safe and that God may not be on their side," Weisburd said.") (Published May 3, 2011, 12:01 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "WHY WE'RE NO SAFER TODAY" (SNIPPET: "But the death of the world's most wanted terrorist does not end the terrorist threat against the United States and other western nations.") (May 2, 2011, added 4:30 p.m.) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk - Snippet: "2.22am ET: The Guardian's Ghaith Abdul Ahad -- who has reported in great detail on Islamist groups operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- pours cold water on the notion that Bin Laden's death means it's game over for al-Qaida:" (May 2, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "ON BIN LADEN, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MAKES DIFFERENT STATEMENTS IN ENGLISH AND IN ARABIC In Arabic, they honor bin Laden as a "sheikh" and call for terrorism against American forces in Muslim lands." by Sami al-Abasi (May 2, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tokyo - "SONY APOLOGIZES FOR PLAYSTATION NETWORK SECURITY BREACH" (SNIPPET: "Sony executives have bowed in apology for a security breach in the PlayStation Network that caused the loss of personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service.") (May 1, 2011) (Read More...)>
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "INCREASED ONLINE ACTIVITY OF THE IRANIAN RADICAL RIGHT" (SNIPPET: "From recruitment of suicide bombers to increased online presence: radical right-wing government supporters step up activities") (May 1, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "CAUCASIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUNDING OF JIHAD" by Joseph "Soso" Zaalishvili (SNIPPET: "A senior official of Chechen jihadist intelligence explained the origin of these items: these products were zakat (Islamic assistance to the needy). Goods sold in the Caucasus funded jihad in the Caucasus.") (April 30, 2011) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - Online: "UNCHARITABLE Zakat is not about charity, but jihad." by Andrew C. McCarthy (SNIPPET: ""In the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation," President Obama claimed during his 2009 Cairo speech. "That is why I am committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat." This statement contained two falsehoods. One, as IÕve previously detailed, was obvious: There are, in fact, no American laws or rules that make it harder for Muslims to give to charity. What we have are laws against material support of terrorism -- against using devices like charitable fronts to channel money to jihadists. Those laws are not directed at Muslims. They apply to everyone but are applied most often to Muslims, because Muslims carry out most anti-American terrorism.") (April 23, 2011, 4:00 am) (Read More...)
NATION.co.ke: "THREE MOMBASA MOSQUES ACCUSED OF RECRUITING MILITIAS" by Amina Kibirige (SNIPPET: "At least three Mombasa mosques have been identified as recruiting points for al-Shabaab militia in Coast Province. Top of the list is Masjid Musa in Majengo where darasas (religious classes) are held every Tuesday with the aim of recruiting youths as soldiers for the militia group.") (April 28, 2011, 21:36) (Read More...)
HSGAC.SENATE.GOV - SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: "BIG GAPS IN VISA SECURITY PROGRAM High-Risk Posts Remain Uncovered; Agencies Disagree on Implementation" (April 21, 2011) (Read More...)
GAO.GOV - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE - Report to the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, U.S. Senate: "BORDER SECURITY DHS's Visa Security Program Needs to Improve Performance Evaluation and Better Address Visa Risk Worldwide" (March 2011) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com (EN.RIAN.RU): "RUSSIA TEST-FIRED RSM-54 SINEVA SLBM" (SNIPPET: "A RSM-54 Sineva submarine-launched ballistic missile was successfully launched from a Delta-IV class submarine, the Russian Navy said.") (April 28, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES ARE 'HOTBEDS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM'" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Islamic fundamentalism is being allowed to flourish at universities, endangering national security, MPs and peers say.") (April 27, 2011, 10:04 pm BST) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "MAIL BOMB SCARE: POLICE FIND FIFTH PACKAGE" (SNIPPET: "Police investigating parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two high-profile supporters of the club have intercepted a fifth suspect package in the postal system." SNIPPET: "Strathclyde Police previously said those devices, which contained a combination of nails and explosives, were designed to cause "real harm".") (April 27, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "EGYPT GAS PIPE HIT, FLOW TO ISRAEL HALTED" (SNIPPET: "'Unknown armed gang' in Sinai peninsula blows up pipeline supplying gas to Israel, Jordan near Arish city, causing flames to break out, security source says. Authorities halt gas flow to extinguish fire" (Published April 27, 2011, 07:29/Israel News) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "GUNMEN TARGET EGYPT GAS PIPELINE" (SNIPPET: "Gunmen targeted a pipeline carrying natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan for the second time in under two months.") (Published March 27, 2011, 12:50/Israel News) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "HUMAN SMUGGLING CASE EVOKES SOUTH AMERICA'S TERROR-LINKED HISTORY" (SNIPPET: "A Somali man used Brazil as a staging ground to smuggle people, including members of a terrorist group into the United States, witnesses are expected to testify during a sentencing hearing Thursday in San Antonio. Ahmed Mohammed Dhakane pleaded guilty in November to two counts of making false statements on his 2008 asylum application. He failed to disclose his terrorist affiliations and that he had acted as an alien smuggler.") (April 26, 2011) (Read More...)
ISAF.NATO.int: Kabul, Afghanistan - ANSF UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT CONFISCATED; NO LONGER LEGAL TO SELL AT BAZAARS" by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jordan Jones (SNIPPET: "More than 10,000 Afghan uniforms and pieces of equipment have been confiscated from Afghan shop owners in a new operation intended to curtail the availability of uniforms to insurgents. The actions to confiscate uniforms began six days ago after the Afghan Ministry of Defense was the target of an insurgent dressed in an ANSF uniform. Three people were killed in the attack and six injured. The insurgent, wearing a suicide vest, was unable to detonate his vest before being killed.") (April 25, 2011) (Read More...)
DAILY INDIA.com: Karachi - "QAEDA TO TARGET UK-BOUND FLIGHTS WITH UNDETECTABLE CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES FROM PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda is planning to target UK-bound flights taking off from Pakistani airports, using undetectable chemical explosives available in liquid form, according to a report.") (April 23, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Nairobi, Kenya (AP): "KENYAN POLICE WARN OF EASTER TERROR ATTACK BY AL-QAIDA-LINKED SOMALI INSURGENTS" (SNIPPET: "Mathew Iteere said Thursday night that police have received reliable information that the al-Shabab militia group has threatened to attack public areas such as places of worship, recreational areas and major government buildings.") (April 22, 3:54 am) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "EX-GITMO DETAINEE DEPORTED FROM ITALY TO TUNISIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Italy has deported a former Guantanamo detainee who was convicted of terrorism-related charges to Tunisia. The ex-detainee, Adel Ben Mabrouk, was convicted by an Italian court after being transferred from Gitmo in 2009. But in February of this year, Mabrouk's sentence was commuted to "time served" because of his eight-year-long detention in Cuba.") (April 20, 2011) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.de: "ISLAMIST PREACHER ORDERED TO LEAVE GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Philips, who was born in Jamaica and raised in Canada, spoke in Frankfurt earlier this week on the subject "Islam, the Misunderstood Religion" alongside German Islamist preacher Pierre Vogel -- who authorities have no way to deport -- after a court allowed the event over the objections of Frankfurt officials. Arid Uka, the 21-year-old Kosovar who has admitted to killing two US airmen in Frankfurt in March, is thought to have established contact to radical Islamist preachers including Vogel before the shooting.") (April 21, 2011, 15:36 CET) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ENERGY SAVIND LIGHT BULBS 'CONTAIN CANCER CAUSING CHEMICALS' Fears have been reignited about the safety of energy saving light bulbs after a group of scientists warned that they contain cancer causing chemicals." by Victoria Ward (April 20, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BRUTAL MEXICAN DRUG GANG CROSSES INTO U.S. Zetas Butcher Victims to Spread Message of Fear" by Jerry Seper (SNIPPET: "But this disparate band of criminals known as Los Zetas is no longer just a concern in Mexico. It has expanded its deadly operations across the southwestern border, establishing footholds and alliances in states from New York to California. Just last year, federal agents tied a cocaine operation in Baltimore to the Zetas.") (April 19, 2011, 8:47 p.m.) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Islamabad, Pakistan - "PAKISTANI ARMY SAYS IT SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRES NEWLY DEVELOPED SHORT-RANGE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "It says the missile has a range of 60 kilometers (35 miles) and can carry nuclear warheads with high accuracy.") (April 19, 2011, 1:59 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON OFFICIALS ADDRESSES WIKILEAKS, SOCIAL MEDIA" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "The WikiLeaks episode underscores the need for government-wide laws and policies that address the unintended consequences of "technology at the intersection of national security," Douglas B. Wilson, the Pentagon's lead communicator said yesterday.") (April 18, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AUDIT WRAPS CANADIAN CHARITY'S HAMAS SUPPORT" (SNIPPET: "The Canada Revenue Agency revoked the charitable status of the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy Canada (IRFAN) last week, saying it "is an integral part of an international fundraising effort to support Hamas." The Toronto Star obtained a copy of a federal audit of IRFAN, which found the group sent $14.6 million to charities tied to Hamas between 2005 and 2009. IRFAN-Canada is still permitted to function as a non-profit organization, but it no longer can issue tax receipts to its donors.") (April 18, 2011, 1:09 pm) (Read More...)
AINA.org - ASSYRIAN INTERNATIONAL NEWS AGENCY: "MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADERS: WE WILL IMPLEMENT SHARIA LAW IN EGYPT" (SNIPPET: "Mahmoud Ezzat, the Muslim Brotherhood's deputy Supreme Guide, said in a forum held in the Cairo district of Imbaba on Thursday that the group wants to establish an Islamic state after it achieves widespread popularity through its Freedom and Justice Party.") (April 17, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MI5 ADOPTS NEW TACTICS TO 'FRONT UP' TERRORISM SUSPECTS" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Police officers are increasingly "fronting up" terrorism suspects on the instructions of MI5 in order to scare them into abandoning potential plots, a new report discloses.") (April 12, 2011, 12:33 pm BST) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "G-20 NATIONS REACH AGREEMENT ON IMBALANCES" (SNIPPET: "Global financial reform will continue on Saturday to be the focus of meetings of the policy-setting committees of the 187-nation International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke were representing the United States at the talks.") (April 16, 2011) (Read More...)
NYC.gov: "NYPD - ANNUAL PRE-PASSOVER BRIEFING New York City Police Holds Annual Pre-Passover Briefing" (SNIPPET: "This year's pre-Passover briefing featured a presentation by Georgetown University Professor Bruce Hoffman, a leading terrorism expert, who discussed "Al Qaeda's Strategy of Attrition" and the group's planning in Europe, the Middle East and the United States.") (April 15, 2011) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Speech: Washington, D.C. - "THE POST 9/11 FBI: THE BUREAU'S RESPONSE TO EVOLVING THREATS" - MARK F. GIULIANO Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation" (April 14, 2011) (Read More...)
SKY NEWS: "POLICE ARREST 10 ALONG ROYAL WEDDING ROUTE" (SNIPPET: "Sky sources earlier revealed 21 suspected anarchists had been banned from Westminster for the day's events. Each of the 21 have been bailed by police, while three others arrested in raids on premises, mostly squats, in London, Sussex and Cambridgeshire, are still in custody.") (April 29, 2011, 11:02 UK) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "IRAN TO PREPARE MEDICAL REACTOR FUEL IN 2011" (SNIPPET: "Iran on Wednesday said it intends this year to deliver nuclear material for operating a medical isotope production reactor in Tehran, the Fars News Agency reported (See GSN, April 13).)" (April 14, 2011) (Read More...)
GSN.NTI.org - GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE: "CENTRIFUGE PARTS PLANT OUTSIDE IAEA JURISDICTION: IRAN" (SNIPPET: "The United States and other countries suspect Iran's uranium enrichment program is geared toward producing nuclear-weapon material, but Tehran has insisted its atomic ambitions are strictly peaceful.") (April 13, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TOP U.S. ADMIRAL WARNS OF LASHKAR'S 'EXPANDING REACH'" (SNIPPET: "Willard claimed the United States had evidence of LeT's presence in Europe and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Willard also said the group was active in Canada and the United States. Willard also noted the relationship of the Pakistani government to the LeT was "very sensitive." The LeT is alleged to be a creation of Pakistan's military intelligence service, the ISI, as part of its efforts to use Kashmiri fighters to wage a low-intensity proxy war against rival India. The group has been banned in Pakistan but Indian authorities maintain the ISI continues to have ties to Lashar militants.") (April 13, 2011, 2:20 pm) (Read More...)
ARMED-SERVICES.SENATE.gov - Statement for the Record: "WILLIAM F. WECHSLER Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense - COUNTERNARCOTICS AND GLOBAL THREATS Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities" (SNIPPET: "The DoD counternarcotics mission targets those terrorist groups worldwide that use narcotics trafficking to support terrorist activities by deploying counternarcotics assets, in cooperation with foreign governments, in regions where terrorists benefit from illicit drug revenue or use drug smuggling systems.") [pdf] (April 12, 2011) (Read More...)
RNW.nl: "RNW.nl: "NETHERLANDS THREATENED VIA YOUTUBE VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "A video briefly appeared on YouTube with a threat of an attack on the Netherlands." SNIPPET: "The movied showed a young man with a Palestinian scarf around his head...") (April 11, 2011, 5:07 pm) (Read More...)
RNW.NL - English: "DUTCH MPs: STOP SUBSIDISING PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY" (SNIPPET: "The Dutch parliament want the Netherlands to stop subsidising the Palestinian Authority if it fails to take measures to end the glorification of terrorism. The motion, put forward by two Christian parties - the Christian Union and the orthodox SGP - in the Dutch parliament today was supported by a majority of MPs. MPs have also urged the cabinet to lobby for European Union subsidies to be stopped if no action is taken.") (March 17, 2011, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "TALIBAN OCCUPY ABANDONED U.S. OUTPOST IN KUNAR" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In a video taken by Al Jazeera..." SNIPPET: "In one video, also filmed by Al Jazeera...") (April 12, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "AP Exclusive: U.S. Blocks 350 Suspected Terrorists" (SNIPPET: "The Associated Press has learned the U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding U.S.-bound commercial flights since the end of 2009.") (April 11, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3753: "Belgian Islamist Abu Imran on April 9 Demonstration in Paris: Plant the Black Flag of 'There is No God but Allah...' Over the Elysee Palace; Carla Bruni Should Divorce Sarkozy and Wear the Niqab" (SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from a statement delivered by Sheik Abu Imran of the Sharia4Belgium group.") (April 10, 2011)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "350 SUICIDE BOMBERS TRAINING IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Both foreigners and Pakistanis are training in the camps, according to Hussain. He said that Uzbeks, Tajiks, Arabs, and Punjabis were among those in the Mir Ali camps. Mir Ali is one of three major areas in North Waziristan that serve as havens for the Taliban, al Qaeda, and a host of Pakistani and South and Central Asian terror groups. The other two major areas are Miramshah and Datta Khel.") (April 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "I Dream of Jihad: CSIS Tracks Terrorists' Sleeping Thoughts" by Stewart Bell (SNIPPET: "In a "secret" report titled The Role of Dreams in the Justification of Jihad, the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service analyzes the links between dreams and Islamist terrorism. The intelligence assessment says terrorists often report having dreams about Muslim religious figures and drawing inspiration from such visions." SNIPPET: "The report is dated March 22, 2010, but was only recently released to the National Post under the Access to Information Act.") (April 8, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CHINESE TELECOM THREAT" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has listed two Chinese government-related telecommunications companies as approved suppliers for companies taking part in the Obama administration's multibillion-dollar program to expand broadband Internet service around the country." SNIPPET: "Both companies were the target of a letter from six members of Congress that was sent to President Obama on Monday warning that there are significant risks to U.S. computer network security from security gaps in the broadband initiative.") (April 6, 2011, 7:12 p.m.) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "COUNTERTERRORISM SUFFERS, AL-QAIDA BENEFITS FROM YEMEN TURMOIL" (SNIPPET: "Even worse, the news comes as American intelligence officials have learned that AQAP officials have increased their planning discussions about another attack. The latest issue of AQAP's Inspire Magazine also reinforces the organizationÕs consistent emphasis on carrying out attacks in the West. "...Killing 10 soldiers in America for example, is much more effective than killing 100 apostates in the Yemeni military," the letters section tells an aspiring jihadist.") (April 6, 2011, 3:26 pm) (Read More...)
WKBW.com: "INVESTIGATION CONTINUES INTO EMAIL THREATS MADE TO LAWMAKERS" by Jaclyn Asztalos (SNIPPET: "Authorities continue to investigate emails sent to lawmakers, Friday. Those emails threatened violence against, not only politicians, but wealthy citizens, news reporters and even school children. The emails were entitled "Time to Kill" and were written by an anonymous author who said he wants to provoke terrorism in New York State from the inside. He claims to be a state employee.") (Updated April 4, 2011, 7:54 am EDT) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Hizballah: The Glory of the Mother" (SNIPPET: "Suhaila, the wife of a longtime political prisoner from the Tunisian Al-Nahda party, had her own message for mothers whose sons were "martyred" or detained. "[For] One day you were the mother and the father, so keep up this struggle and don't be weak," she said. "Your role shouldn't stop with your sons' or husbands' martyrdom or detention, but you should continue to raise small combatants to carry on this path and Inshallah (god willing) we'll be triumphant."") (April 4, 2011, 6:29 pm) (Read More...)
PSNI.police.uk - POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND: "MURDER OF CONSTABLE RONAN KERR" (SNIPPET: "Police have set up a special phone line for residents to make contact with detectives. It is 8225 6659. Alternatively, callers can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.") (April 4, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "PLOTTING AN ATTACK ON A JIHADI FORUM, AMAF EDITION" (SNIPPET: "Targets discussed included an unnamed street in Belgium that is "full of Jews" - presumably the diamond district in Antwerp, a sports venue to be decided upon, a music festival, or a train - preferably one transporting soldiers. But the street full of Jews is the favorite.") (April 3, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "SALAFI-JIHADI DEMONSTRATION IN JORDAN" (SNIPPET: "Reported at Ansar al-Mujahideen Arabic forum" SNIPPET: "Associated YouTube Accounts") (April 3, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE TERRORISTS Documents show that Spanish police tipped ETA terrorists to a raid while also apologizing for the 'accident.'" by Robert Latona (April 2, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "AL-SHABAAB RECRUITS SOMALI PRIME MINISTER'S NIECE" (SNIPPET: "A Somali-Canadian allegedly lured to Mogadishu to fight for al-Shabaab is the niece of Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Canadian officials said Monday. The 19-year-old woman, who has not been identified, is a University of Toronto student who disappeared in January with a female friend and e-mailed her family later to say she had enrolled in a school in Mogadishu. Both women are believed to have joined al-Shabaab.") (April 4, 2011, 7:08 pm) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "SOMALI TERRORISTS LURE TORONTO WOMEN" (SNIPPET: "Two Somali-Canadian women who vanished from Toronto in early January travelled to Somalia and are believed to have joined Al Shabaab, say community members who fear the increasing appeal of this outlawed terrorist group among youth." SNIPPET: "In the United States, two Somali-born American women were indicted in 2010 for their alleged role in a fundraising scheme for the group. While fundraising efforts were focused in the U.S., they also allegedly solicited funds in Canada.") (April 1, 2011, 00:47) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "MILITANT MUSLIM WARNS ROYAL WEDDING TERROR ATTACK IS 'HIGHLY LIKELY'" (SNIPPET: "Firebrand cleric Anjem Choudary has warned that a terror attack is 'highly likely' at the Royal wedding. The hate preacher has told all Muslims to stay away from Westminster Abbey on April 29, describing it as 'a prime target'. Choudary has also been preaching to followers of the hate group, Muslims Against Crusades, and is backing its plan for a 'forceful demonstration' at the wedding. Choudary said: 'All Muslims should stay away from the public gatherings like the Royal wedding and the Olympics because there is a very high likelihood of an attack. 'Prime targets most probably would be public gatherings like that, so I think Muslims in general should stay away to avoid injury.") (Last updated April 1, 2011, 2:40 pm) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ANARCHISTS 'PLAN TO TARGET ROYAL WEDDING' Violent anarchists who rampaged through London during anti-cuts protests are planning to target the royal wedding, police intelligence have suggested." (March 27, 2011, 10:36 pm) (Read More...)
AF.REUTERS.com: Brasilia - "AL QAEDA MEMBERS HIDE IN BRAZIL, RAISE MONEY - REPORT: "SNIPPET: "Veja magazine, in its online edition, reported that at least 20 people affiliated with al Qaeda as well as the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah, the Palestinian group Hamas and two other organizations have been hiding out in the South American country. The magazine said these operatives have been raising money and working to incite attacks abroad. The magazine cited Brazilian police and U.S. government reports, but did not give details on specific targets or operations.") (April 2, 2011, 11:16 pm GMT) (Read More...)
ALERT5.com: "IRAN PLANS TO BUILD MORE AIR BASES NEAR ITS BORDERS" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Border Guard Commander Brigadier General Hossein Zolfaghari told IRNA on Friday that the country is planning to add new air bases in border areas.") (April 3, 2011) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "PAKISTANI JIHADIST GROUP LASHKAR-E-TAIBA LOOKS ABROAD; OPERATIVES HAVE 'PLOTTED MAYHEM AND MURDER FROM NONDESCRIPT LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES'" (SNIPPET: "U.S. court documents and an internal Indian government dossier on the Mumbai massacre acquired by The Associated Press show that Lashkar-e-Taiba (pronounced LAHSH-kar eh TAY-eh-ba) operatives have turned up in Australia, Europe, East Asia and the United States.") (April 2, 2011) (Read More...)
10News.com - San Diego News: "ALERT ISSUED AFTER SECURITY INCIDENT ON CAMP PENDLETON 3 Middle Eastern Men Tried To Enter Base Without Proper Authorization, Base Alert Says" (SNIPPET: "10News learned the three men -- 40-year-old Afghani Ahmad Rahmani Naeem, 41-year-old Iranian Vahik Petrossian and 27-year-old Iranian Sengekdi Norvik Avanosian -- attempted to get into Camp Pendleton last weekend under what was considered suspicious circumstances. On Wednesday, base officials said there was no threat, but others on the base told 10News security has been stepped up.") (Posted March 30, 2011; Updated March 31, 2011, 4:52 am PDT) (Read More...)
THE MONITOR.com: Brownsville, Texas - "CARTELS THREATEN TO KILL TEXAS RANGERS, ICE AGENTS" by Laura B. Martinez, The Brownsville Herald (SNIPPET: "A new law enforcement bulletin warns that members of drug cartels have been overheard plotting to kill federal agents and Texas Rangers who guard the border, officials in Washington reported Thursday.") (March 31, 2011, 2:18 pm) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "BDS, an umbrella network striving to boycott Israel, is holding a global "Day of Action" in solidarity with the Palestinian "Land Day" on March 30. BDS links the boycott of Israel to the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, but without mentioning the uprisings in Iran, Syria and Libya." (March 29, 2011) (Read More...)
IRISH TIMES.com: "ISLAMIC MILITANT GROUP PLEDGES SUPPORT TO ANTI-GADAFY REBELS" (SNIPPET: "IN A drab villa down a rutted road in Ajdabiya, the key eastern town recaptured last weekend by rebels, sit two leading members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)." SNIPPET: ""Everything has changed now," says Abdul Monem al-Madhouni, who wears a scarf in the red, black and green colours of the rebels' flag over a striped shirt and slacks. "This is a new era and there is no need to hide anything." He and his companion, who gives his name as Abdullah Mansour, sit on the governing council of Libya's foremost militant group.") (March 29, 2011) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (NATIONAL POST): "AL-QAEDA TARGETS GADDAFI" (SNIPPET: "A Canadian intelligence report says al-Qaeda-backed militants in Libya want to assassinate Colonel Muammar Gaddafim providing a possible explanation for the dictator's recent attempts to improve relations with the West, The Canadian Security Intelligence Service report shows that Col. Gaddafi, once a major sponsor of terrorist violence, is now a terrorist target who shares a common enemy with the West: Osama bin Laden. The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) is the most powerful radical faction waging holy war against Col. Gaddafi. It aims to establish an Islamic state in Libya and views the current regime as oppressive, corrupt and anti-Muslim, CSIS said.") (December 24, 2003) (Read More...)
IRRAWADDY.org - Covering Burma and Southeast Asia: "THAN SHWE'S UNDERGROUND BUNKER COMPLETE?" by Wai Moe (SNIPPET: "As the Burma junta celebrates the fourth anniversary of reestablished diplomatic ties with North Korea on April 26, analysts claims the Southeast Asian nation's military has upgraded its underground bunkers with missile capacity.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
DAILY CALLER.com: "DURBIN FLUBS MUSLIM-DISCRIMINATION HEARINGS" (SNIPPET: "The number two Senate Democrat, Richard Durbin, has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to highlight claims of anti-Muslim discrimination, but his primary Muslim witness has publicly excused a U.S. imam for revealing an FBI investigation to a Muslim suspected-terrorist." SNIPPET: "Khera's claim to represent ordinary Muslims, however, is tainted by her cooperation with Islamist groups, and by support for Ahmed Afzali, an Afghan-born New York imam. A court ordered Afzali expelled last April after he confessed to warning a suspect terrorist, Najibullah Zazi, of an FBI investigation into his activities. Zazi, an Afghan immigrant, pled guilty in February 2010 to preparing a suicide-bomb attack on civilians in the New York subway.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
Video: "The Coming is Upon Us - Translation by Reza Kahlili - www.ATimeToBetray.com" (SNIPPET: "This movie has been produced in Iran by an organization called "Conductors of The Coming" in collaboration with the Iranian president's office and the Basij (Iranian paramilitary force).") (Added March 28, 2011) (Watch Here.)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org - ("Source: Mehr, Iran, March 26, 2011"): "Tehran Asks U.N. to Condemn Koran Burning in U.S., Says It's 'Duty of All' to Condemn Sacrilege Against Islam" (SNIPPET: "In his letter which was also sent to the OIC president and the OIC members, the Iranian ambassador insisted it is the duty of all to condemn such sacrilegious moves against divine religions, especially Islam.") (March 28, 2011) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Daily Times, Pakistan, March 25, 2011") - "Pakistan Condemns Burning of holy Koran by Pastors in Florida" (SNIPPET: "Janjua said that the Pakistani ambassador in Geneva has also taken up the issue in the UN Human Rights Council, by condemning the act on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and Pakistan.") (March 25, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ANARCHISTS 'PLAN TO TARGET ROYAL WEDDING' Violent anarchists who rampaged through London during anti-cuts protests are planning to target the royal wedding, police intelligence have suggested." (March 27, 2011, 10:36 pm) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (AFP): "'AL-QAEDA SNATCHED MISSILES' IN LIBYA" (SNIPPET: "AL-QAEDA'S offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad's President says." SNIPPET: ""We have the same information," about heavy weapons, including SAM 7 missiles, a military source from Niger said.") (March 26, 2011, 1:03 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "PROSECUTORS: SOMALI SMUGGLED JIHADISTS INTO U.S." (SNIPPET: "A lucrative and active human smuggling ring brought an undetermined number of potential Somali jihadists into the United States through Brazil, federal prosecutors say in court papers." SNIPPET: "Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane failed to report his connections to Al-Ittihad Al-Islami (AIAI) and al-Barakat, both specially designated terrorist organizations. When he is sentenced April 28, prosecutors want U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez to factor in a series of related and disturbing actions spelled out in this memorandum, including the human smuggling of potential terrorists.") (March 25, 2011) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "LIKE IT OR NOT, INSPIRE MATTERS: Part 1" (SNIPPET: "We ought to be candid, honest and direct about this: Inspire is a problem. Sammy needs to be dealt with.") (March 26, 2011) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "CURRY POWDER MOLECULE 'IS CHEAP SENSOR FOR EXPLOSIVES'" by Jason Palmer (SNIPPET: "The main chemical in the curry spice turmeric could be the basis for cheap explosives detectors, say researchers.") (Last updated March 24, 2011, 20:07 ET) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LIBYAN REBEL COMMANDER ADMITS HIS FIGHTERS HAVE AL-QAEDA LINKS Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi's regime." (March 25, 2011, 5:pm GMT) (Read More...)
STATE.gov: Washington, D.C. - "DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S TERRORIST DESIGNATION OF IBRAHIM HASSAN TALI AL-ASIRI" (SNIPPET: "Al-Asiri is an AQAP operative and serves as the terrorist organization's primary bomb maker. Before joining AQAP, al-Asiri was part of an al-Qa'ida affiliated terrorist cell in Saudi Arabia and was involved in planned bombings of oil facilities in the Kingdom. Al-Asiri gained particular notoriety for the recruitment of his younger brother as a suicide bomber in a failed assassination attempt of Saudi Prince Muhammed bin Nayif. Although the assassination attempt failed, the brutality, novelty and sophistication of the plot is illustrative of the threat posed by al-Asiri. Al-Asiri is credited with designing the remotely detonated device, which contained one pound of explosives concealed inside his brother's body.") (March 24, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS AQAP BOMB MAKER TO TERRORIST LIST" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "In February 2009, Asiri was the eighth al Qaeda operative listed on Saudi Arabia's list of 85 most wanted terrorists. The Saudi government described Asiri as an "expert in explosives and poison."") (March 24, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "NO HOLDS BARRED AT ISLAMIST CONFAB" (SNIPPET: "A global assortment of radical Islamists held an online conference last weekend, calling for the destruction of the West and the violent implementation of Islamic law. It isn't clear how many people tuned in to the Rise of Islam Conference 2011, but many of the speakers are considered fringe elements, even among Islamists. They represented English-speaking Islamist groups from all over the world. Jamaican Islamist Abdullah al-Faisal and British leaders Abu Izzadeen and Anjem Choudary hammered home their views about why and how Islam will dominate the world. But American Abdullah Younus Muhammad, currently living in Morocco, took the spotlight with his open endorsement of al-Qaida's war on the West.") (March 23, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com - Opinion: "IS THERE A CHAVEZ TERROR NETWORK ON AMERICA'S DOORSTEP?" by Roger Noriega (SNIPPET: "On Aug. 22, 2010, at Iran's suggestion, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted senior leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in a secret summit at military intelligence headquarters at the Fuerte Tiuna compound in southern Caracas." SNIPPET: "The idea for this summit sprang from a meeting between Iran's ambassador to Syria, Ahmad Mousavi, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Imad Saab Saab, at the Venezuelan embassy in Damascus on May 10, 2010.") (March 20, 2011, 9:01 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "LAWMAKERS CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. ROLE IN LIBYA" by Seth McLaughlin (SNIPPET: "In a sign of the delicate political position Mr. Obama faces on the Libyan clash, some skeptical lawmakers insisted the president had exceeded his authority and must seek approval for the military action from Congress.") (March 20, 2011, 9:01 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BINYAMINE: A "BRIDGING WEAK TIE"" (SNIPPET: "What I found..." SNIPPET: "What follows is a sample of the the data I've collected that document binyamine's activities, his connections, his aliases, and his associations.) (March 20, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "AWEYS: SHABAAB RECRUITS 'UNDERAGE CHILDREN TO FIGHT FOR US'" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "It isn't every day that you get a terrorist leader to freely admit what an awful human he really is. Late last week, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a Shabaab commander and Specially Designated Global Terrorist with links to al Qaeda, proudly told how his organization recruits children to wage jihad.") (March 20, 2011, 8:01 pm) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington D.C./Houston, Texas: "U.S. APPROVES FIRST FLOATING DEEPWATER STORAGE IN GULF" by Tom Doggett and Kristen Hays (SNIPPET: "The facility will be used when the company begins oil and natural gas production at its Chinook-Cascade project in the near future, the department said. Petrobras is based in Brazil. A Petrobras official who asked not to be identified told Reuters that production would begin in May.") (March 17, 2011, 4:44 pm EDT) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "OBAMA SURRENDERS GULF OIL TO MOSCOW" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is poised to ban offshore oil drilling on the outer continental shelf until 2012 or beyond. Meanwhile, Russia is making a bold strategic leap to begin drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. While the United States attempts to shift gears to alternative fuels to battle the purported evils of carbon emissions, Russia will erect oil derricks off the Cuban coast.") (March 18, 2010, 12:04 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES TO DISCUSS DEFENSE REFORMS WITH RUSSIANS" by Cheryl Pellerin (SNIPPET: "During Robert M. Gates' final trip to Russia as U.S. defense secretary, he'll meet with Russian officials to discuss defense reforms under way in both nations, as well as global security and arms-control issues, the Pentagon's senior spokesman said here today.") (March 18, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "YouTube Jihadis Du Jour" (SNIPPET: "XXsALAFiXX has been reported to me on a number of occasions, and is most notable for having uploaded one of Taimour al-Abdaly's favorited videos. His friends include two guys who may be of interest to those of you in Germany and New York.") (March 17, 2011) (Read More...)
MCGILL TRIBUNE.com: "STUDENT INVESTIGATED FOR HATEFUL TWEETS" by Theo Meyer (SNIPPET: "The McGill administration is currently investigating Haaris Khan, a McGill student who, using Twitter, threatened to shoot a roomful of other students last week at a campus film screening." SNIPPET: "But at 1:14 p.m. the next day, Khan tweeted, "The jihad begins today."") (Published March 14, 2011; Updated March 15, 2011, 00:03) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Most of the weapons found aboard the M/V Victoria en route to the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip were of Iranian manufacture, including mortar shells and anti-ship C-704 missiles. The shipment is another example of Iran's strategy of smuggling weapons, with Syrian collaboration, to the terrorist organizations." [Note: Photos included.] (March 18, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "MORE IRANIAN ARMS INTERCEPTED" (SNIPPET: "Iran appears to be busy moving heavy weapons throughout the Middle East. A day after Israeli commandos seized a huge cache of weapons bound for Gaza come reports of two more shipments that were stopped before reaching their destinations.") (March 16, 2011, 10:15 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: Ciudad Juarez - "AMERICAN PROFESSOR KIDNAPPED IN MEXICAN BORDER CITY" (SNIPPET: "The American was identified as Veronica Perez Rodriguez, an archeologist at Northern Arizona University. A source at the Chihuahua state prosecutor's office said she was visiting her mother in Ciudad Juarez Friday afternoon "and the moment she left her family's house she was intercepted by armed men and deprived of her liberty."") (March 12, 2011) (Read More...)
KOREA TIMES.co.kr (YONHAP): Washington - "'NK may have developed nukes for missile payloads'" (SNIPPET: "North Korea may have already developed nuclear warheads that are small enough to be mounted on missiles and aircraft, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Thursday. "The North may now have several plutonium-based nuclear warheads that it can deliver by ballistic missiles and aircraft as well as by conventional means," Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. "We expect the North will continue to test-launch missiles, including the TD-2 ICBM/SLV to refine their performance. With further TD-2 tests, North Korea may develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.") (March 11, 2011, 09:05) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Los Angeles, Calif. - "ICE DEPORTS CANADIAN CONVICTED OF PLOTTING TO BLOW UP TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE" (SNIPPET: "Alfred Heinz Reumayr was repatriated to Canada..." SNIPPET: "The 61-year-old...") (March 9, 2011) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "SAS SEIZE IRANIAN ROCKETS DESTINED FOR TALIBAN FIGHTERS British Special Forces in Afghanistan have seized a convoy of powerful Iranian rockets destined for Taliban" by Ben Farmer, Kabul (March 9, 2011, 6:46 pm GMT) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "NORTH KOREA NEARS COMPLETION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE BOMB N. Korea Disrupts Current Military Maneuvers with Russian Device to Jame GPS" by Joohee Cho, Seoul, South Korea (SNIPPET: "The jamming, however, has raised questions about whether the Korean peninsula is bracing for new electronic warfare.") (March 9, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (NewsCore): "AL QAEDA'S NEW MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN MIXES BEAUTY AND BOMB TIPS" (SNIPPET: "Al Shamikha magazine -- its title means "The Majestic Woman" -- features beauty and fashion tips alongside articles on "marrying a mujahedeen" and carrying out suicide attacks.") (March 14, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 3651: "New Al-Qaeda Magazine for Women Encourages Them to Fulfill Their Role in Supporting Jihad and the Mujahideen" (SNIPPET: "On March 4, 2011, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Fajr Media Center released the first issue of "Al-Shamikha," a jihadist electronic magazine for women. The magazine, published by a new media company called "Al-Shamikha Media Foundation" and posted on several jihadi forums...") (March 8, 2011) (Read More...)
NYPOST.com - Exclusive: "RADIO PROBLEMS FROM 9/11 NOT FIXED, COULD STRIKE AGAIN" by Josh Margolin (SNIPPET: "The communications failures that led to the deaths of hundreds of first responders on 9/11 still haven't been fixed, despite tens of millions of dollars spent on elaborate radio systems in lower Manhattan, The Post has learned. And officials at the Port Authority fear a terror attack at the rebuilt World Trade Center will lead to more needless deaths of cops, firefighters and those they would be trying to rescue.") (Last updated March 7, 2011, 11:19 am) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.bom - Blotter: "FEDS REQUEST LENIENCY FOR TERRORIST WHO STILL BACKS KILLING OF AMERICANS Mohammed Babar, Convicted of Aiding Al Qaeda, Gets Early Release" by Richard Esposito (SNIPPET: "The U.S. government formally requested the early release of a convicted terrorist from federal prison, even though the terrorist admitted that he continued to support the killing of U.S. soldiers serving in Muslim countries. Mohammed Babar, born and raised in New York City...") (March 7, 2011) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "JIHADI WHO HELPED TRAIN 7/7 BOMBER FREED BY U.S. AFTER JUST FIVE YEARS" by Shiv Malik (SNIPPET: "Freed from prison and no longer in the witness protection scheme, it is not known where Babar is currently living. Visiting Babar's childhood home in the Jamaica area of Queens, New York, the Guardian was told that Babar's mother was on holiday in Pakistan. The woman who answered the door and identified herself as Babar's cousin did not know where Babar was living and refused to comment further.") (February 13, 2011, 22:00 GMT) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...GUARDIAN.co.uk: "SUPERGRASS TOLD COURT OF TRAINING AT PAKISTAN TERROR CAMP" by Jeevan Vasagar (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Junaid Babar, the al-Qaida supergrass, gave a wealth of detail about a camp in Pakistan where fertiliser bomb cell members and the 7/7 bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan had weapons training. Babar has immunity from prosecution in Britain after pleading guilty to terrorism offences in a New York federal court. Two of the charges relate to the fertiliser bomb plot - he confessed to obtaining ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder for use in bomb-making. Babar, whose family moved to the US from Pakistan when he was two..."_) (May 1, 2007) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...WorldNetDaily.com: "AL-QAIDA SUSPECT TIED TO U.S.-UK JIHAD GROUP Alleged Sleeper Agent Nabbed by FBI part of cell operating in Queens, N.Y." by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: "Mohammed Junaid Babar, a naturalized citizen from Pakistan, was secretly taken into custody in April and is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan. Babar, who is said to be cooperating with interrogators, allegedly admitted to aiding in a plot to blow up discos, restaurants and train stations in London. Babar faces 30 years to life in prison under an agreement with federal prosecutors. The plot was foiled in late March when British authorities arrested eight suspects and seized 1,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, which can be used to make explosives, from a storage locker near central London. WND has learned that Babar, 29, was a member of the UK-based Al-Muhajiroun, a worldwide Islamic fundamentalist group led by London cleric Sheik Omar Bakri Muhammad, who maintains operatives in Pakistan and in Queens, N.Y.") (June 22, 2004) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX.com: "OBAMACARE WAIVERS SURPASS 1,000" by Dan Weil (SNIPPET: "HHS announced 126 new waivers Friday, pushing the total to 1,040. Republicans point out that this situation helps prove the law is fatally flawed.") (March 7, 2011, 02:22 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT REKINDLES INCITEMENT" (SNIPPET: "A United Nations-sponsored youth center near Ramallah has announced plans to name a youth football tournament after Wafa Idris, the first Palestinian female suicide bomber, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reports. It is the latest example of incitement to violence from Palestinian government officials, who have used government monies and UN aid to promote a pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic agenda.") (March 8, 2011, 1:58) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "The Palestinian Return Centre: London-based center for anti-Israeli propaganda, affiliated with Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, outlawed in Israel. It promotes the demand of the Palestinian refugees to return as a way of destroying Israel. Senior PRC figures send flotillas and convoys to the Gaza Strip and transfer funds to Hamas." (March 8, 2011) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PLANNED PARENTHOOD REPORTS ABORTION RATE UP BY MORE THAN 8,000 IN ONE YEAR" by Penny Starr (SNIPPET: "According to a fact sheet published in February 2011, Planned Parenthood clinics in 2009 performed 332,278 abortions -- up from 324,008 in 2008, or a 2.5 percent increase. Planned Parenthood also distributed more than 1.5 million emergency contraception kits, which contain hormones that can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in a women's uterus. Planned Parenthood received $349.6 million in tax dollars in the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2008, according to its annual report.") (March 7, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AZERIJIHADMEDIA AND THE FRANKFURT SHOOTING" (SNIPPET: "These folks clearly identify with global jihad and mostly publish in Russian, but the site does have an English section if you are so inclined. As noted here, Frankfurt Airport shooter Arid Uka is friends with German Salafist preachers using name "Dawaffm DE" who in turn are friends of AzeriJihadMedia at YouTube. AzeriJihadMedia also uploaded a video that was among the Favorites of Stockholm suicide bomber Taimour al-Abdaly.") (March 7, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ABU REYYAN'S MISSING FACEBOOK FRIENDS" (SNIPPET: "The following Facebook accounts that were friends with Frankfurt shooter Arid Uka AKA Abu Reyyan, seem to have gone missing since the attack.") (March 4, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO ARID UKA AKA ABU REYYAN... ON WHOM I HAD DATA PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING IN FRANKFURT" (March 4, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "FRANFURT SHOOTER ADMITS TO SHOUTING 'Allah Akbar' Arid Uka's Facebook Friends list was a 'Who's Who of the German Islamist Scene.'" by John Rosenthal (SNIPPET: "According to German press reports, Uka worked at a mail distribution center at the airport.") (March 4, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE FRANKFURT SHOOTER'S FACEBOOK, AND A LITTLE COLOR COMMENTARY" (SNIPPET: "The jihadi who shot four US service members in Frankfurt yesterday, killing two, left behind a Facebook account and 127 friends.") (March 3, 2011) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "(Lead) S. KOREAN WEB SITES SUFFER DDOS ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "The Web sites of South Korea's presidential office and other major institutions came under a cyber attack on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, industry sources said." SNIPPET: " The latest DDoS attack also targeted the Web sites of the unification ministry, the defense ministry, the National Assembly, the military headquarters, the U.S. Forces in Korea, the nation's top five lenders, securities companies, major Internet portals and others.") (March 4, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "ASAT MISSILE DEFENSE" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China used a top-secret SC-19 anti-satellite (ASAT) missile in a test last year against a target missile as part of a missile-defense system that remains shrouded in secrecy.") (March 9, 2011, 8:25 pm) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com: "MOSQUES FLOURISH IN AMERICA; CHURCHES PERISH IN MUSLIM WORLD As mosques, some of which breed radicalization and serve as terrorist bases, start dotting America's landscape, churches are on their way to becoming extinct in the Middle East, the cradle of Christianity." by Raymond Ibrahim (March 3, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MEDIA/OPERATIONS NEXUS 2: RAJIB KARIM - AQAP'S MAN AT BRITISH AIRWAYS" (SNIPPET: "Karim's mentor and point of contact with al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula was Anwar al-Awlaki. Thus we see a low level "cyber jihadi" and the man described as "the bin Laden of the Internet" involved in planning to carry out a very real terrorist attack.") (March 3, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI TIV.org - Video Clip no. 2885 ("IRINN TV (Iran) - February 15, 2011 - March 2, 2011 - 02:37"): "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Warns the U.S. and Its Allies Not to Intervene Militarily in the Region: 'Iran and the Other Countries Will Strike You with an Iron Fist' and 'Will Dig Graves for Your Soldiers'" (Watch Here.)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FINANCIAL TERRORISM SUSPECTED IN 2008 ECONOMIC CRASH Pentagon study sees element" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Suspects include financial enemies in Middle Eastern states, Islamic terrorists, hostile members of the Chinese military, or government and organized crime groups in Russia, Venezuela or Iran. Chinese military officials publicly have suggested using economic warfare against the U.S.") (February 28, 2011 8:54 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "'KUWAIT HACKERS' HIJACK SEVERAL ISRAELI WEBSITES "Team Kuwait Hackers" shut down sites for the Israel Scouts and Israeli gap-year programs." (SNIPPET: "Later Saturday, the site showed a message in Arabic with a picture of a Koran, as well as the message: "TeaM KuWaiT HaCkErS -- HaCkErS eV!L."") (February 27, 2011, 12:39) (Read More..)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "TEHRAN SEEKS SINAI TERROR INFRASTRUCTURE" (SNIPPET: "Iran is taking advantage of chaos in post-Mubarak Egypt to bolster its weapons-smuggling capabilities in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli defense officials say. Tehran's goal is to build a new infrastructure there to enable it to smuggle advanced weaponry into Gaza.") (February 28, 2011, 6:55 pm) (Read More...)
Stepping back in time...MyFoxHouston.com (NewsCore): "IRANIAN PRESIDENT MEETS FARRAKHAN IN NYC" (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's six-night visit to NYC included a secret sit-down with militant minister Louis Farrakhan, the New York Post reported Sunday. The president shared a hush-hush meal with Farrakhan and members of the New Black Panther Party Tuesday at the Warwick Hotel on West 54th Street.") (September 26, 2010, 9:34 am CDT) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "FAILED STATE WATCH: HOW LONG BEFORE U.S. MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH MEXICO CARTELS? Says Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu: 'We're expecting a conflict. I absolutely believe you're going to see that happen the next 30 to 60 days.'" by Albertp de la Cruz (February 24, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - Press Release: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES TEHRAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL, BASIJ COMMANDER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: " The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State today announced the designation of two Iranian officials, Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi, Tehran Prosecutor General, and Mohammed Reza Naqdi, commander of the IRGC's Basij Forces, for being responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Iran since the June 2009 disputed presidential election.") (February 23, 2011) (Read More...)
LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "HEZBOLLAH WORKING WITH DRUG CARTELS" by Adam Housley (SNIPPET: "As if the threat of deadly drug cartels in Mexico wasn't enough, some of them are joining forces with Middle East terror groups." SNIPPET: "This comes as Mexican authorities busted a senior Hezbollah operative who employed Mexicans nationals with family ties to Lebanon to set up the network, designed to target Israel and the West, according to multiple reports. The man's name is Jameel Nasr and he was arrested after a Mexican surveillance operation revealed that he traveled frequently to Lebanon to receive information and instructions from Hezbollah commanders and he also spent several months in Venezuela working with the terror group and Hugo Chavez's people.") (February 21, 2011, 11:17 am) (Read More...)
UPI.com - Special Report: Berlin - "GERMANY LOST CONTACT WITH AL-QAIDA SUSPECT" (SNIPPET: "A suspected al-Qaida member was in contact with Germany officials on terrorist plots in Europe, though authorities have lost contact with the person, German news magazine Der Spiegel reports.") (Published February 21, 2011, 2:17 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'EXTREMISTEN VAN FACEBOOK GEGOOID'" (SNIPPET: "Dutch newspapaer De Telegraaf has posted the latest of a series of articles highlighting the online and offline actions of the Sharia4____ clubs active in the low countries:" SNIPPET: "This is a problem in the process of correcting itself - hopefully before any of these guys manage to actually carry out a terrorist attack.") (February 22, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "snam-s.net: Snam al-Islam forum [hosted by Hamdi Mershed, of Gaza]" (SNIPPET: "Hamdi is also known as the willing host of the Gaza Hacker Team (site: hacker.ps))" (February 22, 2011) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "IRANIAN HACKERS BREAK INTO VOICE OF AMERICA, DEFACE WEB SITES" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "Iranian computer hackers on Monday hijacked the website of the Voice of America, replacing its Internet home page with a banner bearing an Iranian flag and an image of an AK-47 assault rifle." SNIPPET: "An administration official said the group identified with the banner is known as the Iranian Cyber Army.") (February 21, 2011, 10:13 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "EXTREMIST CLERIC TO LEAD WHITE HOUSE PROTEST CALLING FOR MUSLIMS TO 'RISE UP AND ESTABLISH ISLAMIC STATE IN AMERICA'" (SNIPPET: "Mr Choudary said the March rally was organised by the Islamic Thinkers society, an extremist group based in New York. Two other British extremists, Abu Izzadeen and Sayful Islam, have also been asked to speak at the demonstration." SNIPPET: "The rally, planned for March 3, is to take place just weeks after his on-screen row with Fox News presenter Sean Hannity.") [Note: Photos included.] (Last updated February 20, 2011, 3:27 pm) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Sami Shihab, a Hezbollah operative who escaped from an Egyptian prison, participated in a Hezbollah rally in Beirut. His network infiltrated operatives and weapons into the Gaza Strip and planned attacks against tourist sites in Egypt. His public appearance was a Hezbollah defiance of Egypt and might indicate Hezbollah-Iran self-confidence." (February 20, 2011) (Read More...)
SFEXAMINER.com - THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER (AP): "SOMALI MISSION: PIRATES CAPTURE 4 AMERICANS" (SNIPPET: "A website chronicling the voyage of a yacht named S/V Quest describes it as being the home of Jean and Scott Adam." SNIPPET: "The Adams run a Bible ministry, according to their website, and have been distributing Bibles to schools and churches in remote villages in areas including the Fiji Islands, Alaska, New Zealand, Central America and French Polynesia.") (February 18, 2011, 3:52 pm) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - The Corner: 'AMERICA QUIET ON THE EXECUTION OF AFGHAN CHRISTIAN SAID MUSA" by Paul Marshall (SNIPPET: "A terrible drama is unfolding in Afghanistan: There are reports that Said Musa, whose situation I described at Christmas, will soon be executed for the 'crime' of choosing to become a Christian. (For background, see here.)") (February 18, 2011, 6:00 am) (Read More...)
News.YAHOO.com (REUTERS): Mexico City - "MEXICAN DRUG GANGSTERS MENACE NATURAL GAS DRILLERS" by Robert Campbell (SNIPPET: "The gunmen warned the workers they would be killed unless their employer paid protection money to the Zetas, a feared drug gang, a senior executive of the company overseeing the construction of the wells told Reuters.") (February 15, 2011, 11:18 am ET) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "DEPUTY EMIR OF AL QAEDA TRAINING CAMP AGREES TO PLEA DEAL AT GITMO" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Noor was not just a top trainer for al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. According to declassified documents produced by US military and intelligence officials, he was also allegedly involved in al Qaeda's plotting against American and Israeli targets.") (February 15, 2011) (Read More...)
ALL AFRICA.com: "SOMALIA: Dolow - AL SHABAAB RECRUITING KIDS AND WOMEN, SAYS AHLU SUNNA" (SNIPPET: "The administration of moderate Ahlu Sunna Waljama's ASWJ on Sunday charged Al shabaab fighters in Gedo region in southern Somalia with starting of recruiting toddlers and women to fight from their side.") (February 13, 2011) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "JIHADI WHO HELPED TRAIN 7/7 BOMBER FREED BY U.S. AFTER JUST FIVE YEARS" by Shiv Malik (SNIPPET: "Freed from prison and no longer in the witness protection scheme, it is not known where Babar is currently living. Visiting Babar's childhood home in the Jamaica area of Queens, New York, the Guardian was told that Babar's mother was on holiday in Pakistan. The woman who answered the door and identified herself as Babar's cousin did not know where Babar was living and refused to comment further.") (February 13, 2011, 22:00 GMT) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Washington - "U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT CYBER ATTACK" by Richard A. Serrano (SNIPPET: "A major cyber attack somewhere in the United States is becoming increasingly possible, top government intelligence officials said Thursday, warning that an assault on America's power grid system "represents the battleground for the future."") (February 11, 2011) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY: Washington - "TREASURY IDENTIFIES LEBANESE CANADIAN BANK SAL AS A "PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONERN" Treasury Acts to Protect the U.S. Financial System from Bank with Ties to a Global Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering Network and Hizballah" (February 10, 2011) (Read More...)
WTMA.com: Washington - "FBI DIRECTORS WARNS OF ALQAEDA OPERATIVES IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Speaking before a House intelligence committee, Mueller said, "we are closely monitoring threats from al Qaeda in Iraq. Individuals who may have been resettled here in the United States that have had some association with al Qaeda in Iraq." On Wednesday, Michael Leiter, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, also raised concerns about the same emerging threat.") (February 11, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'U.K. CASE REVEALS TERROR TACTICS' [WALL STREET JOURNAL 2011-02-07, RAJIB KARIM CASE]" (SNIPPET: "The picture of Anwar al-Awlaki that is emerging in the course of this trial corroborates the current USG view that al-Awlaki has "gone operational." He is clearly involved in external operations, regardless of where he is placed in anyone's aQAP org chart.") (February 11, 2011) (Read More...)
WORLD THREATS.com: "WHO WILL BE THE NEXT EGYPT?" -Posted by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "The 11 countries chosen by the publication (in no particular order) are: Morocco, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Vietnam, Venezuela and China. Good choices in my opinion, but I think we need to keep our eyes on Albania, Algeria, Sudan and Bahrain, too.") (February 11, 2011) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Report - Special Dispatch No. 3577: "LEADER OF PALESTINIAN SALAFI-JIHADI GROUP: It is Permissible to Kill Jewish and Christian Civilians In Jihad, Since They Are 'Fundamentally Not Innocent'" (SNIPPET: "On February 5, 2011, the leader of the Gaza-based Salafi-jihadi group Jama'at Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad, Sheikh 'Ahed Ahmad 'Abd Al-Karim Al-Sa'idani, known as Abu Al-Walid Al-Maqdisi, issued a fatwa...") (Posted February 13, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "JIHAD, GAZA'S NUMBER 1 EXPORT: "SNIPPET: "On a not unrelated note: roughly 1 of every 20 jihadis globally is an Israeli Arab, and easily 1 in 10 is Egyptian.") (February 11, 2011) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Testimony - The Honorable Michael E. Leiter, Director, National Counterterrorism Center - Hearing Before the House Committee on Homeland Security: "UNDERSTANDING THE HOMELAND THREAT LANDSCAPE -- CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE 112TH CONGRESS" (February 9, 2011) (pdf) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAELIS ADVISED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS ABROAD THIS WEEK" (SNIPPET: "The Counter-Terrorism Bureau has that Israelis visiting countries abroad will be under an increased threat this coming week due to the anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah commanders Imad Mugniyah and Abbas Musawi.") (Published February 11, 2011, 07:25) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DOD MUST TRAIN FOR 'DEGRADED' ENVIRONMENTS, OFFICIAL SAYS" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "An enemy could attempt to degrade the environment and attack the U.S. military's reliance on electronic navigation and the American dependence on electronic warfare in general, he explained, and this could reach to trying to disrupt supplies through the U.S. critical logistics infrastructure.") (February 9, 2011) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - News Release: Cannon House Office Building - "Testimony of Secretary Janet Napolitano Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, 'UNDERSTANDING THE HOMELAND THREAT LANDSCAPE -- CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE 112TH CONGRESS" (Release Date: February 9, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com: "CAN AMERICAN VALUES RADICALIZE MUSLIMS BOTH HERE AND ABROAD? Far from eliminating radicalization, there is reason to believe that Western values can actually exacerbate Islamist tendencies." by Raymond Ibrahim (February 10, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MUSLIM STUDENTS IN BRITAIN REPORTEDLY TAUGHT TO CHOP OFF HANDS OF THIEVES, HATE JEWS" (SNIPPET: "Islamic schools across Britain are reportedly teaching their students how to cut off thieves' hands and that Jews are plotting to take over the world. One textbook given to 15-year-old students outlines physical punishments for violating Shariah law, according to BBC." SNIPPET: "The TV show also found that some private Muslim schools are promoting extremist sentiments on their websites.") (February 9, 2011) (Read More...)
Voices.WASHINGTON POST.com: "HOUSE REJECTS MEASURE THAT WOULD EXTEND KEY PATRIOT ACT PROVISIONS THROUGH DECEMBER" by Felicia Sonmez (SNIPPET: "A measure to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act counterterrorism surveillance law through December failed the House Tuesday night, with more than two-dozen Republicans bucking their party to oppose the measure. The House measure, which was sponsored by Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and required a two-thirds majority for passage, failed on a 277-to-148 vote. Twenty-six Republicans voted with 122 Democrats to oppose the measure, while 67 Democrats voted with 210 Republicans to back it. Ten members did not vote.") (Updated February 8, 2011, 7:15 pm) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES (AP): Milan - "MILAN JUDGE FREES FORMER GUANTANAMO INMATE CONVICTED OF ASSOCIATION WITH TERRORISM AIM" (SNIPPET: "Adel Ben Mabrouk and another Guantanamo inmate were transferred to Italy in November 2009 as part of the U.S. administration's bid to shut down the prison.") (February 7, 2011, 9:56 a.m.) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI'S DEPUTY RELEASES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF EGYPTIAN OPPOSITION" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "According to Asharq Al-Awsat, a Saudi publication, an anonymous source close to the EIJ said that Shehata's "statement was issued from Tehran where Shehata is currently residing." Shehata and other top EIJ operatives received shelter in Iran after the Sept. 11 attacks.") (February 5, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "HACKERS PENETRATE NASDAQ'S COMPUTERS" by Devlin Barrett (SNIPPET: "Hackers have repeatedly penetrated the computer network of the company that runs the Nasdaq Stock Market during the past year, and federal investigators are trying to identify the perpetrators and their purpose, according to people familiar with the matter.") (February 5, 2011) (Read More...)
ZDNET.com - Between The Lines - blog: "NASDAQ OMX REPORTEDLY HACKED" by Larry Dignan (SNIPPET: "This news is very worrisome for obvious reasons. First, the Nasdaq OMX doesn't know if it covered all of its weak spots. And if hackers did eventually get to electronic trading systems--algorithms rule the stock market roost these days--they could spark a crash that would make last May's "flash crash" look like a day at the beach.") (February 4, 2011, 8:10 pm PST) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: Beijing - "CHINA EYES U.S. DEFENSE CONTRACTS" by Jeremy Page (SNIPPET: "The maker of China's new stealth fighter jet has teamed up with a tiny, unprofitable California company to try to launch bids for U.S. defense contracts, possibly including one to supply Chinese helicopters to replace the aging Marine One fleet used by the president, according to people involved in the partnership.") (February 4, 2011) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Exporting terrorism and subversion from the Gaza Strip: in our assessment terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip may exploit the recent events to increase arms smuggling and infiltrate operatives into Egypt. The Gaza-based jihadist Army of Islam has already been accused of the attack on the Coptic church in Alexandria." (February 2, 2011) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "Officials at Goldman Sachs, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Barclays and other institutions received briefings last month from the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force, the report said. There don't seem to be specific threats, but officials have noted references to Wall Street in the al-Qaida affiliate's magazine, Inspire. In a separate online posting, an al-Qaida blogger named Abu Suleiman Al-Nasser urged Muslims to rush "to targeting financial sites and the program sites of financial institutions, stock markets and money markets."") (February 1, 2011) (Read More...)
TRAVEL.STATE.GOV - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL ALERT: "UNITED KINGDOM AND GIBRALTAR (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)" (SNIPPET: "The Department of State has issued this Travel Alert to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or resident in the United Kingdom (UK) of the continuing high level of terrorist threat, including the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems, aviation and other travel infrastructure in the UK." SNIPPET: "In the past several years, extremists have targeted and attacked subway and rail systems, as well as the aviation sector in cities such as London, Madrid, Glasgow, and most recently, Moscow, demonstrating that terrorists continue to take an active interest in targeting these transport sectors across a variety of European cities.") (January 31, 2011) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: PAKISTAN DOUBLES NUCLEAR ARSENAL" (SNIPPET: "Pakistan has doubled its nuclear weapons stockpile over the past several years, increasing its arsenal to more than 100 deployed weapons, according to a published report.") (January 31, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "TUNISIAN LEADER'S KIN SEEKS ASYLUM IN CANADA" (SNIPPET: "The Canadian government says the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has applied for refugee status in Canada, effectively blocking efforts to extradite him to the North African country.") (Published January 30, 2011, 08:3/Israel News) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: Davos, Switzerland - "NUCLEAR WATCHDOG CHIEF WARNS OF NUKES FALLING INTO THE WRONG HANDS" by Amy Kellogg (SNIPPET: ""Another risk is nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorists. Some people do not believe this is a real risk. But the IAEA has a database and, on average, every two days we receive information about the illicit trafficking of nuclear materials or radioactive materials and this may only be the tip of the iceberg." Amano would not specify where the "loose nukes" threat lies, only saying that terrorists target the weakest link in the network.") (Published January 27, 2011) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER VAHIDI THREATENS THE WEST. REMEMBER WHO HE IS? He was one of the leaders responsible for the bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, among other horrors." by 'Reza Kahlili' (Link: http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/iran's-defense-minister-vahidi-threatens-the-west-remember-who-he-is/) (January 27, 2011) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "MI CHIEF: IRAN 1 YEAR AWAY FROM BOMB" by Yair Altman (SNIPPET: "Iran will be able to manufacture an atom bomb within one to two years from the moment it decides to do so, Military Intelligence Chief Major-General Aviv Kochavi estimated Tuesday.") (Published January 25, 2011, 15:33/Israel News) (Read More...)
FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org: "SLEEPER CELLS IN THE U.S.A." by Dave Gaubatz (SNIPPET: "There is every reason to suspect that we will endure suicide missions by Islamist sleeper cells. They are already in place. They are waiting for the right time. I know this from experience. I have worked over 15 years as a U.S. Federal Agent, a U.S. State Department Arabic linguist, and the first civilian Federal Agent deployed into Iraq at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Since returning from Iraq I have been involved in terrorism analysis, specifically the mindset of terrorists. During my extensive research on sleeper cells I have talked with hundreds of people from the Middle East from all walks of life, and have talked with Iraqi Government officials, Iraqi military and Iraqi police officers. In addition I have interviewed numerous counter-terrorism specialists in the U.S. and abroad. In 2006 I trained over 4000 U.S. Law Enforcement officers in Basic Investigative Arabic and counter-terrorism. The conclusions of my research lead to the title of this article.") (January 26, 2011) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Salt Lake City, Utah - "NERVE AGENT MIX-UP PROMPTS UTAH BASE LOCKDOWN" (SNIPPET: "The missing vial, containing 1 milliliter, or about a quarter teaspoon, of liquid VX, was found at about 3 a.m. local time, and the lock-down was ended, the statement said. The base commander, Colonel William King, told reporters in a news briefing carried on local television that the mishap resulted from VX liquid "misplaced into a different container that was improperly marked."") (January 27, 2011, 3:38 pm EST) (Read More...)
KSL.com: Dugway - "DUGWAY ARMY BASE ON LOCKDOWN" by Wendy Leonard (January 26, 2011, 10:44 pm) (Read More...)
THE MOSCOW TIMES.com: "AIRPORT ATTACK SUSPECT SOUGHT" by Natalya Krainova (SNIPPET: "Investigators on Thursday released a first photo of a suspect in this week's airport bombing, a man whom they said belonged to the Stavropol-based rebel group Nogai Jamaat, as President Dmitry Medvedev inspected new security measures in the Moscow metro. The suspect, Vitaly Razdobudko, 32, is suspected of organizing the suicide blast at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Monday that killed 35 people and injured scores, and he has been placed on a national wanted list together with "about 10" other people, officials said." SNIPPET: "Razdobudko is a Russian-born adherent of the fundamentalist Wahhabi branch of Islam, which is popular among terrorists, a law enforcement source told RIA-Novosti.") (January 28, 2011) (Read More...)
af.REUTERS.com: Moscow - "MEDVEDEV BLAMES SECURITY LAPSE FOR MOSCOW BLAST" (SNIPPET: "Russia is due to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, on the edge of the Caucasus, which some rebels consider part of the territory they aim to include in an Islamic state.") (January 25, 2011, 6:57 am GMT) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: Chicago - "CHINA BANK MOVES TO BUY U.S. BRANCHES ICBC Signs a Deal for Bank of East Asia's Retail Outlets" by Lingling Wei (SNIPPET: "China's biggest bank signed an agreement that would make it the first Beijing-controlled financial institution to acquire retail bank branches in the U.S., though regulators could still block the deal.") (January 22, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "MORE NUKE TREATIES REMAIN ON AGENDA, OFFICIAL SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The Senate ratified the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty on Dec. 20, and the treaty will be in force after the Russian Duma and Federation Council approve the treaty and the two nations formally exchange instruments of ratification." SNIPPET: "The treaty limits the number of strategic nuclear weapons and launchers that the United States and Russia can deploy, she said, while maintaining the effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear deterrent. After New START comes into force, Gottemoeller said, an initial exchange of data on missiles, launchers, heavy bombers and warheads subject to the treaty is required within 45 days. The right to conduct on-site inspections begins after 60 days. The new treaty sets the stage for progress in other critical areas on the nuclear arms control agenda, she said: further nuclear weapons reductions, the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.") (January 20, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. ADDS QARI HUSSAIN MEHSUD TO LIST OF DESIGNATED TERRORISTS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Qari Hussain Mehsud, a top Pakistani Taliban commander and trainer of suicide bombers who is known for his ruthlessness and willingness to sponsor deadly attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the US, has been added to the US State Department's list of global terrorists.") (January 20, 2011) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BOLO: SEAFARING JIHADIS" (SNIPPET: "I will note that the Indian Ocean is by no means the only area of interest to jihadis. The ability to approach Spain by sea was noted in the al-Shmukh thread this past fall that advocated attacking nuclear power plants and/or in the at-Tahadi discussion of the same topic. And the elements of AQIM who are involved in the cocaine trade claim to have some maritime capabilities of their own (see for example United States of America v. Oumar Issa, Harouna Toure, and Idriss Abelrahman).") (January 19, 2011) (Read More...)
ICT.org.il - "INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COUNTER-TERRORISM - ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group - Periodical Review: "PERIODICAL REVIEW DECEMBER 2010 - NO. 2" (SNIPPET: "Strategic discussions took place on the importance of the waterways in the Indian Ocean and their essential role in achieving victories in the Jihad theaters of Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Indonesia.") (pdf) (January 2011) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: "U.S. - CHINA JOINT STATEMENT" (SNIPPET: "12.Ê The United States and China welcomed progress by the U.S.- China Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation (JLG) to strengthen law enforcement cooperation across a range of issues, including counterterrorism. The United States and China also agreed to enhance joint efforts to combat corruption through bilateral and other means." SNIPPET: "17. The United States and China underlined their commitment to the eventual realization of a world without nuclear weapons and the need to strengthen the international nuclear non-proliferation regime to address the threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. In this regard, both sides support early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), reaffirmed their support for the early commencement of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty in the Conference on Disarmament, and agreed to work together to reach these goals. The two sides also noted their deepening cooperation on nuclear security following the Washington Nuclear Security Summit and signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will help establish a Center of Excellence on Nuclear Security in China." SNIPPET: "36. The two sides view climate change and energy security as two of the greatest challenges of our time. The United States and China agreed to continue their close consultations on action to address climate change, coordinate to achieve energy security for our peoples and the world, build on existing clean energy cooperation, ensure open markets, promote mutually beneficial investment in climate friendly energy, encourage clean energy, and facilitate advanced clean energy technology development.") (January 19, 2011) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: "FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA: "When You Study Abroad, You're Helping to Make America Stronger"" -Posted by Kori Schulman (SNIPPET: "Ed. Note: Read more about the "100,000 Strong Initiative" to increase the number and diversity of American students studying in China.") (Posted January 19, 2011, 8:50 pm EST) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: Washington, DC - "FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA URGES AMERICAN YOUTH TO STRENGTHEN U.S. - CHINA TIES President Obama's "100,000 Strong Initiative" will increase the number and diversity of American student studying in China." (January 19, 2011) (Read More...)
FREE INFORMATION WikiLeaks prepares to destroy the Swiss banking industry." by John Hayward (SNIPPET: "Once again, we see a lone "activist" violating the property and privacy rights of many others, in the belief his wisdom transcends the judgment of those he could never convince to act upon his stolen data.") (January 17, 2011) (Read More...)
THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW - "MLK BOMB LACES WITH CHEMICAL, SOURCES SAY" (SNIPPET: "Knezovich said early talks indicated the chemical could have been a compound used in common rat poison. Rat poison has been added to bombs in the Middle East for the stated purpose of acting as an anti-coagulant -- which inhibits the ability of bleeding wounds to clot.") (January 25, 2011) (Read More...)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "BOMB FOUND ON SPOKANE PARADE ROUTE WAS LETHAL, FBI SAYS" by Thomas Clouse, The Spokesman-Review (SNIPPET: "The bureau's terrorism task force is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for planting the bomb.") (Originally published January 18, 2011, 6:04 pm)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "CANADIAN JIHADISTS TRAINING IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN: REPORT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Canadians reportedly were recruited by Abu Shahid, a leader of the Jihad al-Islami or Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Ayman al Zawahiri's group which forms the core of al Qaeda's leadership. "Shahid is responsible for all of the activities of the Canadians in North Waziristan" and "is confident he can recruit more Canadians," the report noted.") (January 17, 2011) (Read More...)
WINNIPEG FREE PRESS - Breaking News: Toronto - "The RCMP is probing an online news report that says a group of Canadian militants is training for jihad in Pakistani al-Qaida camps. Hong Kong-based Asia Times Online cites "well-placed Taliban sources" saying the terrorist group is training a number of Western Caucasians -- Canadians in particular -- for attacks in Canada.") (Posted January 14, 2011; Last modified January 15, 2011, 2:08 am) (Read More...)
RIO GRANDE GUARDIAN.com: Austin - "DEWHURST ASKS PERRY TO MAKE BORDER SECURITY AN EMERGENCY LEGISLATIVE ITEM" by Jesse Bertron and Steve Taylor (SNIPPET: "Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has asked Gov. Rick Perry to add border security to the "call" as an emergency item for the 82nd Legislature.") (January 13, 2011) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: London - "S&P, MOODY'S WARN ON U.S. CREDIT RATING" (SNIPPET: "Two leading credit rating agencies on Thursday cautioned the U.S. on its credit rating, expressing concern over a deteriorating fiscal situation that they say needs correction.") (January 13, 2011, 5:49 am ET)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "'Slaughter the enemies of the religion of God with your hands': Muslim website contains addresses of Coptic churches, bomb-making instructions" (SNIPPET: "Jihad Watch reader M.S. kindly alerts us to this Muslim website, Al-Mojahden Electronic Network, which contains addresses of Coptic churches, prayers for and exhortations to the slaughter of the perceived enemies of Islam, and bomb-making instructions.") (January 8, 2011, 4:14 pm) (Read More...)
AF.REUTERS.com: Washington - "ALGERIAN DENIED RELEASE FROM GUANTANAMO PRISON" by Jeremy Pelofsky (SNIPPET: "Abdul Razak Ali, originally from Algeria, was captured in March 2002 at a house in Pakistan where the operations director for al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah, was arrested after a shootout. Ali was moved to Guantanamo in June 2002.") (January 11, 2011, 10:11 pm GMT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ANALYSIS: GITMO DETAINEE TRANSFERRED TO ALGERIA" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced the transfer of a Guantanamo detainee to Algeria on Thursday. The detainee, Saiid Farhi (also known as Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed in US government documents), had been recruited by al Qaeda in London to train and fight in Afghanistan. Despite traveling to Afghanistan under the direction of al Qaeda facilitators, staying in al Qaeda guesthouses, almost certainly training in al Qaeda camps, and offering an absurd cover story, Farhi was freed in late 2009 by the order of a DC district court judge.") (January 7, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - No. 015-11: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Saiid Farhi from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Algeria. Farhi was ordered released by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Nov. 19, 2009. As directed by the President's Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case. As a result of that review, which examined a number of factors, including security issues, Farhi was approved for transfer by unanimous consent among all six agencies on the task force.") (January 6, 2011) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES SEEKS SUSTAINED MILITARY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The secretary hopes to discuss a wide range of issues with Chinese officials, the senior official said, including areas where the United States and China have mutual concerns -- such as North Korea, Iran and piracy -- and areas where they disagree or are hazy, such as cybersecurity and military modernization.") (January 7, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "PAKISTAN RELEASES TOP AL QAEDA-LINKED TERRORIST LEADER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HUJI, or the Movement of Islamic Holy War), was released in early December after being taken into protective custody in August 2010. HUJI is closely linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban. Ilyas Kashmiri, the operational commander for HUJI, also serves as al Qaeda's military commander and is a senior leader on al Qaeda's external operations council. HUJI is also supported by Pakistan's military and the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate." SNIPPET: "Akhtar was placed into custody at the same time that five Americans who were recruited by the HUJI leader were convicted in a Pakistani court of attempting join al Qaeda to carry out attacks for the terror network. The five Americans were recruited by Akhtar via the Internet and traveled to Pakistan in November 2009. They were arrested...") (January 4, 2011) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "WELCOME BACK, SADR" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Muqtada al Sadr, the Iranian-backed, pseudo-cleric derisively known as Mullah Atari and hailed in US media circles as "the most powerful man in Iraq," has returned from his self-imposed three-year-plus-long exile in Iran") (January 5, 2011, 2:26 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com (EFE via COMTEX): "5 DEAD IN GUATEMALA BOMB ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Five people were killed and more than a dozen others injured Monday when unknown assailants hurled a bomb at a bus in the Guatemalan capital.") (Posted January 3, 2011, 07:27 pm ET) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "EGYPTIAN TV STATION: 'The U.S. Will Be Islamic Republic'" (SNIPPET: "Egyptian journalist 'Ata Abd Al-Aal told an Egyptian religious channel that "the U.S. will be transformed into an Islamic Republic" due to the large number of converts each year. He also gave advice on how to raise the number of converts and encouraged them to participate in the U.S. electoral system.") (December 31, 2010, 3:53 pm) (Read More...)
OTTAWA CITIZEN.com: Ottawa - "MUSLIM DISGUISE IN BANK ROBBERY NOT A FIRST, POLICE SAY" (SNIPPET: "Acting Sgt. Anthony Skinner of the Ottawa police robbery unit estimated Friday that over the past six months, there have been upwards of five similar incidents in the city.") (December 31, 2010, 6:09 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GOP FUMING OVER RECESS APPOINTMENT OF LAWYER WHO COMPARED 9/11 TO DRUG TRADE" (SNIPPET: "Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, accused Cole of wanting to pursue terror suspects as a criminal matter in civilian courts." SNIPPET: "King said Cole's appointment indicates the administration wants to continue to implement "dangerous policies" of treating terrorism as a criminal issue.") (December 30, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "CHINA HAS CARRIER-KILLER MISSILE, U.S. ADMIRAL SAYS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "China's military is deploying a new anti-ship ballistic missile that can sink U.S. aircraft carriers, a weapon that specialists say gives Beijing new power-projection capabilities that will affect U.S. support for its Pacific allies.") (December 27, 2010) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "MEET JIHAD KATHIE..." -Posted by Howie (SNIPPET: "Jihad Kathie's husband is also known as Salahudin Ibn Jafar in many places. He's a longstanding Jihadi propagandist and al-Qaeda supporter. What kind of folks does he hang out with. Well, despite his furious scrubbing of his Scribbed account the last few days. And it was way late scrubbing. We can see some familiar faces. Among them Yousef al-Khattab of Revolution Muslim as well as Samir Khan of al-Qaeda.") (December 28, 2010)
BIG PEACE.com: "PENN STATE STUDENT POSTS JIHADIST MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO SWEDISH SUICIDE BOMBER" by Patrick Poole (SNIPPET: "A Penn State student that has previously posted audio clips of songs praising Osama bin Laden has now published a tune in tribute to the Swedish suicide bomber, Taimour Abdulwahab al-Abdaly. Emerson Begolly, who operates online under his nom de jihad, Asadullah Alshishani...") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TSA.gov - News & Happenings: "TSA STATEMENT ON AVIATION SECURITY MEASURES" (SNIPPET: "TSA is carefully monitoring information related to terrorist tactics and working with our international partners to share information and security best practices. The possible tactics terrorists might use include the concealment of explosives inside insulated beverage containers, so in the coming days, passengers flying within and to the U.S. may notice additional security measures related to insulated beverage containers.") (December 23, 2010) (Read More...)
REAL CLEAR POLITICS.com: "THE COMING VENEZUELA MISSILE CRISIS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "That crisis will consume much international attention next year, though a more important spread of Middle Eastern conflict to the Americas - the partnership between Iran and Venezuela - will likely be ignored until it is too late to resolve by any means short of war.") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
CREEPING SHARIA - blog: "MUSLIM GROUP, Sharia4Holland, TO FIGHT FOR SHARIA IN NETHERLANDS" (SNIPPET: "An offshoot of Sharia4Belgium, whove website was taken down recently by Belgian authorities and three members arrested via Muslim fundamentalist group launched in the Netherland/Radio Netherland Worldwide.") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA SAYS LIFTING MILITARY'S HOMOSEXUAL BAN STRENGTHENS NATIONAL SECURITY" by Fred Lucas (SNIPPET: ""This is a good day. This is a very good day," a grinning Obama told the crowd. "I am proud to sign a law that will bring an end to 'don't ask, don't tell,'" Obama said. "This law I'm about to sign will strengthen our national security and uphold the ideals that our fighting men and women risk their lives to defend." Ending the ban on homosexuals in the military was a campaign promise Obama made and is possibly the most significant legislation he has signed since the $1-trillion health care overhaul in March 2010.") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "OBAMA SIGNS 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' REPEAL" (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama signed a new law Wednesday that will allow gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America's military. And he urged those kicked out under the old law to re-enlist.") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
SaltLakeCity.FBI.gov - Press Release: "UP TO $30,000 REWARD ANNOUNCED IN SHOOTING OF STATE PARKS RANGER Public Asked to Phone in Tips to Grand County Sheriff's Department" (SNIPPET: "The shooting happened on November 19, 2010 southwest of Moab, Utah. Several law enforcement agencies responded to the area and assisted the Grand County Sheriff's Office in its search for the suspect, Lance Leeroy Arellano. Arellano remains at-large and should be considered armed and dangerous. A state arrest warrant has been issued for Arellano. According to the warrant, filed in the Seventh District Court for the State of Utah, Arellano shot Ranger Young multiple times. Arellano faces one count of attempted aggravated murder, a first degree felony.") (December 22, 2010) (Read More...)
ABC News.go.com: Washington - ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER'S BLUNT WARNING ON TERROR ATTACKS AG Eric Holder Says 'Terrorists Only Have to Be Successful Once'" (SNIPPET: "In the last 24 months, Holder said, 126 people have been indicted on terrorist-related charges. Fifty of those people are American citizens.") (December 21, 2010) (Read More...)
CA.News.YAHOO.com (THE CANADA PRESS): Vancouver - "MORE THAN 100 ARAB CHRISTIANS IN CANADA NAMED ON AL QAIDA-AFFILIATED WEBSITE" (SNIPPET: "More than 100 Canadian-Arab Christians are listed on an al-Qaida affiliated website, apparently targeted because of their alleged role in attempting to convert Muslims. Some of those named say concerned Canadian intelligence officials have contacted them. The Shumukh-al-Islam website, often considered to be al-Qaida's mouth piece, listed pictures, addresses and cell phone numbers of Coptic Christians, predominantly Egyptian-Canadians, who have been vocal about their opposition to Islam.") (December 20, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "YOU MEAN *THIS* WAS THE GUY WHO THREATENED MORE ATTACKS LIKE THE ONE IN STOCKHOLM?" (SNIPPET: "The individual in question will be found in a cyber cafe in Cairo. I know this because he used to stalk me online - until I took to redirecting him to the Arabic-language site of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. That is why he no longer reports on what I post on this website. You will find him accessing various jihadi sites from somewhere within this netblock: 41.199.0.0 - 41.199.255.255") (December 20, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "U.K.: BANNED JIHADIST GROUP AL-MUHAJIROUN IS RECRUITING OPENLY NEAR LUTON HOME OF STOCKHOLM BOMBER" (SNIPPET: "Unimpeded by the police, the group, now calling itself The Reflect Project, is accused of mounting a campaign of intimidation and violence against those who disagree with it. The group's members are followers of the radical cleric Omar Bakri Muhammad, who is being held in jail in Lebanon on terrorism charges, and are led locally by Ishtiaq Alamgir or Sword of Islam - a former inland revenue accountant.") (December 19, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAEL DOWNS FLYING OBJECT NEAR NUCLEAR REACTOR" (SNIPPET: "F-16 jet shoots down apparent engine-powered balloon that flew in forbidden zone over Dimona; military says it was unmanned") by Hanan Greenberg, Reuters (Published December 16, 2010, 16:34/Israel News) (Read More...)
TIMES OF INDIA: "THE SPY WHO CAME INTO THE HEAT" by Chidanand Rajghatta (SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON: Long-time US "ally" Pakistan has broken the spy world's unwritten compact by publicly identifying the CIA Station Chief in Islamabad in an act that has sent ripples through the American espionage community, including the famed Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia.") (TNN, December 15, 2010, 08:35 pm IST) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "FBI RUSHES TO INVESTIGATE VEILED EMAIL THREAT TO CINCINNATI MOSQUE, IGNORES OPEN THREATS TO ANTI-JIHADISTS" by Robert Spencer (SNIPPET: "There is no excuse for threats of violence sent through emails to people with whom one disagrees. It is noteworthy, however, that there have been no arrests and no FBI investigation of these emailed death threats and others like them that I have received, although I have contacted the FBI repeatedly and do so whenever a new death threat comes in. Yet the Cincinnati mosque email is not even as clear a threat as these below, and the FBI is all over it. Why the double standard?") (December 14, 2010) (Read More...)
NEWS24.com: Dubai - "SWEDISH BLASTS ONLY THE BEGINNING - QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "In an audio recording on the Shumukh al-Islam Islamic website, a man identified as Abu Suleiman al-Nasser, a leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq, warned that the Sweden attacks were "only the beginning of a new era in our jihad", or holy war. Suleiman, who is "war minister" of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI)..." (December 12, 2010, 22:30) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "PHOTOS OF AQI's TOP 2 LEADERS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al-Sumaria has released photographs of al Qaeda in Iraq's top two leaders. At left is Abu Bakr al Baghdadi al Husseini al Qurshi, the emir or leader of al Qaeda's so-called Islamic State of Iraq. At right is Nasser al Din Allah Abu Suleiman, the Islamic State of Iraq's war minister. The photographs were discovered after the Iraqi Interior Minister forces captured Hazem Abdul Razzaq Al Zawi, the interior minister for the Islamic State of Iraq...") (December 3, 2010, 3:19 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "TAIMOUR AL-ABDALY AKA TAIMOUR ABDUL WAHAB [REDACTED]" (SNIPPET: "The concern at the moment is that Taimour did not act alone when he attacked Stockholm two nights ago." SNIPPET: "One thing I ask when someone like Taimour turns up is "what is his connection, if any, to Samir Khan?"") (December 13, 2010) (Read More...)
DAWN.com (AFP): Sanaa - "MILITANT WEBSITE IDENTIFIES STOCKHOLM BOMBER" (SNIPPET: "ÒIt is our brother, mujahid Taymour Abdel Wahab, who carried out the martyrdom operation in Stockholm," said the website Shumukh al-Islam, which published a photograph of a man in dark glasses and Western clothes.") (December 12, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "TERRORIST BOMBINGS IN STOCKHOLM KILL 1, INJURE 2" by Lisa (SNIPPET: "Two people were wounded in the bombings, which took place in a street filled with Christmas shoppers. Only minutes before the attacks, the Swedish Security Police (SAPO) had received an email warning, with sound files in both Swedish and Arabic, referring to the presence of Swedish forces in Afghanistan and to the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed by Swedish artist Lars Viks, Reuters reported." SNIPPET: "It also exhorted militant Muslims in Sweden and Europe to rise up against the West.") (December 11, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "THE JIHADIST SOCIAL NETWORK UNDERWORLD" (SNIPPET: "A friend of Martinez who goes by the name Mohamed Momo, lists Faisal Shahzad, Anwar al-Awlaki, and As-Sahab Media among his interests. Momo's list of friends on Facebook includes a smorgasbord of likely jihadist-sympathizers--judging from the contents of their profiles--mixed in with well known American Islamists.") (December 10, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AL-THABAAT/AMEF BACKGROUNDER" (SNIPPET: "In addition, De Telegraaf reports that the crew operating Thabaat/AMEF includes survivors of the infamous Hofstadgroep." SNIPPET: "[1] At first Thabaat only offered content in Dutch, before adding English, German, and Arabic sites, changing names, and taking on Samir Khan's blog.") (December 10, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): AP ENTERPRISE: FAA LOSES TRACK OF 119, 000 AIRCRAFT" (SNIPPET: "About 119,000 of the aircraft on the U.S. registry have "questionable registration" because of missing forms, invalid addresses, unreported sales or other paperwork problems, according to the FAA.") (December 10, 2010) (Read More...)
KRISTV.com: Corpus Christi - "THIEVES STEAL EXPLOSIVES FROM CCPD FACILITY" by Rashi Vats (SNIPPET: "Officials say 4.9 lbs. of C4 explosive, 3 lbs. TNT, 83 blasting caps and some shape charges were stolen." SNIPPET: "Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 888-TIPS.") (Updated December 9, 2010, 6:50 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - Blog: "SHABAAB'S MILITARY STRENGTH IN SOMALIA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "I missed this report from Sunatimes when it came out in November. According to Sunatimes, Shabaab officials claim to have more than 14,000 fighters under their command throughout Somalia. Among those are nearly 2,000 "Al-Qaeda foreign fighters." The report has specific numbers, and breaks down the composition of Shabaab by region and clan affiliation:") (December 7, 2010, 5:26 pm) (Read More...)
HSTODAY.com - HOMELAND SECURITY INSIGHT & ANALYSIS: "UPDATED - WIKILEAKS ENDANGERS US CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE" by Anthony L. Kimery (SNIPPET: "Twenty-plus year veteran CIA operations officer Charles Faddis, head of the National Counterterrorism Center's WMD terrorism unit when he retired a few years ago, was trained to appraise targets of attack from a terrorist's perspective. He was unequivocal about the threat that's been posed to scores of US critical infrastructure sites around the world that were identified in a classified February 2009 State Department cable made public Sunday by Wikileaks. "People are going to die as the result of these kind of revelations! Targets are going to be hit!!," Faddis exclaimed to HSToday.us.") (December 7, 2010) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "WIKILEAKS LISTS SITES KEY TO U.S. SECURITY" by Tim Lister (SNIPPET: "WikiLeaks has published a secret U.S. diplomatic cable listing places the United States considers vital to its national security, prompting criticism that the website is inviting terrorist attacks on American interests. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the disclosure "gives a group like al Qaeda a targeting list."") (December 6, 2010, 7:39 pm EST) (Read More...)
BUKISA.com (JIHADIST FORUM MONITOR - ArabicMediaMonitor.com): "Call to AQAP to Target Western Companies, Missionaries, Educational Institutes, Medical Clinics and Tourists in Yemen" (SNIPPET: "On 7 December 2010, an article addressed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) from Abu Muhtasab al-Ghazawi from the al-Noor Media Institute was given featured status on the Shumukh al-Islam Network.") (December 7, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA - blog: "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS KILLS: STUDY SHOWS HOW TERRORISTS INFILTRATE U.S. GOVERNMENT A review of PJM contributor Patrick Poole's hair-raising 10 FAILURES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT ON THE DOMESTIC ISLAMIST THREAT" by Barry Rubin (December 5, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN CLAIMS FULL CONTROL OVER MAKING NUCLEAR FUEL" (SNIPPET: ""Today, we witnessed the shipment of the first domestically produced yellowcake ... from Gachin mine to the Isfahan nuclear facility," said Salehi, whose comments were broadcast live on state television.") (December 5, 2010) (Read More...)
CSMONITOR.com: "WIKILEAKS LIST OF 'CRITICAL' SITES: Is it a menu for terrorists'?" (SNIPPET: "Wikileaks released what some are calling "a to-do list for terrorists," Sunday. The secret list exposes what US embassies consider to be the most "critical infrastructure" on the planet, including power stations, pipelines, undersea cable landings, and vaccination plants.") (December 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "VOTING WITH THEIR FEET" -Column by Oliver North (SNIPPET: "Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tojo tried and failed. Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev and Ho Chi Minh couldn't do it. But commander in chief Barack Obama may well succeed where others could not. If he has his way, he will demolish the finest force for good in the history of mankind -- the U.S. armed forces. And he wants to make it all happen before the end of the year.") (December 3, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "FORMER DEFENSE IG BLASTS CHAPLAIN VETTING" (SNIPPET: "A former Defense Department (DoD) inspector-general is urging Congress to reform the Pentagon's vetting process for military chaplains, calling current procedures a potential risk to national security.") (December 1, 2010, 4:49 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AL-SHABAAB'S NEW RECRUITMENT VIDEO" (SNIPPET: "The clips of military training and triumphant victory parades are also overlaid with fighters from all over the world calling out to their religious brothers in English, Swedish, Swahili and many other languages.")(December 2, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center: "Hamas and Hezbollah's satellite channels continue broadcasting via Arab-Muslim and Western satellites. The broadcasts spread extremist Islamist ideology and anti-Israeli, anti-Semitic, anti-Western propaganda to Arab-Muslim communities around the globe, especially in western and southern Europe." (November 25, 2010) (Read More...)
Blogs.FORBES.com - The Firewall by Andy Greenberg: "WIKILEAKS' JULIAN ASSANGE WANTS TO SPILL YOUR CORPORATE SECRETS" (SNIPPET: "Early next year, Julian Assange says, a major American bank will suddenly find itself turned inside out.") (November 29, 2010, 5:04 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY RECORD.co.uk - The Scottish SUN - Scottish News: "TERROR HIT 'IMMINENT' AFTER LOCH EXPLOSION" by Thomas Smith (SNIPPET: "The expert from Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University said: "Terrorists get training in Pakistan or Afghanistan in how to put bombs together. "But the critical thing is how to detonate it. "I would think they were planning for something imminent."") (November 22, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY RECORD.co.uk: "ANTI-TERRORISM POLICE LAUNCH HUNT FOR BOMBERS AFTER EXPLOSION AT LOCH LOMOND" by David Taylor (SNIPPET: "Experts fear the blast was a practice run for an attack on a populated area." SNIPPET: "A member of the public heard the explosion in woodland near Gartocharn, Dunbartonshire, at about noon on Wednesday and raised the alarm. Police found wrecked trees at the scene, 300 to 400 yards from Ross Priory, and suspected that explosives had been used.") (November 19, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "REMOTE DETONATION: EXPLOSION IN SCOTLAND'S LOCH LOMOND BEING TREATED AS AL QAEDA BOMB TEST" by Charlotte Gill (SNIPPET: "The blast, which was reported by walkers and workmen, damaged a large area of woodland on the south-west edge of the lake. Police are believed to have found several suspicious devices at the site, which is being examined by bomb disposal officers and divers.") (Last updated November 19, 2010, 12:00 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "STRATCOM NOMINEE CITES MULTIPLE SECURITY CHALLENGES" by Terri Moon Cronk (SNIPPET: ""Previous nuclear threats continue," Kehler told the Senate committee, "while new ones -- state and non-state -- are emerging. New and complex transition linkages provide opportunities for terrorism and other security concerns." Space is no longer the sole purview of two superpowers," Kehler said. "And it is certainly not a sanctuary." Meanwhile, he said, cyber threats present national security concerns that military officials are just beginning to understand.") (November 18, 2010) (Read More...)
BLOOMBERG.com: "AL-QAEDA PLANS GERMAN PARLIAMENT ATTACK IN BERLIN, SPIEGEL SAYS" by Rainier Buergin (SNIPPET: "Al-Qaeda and linked extremist groups planned to attack GermanyÕs lower house of parliament in Berlin next year, taking hostages and killing people, Spiegel magazine said, citing calls to investigators by an informant.") (November 20, 2010, 3:34 am PT) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de: "GERMAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES 'CONCRETE' TERROR WARNING" (SNIPPET: "German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Wednesday issued the most explicit warning yet that Germany may be the target of a terror attack in the near future. New evidence, he says, means that there is "cause for concern."") (November 17, 2010) (Read More...)
BBC News: "GERMANY TIGHTENS AIRPORT SECURITY OVER ATTACKS THREAT" (SNIPPET: "Germany is increasing security at airports and railway stations in light of "concrete indications" of terrorist attacks being planned for the end of November.") (November 17, 2010, 12:08 ET updated) (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.com.pk: "TERROR REPORT CARD: PAKISTAN" by Ali K Chishti (SNIPPET: "The new battleground for al Qaeda is now Pakistan's biggest cities -- Karachi and Lahore -- where it has found new partners in the form of the TTP and other third generation terrorist groups like the Pakistani Jandullah, which has previously carried out attacks on the Karachi corps commander and the US Consulate there.") (November 14, 2010) (Read More...)
EXAMINER.com: "WMATA POLICE SEEK TO IDENTIFY TWO SUSPICIOUS METRO RIDERS" by Holly Woerner (SNIPPET: "According to an internal memo received by Federal employees Tuesday afternoon if you saw either of these two men (pictured left), Metro Transit Police want to know about it. The memo advises Washington area workers who ride Metro to be on the lookout for these two men seen videotaping Metro stations and operations last week. Witnesses reported the men were attempting to conceal their activities as they taped inside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station and later while filming passengers on board an Orange line train bound for Vienna, Virginia. Eyewitnesses described how the pair held their cellphones at their sides, waists, and chests in an effort to keep from raising suspicion.") (November 10, 2010; Updated November 12, 2010, 3:00 pm) (Read More...)
Edition.CNN.com: Berlin, Germany - "CONTROVERSIAL HAMBURG MOSQUE'S RADICAL CLERIC" by Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank (SNIPPET: "In a quiet leafy suburb of Hamburg there lives a 51-year-old German of Syrian descent named Mamoun Darkazanli." SNIPPET: "Until recently Darkazanli was the imam of the Taiba mosque in the city, a mosque previously known as the Al Quds mosque." SNIPPET: "The 9/11 Commission Report linked Darkazanli to al Qaeda fund-raising.") (Updated November 11, 2010, 1923 GMT) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Hamburg, Germany - "SOURCES: AL QAEDA EYES MORE MUMBAI-STYLE ATTACKS" by Nic Robertson and Paul Cruickshank (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda is still planning Mumbai-style attacks in Europe, with the United States also possibly being targeted, counter-terrorism officials in Europe and the United States tell CNN.") (November 10, 2010, 2:12 pm EST) (Read More...)
DNA INDIA.com (Agency: IANS): London - "QAEDA TO PLANT TOY BOMBS IN EU, US DURING CHRISTMAS" (SNIPPET: "They intercepted conversations between terrorists from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the group responsible for the ink bombs, revealing they were planning a spectacular hit for the festive season. AQAP leader, American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and his right-hand man al-Asiri are aiming to use sea ports because they believe security there is more relaxed, the report said.") (November 8, 2010, 2:00 IST) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com - Mouth of the Potomac - blog: "YEMEN TOP TERRORIST'S GITMO GRUDGE AGAINST U.S. 'CARGO PLANES'" by James Gordon Meek (SNIPPET: "AQAP caused mayhem for several years in Saudi Arabia before relocating to Yemen, where it kidnapped and murdered tourists before turning to the attempted bombing of a jet over Detroit allegedly by a Nigerian recruit on Christmas Day.") (October 30, 2010, 4:52 am) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TERRORISTS FREED FROM JAIL TO WALK THE STREETS: A LIST" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "At least 46 convicted terrorists "pose a risk" to the public on the streets, Government documents have disclosed. Here is a list of those who have been freed from prison or are close to being released.") (November 8, 2010, 6:40 am) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "DEADLY DAWN" by David Willetts (SNIPPET: "TWISTED Taliban killers used a TWO-YEAR-OLD girl as the trigger for a bomb which killed her and five Afghan police, The Sun can reveal. The terrorists stood the frightened toddler on the device and ordered her not to move.") (November 5, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "ALGERIA ACQUITS EX-GITMO DETAINEE OF TERRORISM CHARGES" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Algeria announced on Friday that a former Guantanamo detainee named Sofiane Hadarbache has been acquitted of terrorism charges. Hadarbache was captured by US forces in late 2001 near Kabul, transferred to Guantanamo in 2002, and held until July 2, 2008, when he was transferred to his native Algeria. At Gitmo, Hadarbache was also known as Abdul Raham Houari and given the internment serial number 70." SNIPPET: "US military officials found that Hadarbache was recruited by al Qaeda in France.") (November 5, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA LEADER'S TOUR OF BRITAIN REVEALED The leader of the group that launched the recent parcel bomb attacks radicalised a generation of young Muslims during a 'grand tour' of Britain, it can be disclosed." by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Awlaki lectured for the Muslim Association of Britain, the Federation of Student Islamic Societies (FOSIS)), and the Islamic Forum Europe (IFE) based at East London Mosque. He began a "grand tour" of Britain, from London to Aberdeen, as part of a campaign by the Muslim Association of Britain in which one lecture was held in conjunction with the London School of Economics, Imperial College, King's College and the School of Oriental and African Studies -- all part of the University of London. He became a favourite speaker of a group called JIMAS and was a "distinguished guest" at the Federation of Student Islamic Societies annual conference at the University of Nottingham. He was also a keynote speaker at the "ExpoIslamia" event held by the Islamic Forum Europe and appeared at an event at East London Mosque called "Stop Police Terror"...") (Published November 5, 2010, 7:53 pm GMT) (Read More...)
WSBTV.com: Atlanta - "CHANNEL 2 UNCOVERS PROOF TERRORISTS CROSSED MEXICAN BORDER" (SNIPPET: "Documents show many of them are from terrorists nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan and Yemen. Federal authorities call those groups SIAs, which stands for "special interest aliens"." SNIPPET: "Still, Channel 2 Action News has proof they have. Channel 2 Anchor Justin Farmer found documents filed in federal court in San Antonio, Texas, in May.") (Updated November 2, 2010, 12:10 pm EDT) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "OUTGOING MI HEAD: IRAN CAN ALREADY PRODUCE A NUCLEAR BOMB In final security briefing, Amos Yadlin hints Syria also has nuclear installation and expresses concern over consequences related to acquisition of anti-aircraft weapons.") (SNIPPET: "Yadlin also told the MKs that Iran has sufficient enriched uranium to manufacture a single nuclear device and may soon have enough for making another bomb.") (Latest update November 3, 2010, 02:19) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Mustaqbal (Lebanon), October 30, 2010"): "IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO LEBANON: Israel Will Meet Its End in the Coming Year" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghadanfar Roken Abadi stated that significant developments are expected in the coming year, both in the region and in the international arena, which will change the balance of power and automatically result in Israel's demise, without Iran needing to attack it. The ambassador detailed Iran's plan...") (Posted October 31, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: www.palestine-info.info, October 29, 2010"): "KHALED MASH'AL: Resistance in West Bank Soon to Revive" (SNIPPET: "In an October 29, 2010 ceremony in Damascus marking the anniversary of Saladin's conquest of Jerusalem, Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mash'al stated that the resistance and the jihad in the West Bank will soon be revived, and will restore Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa to the Palestinians.") (Posted October 31, 2010) (Read More...)
CBN.com - CBN News: "DRUG MONEY FUNDING CHAVEZ, ISLAMIC TERROR GROUPS" by Erick Stakelbeck (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez differ in many ways, but they share a common enemy -- the United States. And according to U.S. officials, drugs help connect and fund the dangerous networks.") (Note: Video included.) (October 30, 2010) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com (AP): "RETIRED CHAPLAINS WARN AGAINST 'DON'T ASK' REPEAL" (SNIPPET: "Dozens of retired military chaplains say that serving both God and the U.S. armed forces will become impossible for chaplains whose faiths consider homosexuality a sin if the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is thrown out.") (October 29, 2010, 4:15 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "NIGERIAN ARMS SEIZURE MAY INDICATE NEW IRAN-HAMAS ROUTE" by Yaakov Katz (SNIPPET: "The ship, apparently from Iran, reportedly docked in the Lagos Port on Tuesday and, according to the bill of lading, was supposed to be carrying construction supplies. On inspecting the 13 containers, customs officials discovered rockets, mortars,bombs, rifles and heavy machine guns hidden among crates of building tiles.") (October 29, 2010, 02:14) (Read More...)
BC.RCMP.CA - Newsroom: - File 2010-3108: "ROCKET LAUNCHER FOUND" (SNIPPET: "On October 28th, 2010 just after 3:00 PM, a tree clearing contractor discovered a military rocket launcher in an area of dense bush beside Highway One approximately 100 meters north of McCurdry Drive in Shawnigan Lake on southern Vancouver Island. Officers from Shawnigan Lake RCMP Detachment were called to the scene and secured the area. One of the officers, a Canadian Forces veteran and who served two tours in Afganistan, recognized the weapon to be an M72 self propelled rocket launcher. The rocket launcher was loaded with what appeared to be one live rocket grenade in the tube.") (NOTE: Includes photos.) (October 28, 2010, 21:31 pdt) (Read More...)
WashingtonDC.FBI.gov - Press Release: Washington - "FBI OPENS INVESTIGATION INTO THREE SHOOTINGS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA" (SNIPPET: "Investigative evidence has confirmed that shots fired at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, involved a single weapon. Ballistics testing is underway for an overnight shooting that took place on October 25 or October 26 at the Marine Corps Recruiting Station in Chantilly, Virginia.") (October 26, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "SHOOTING INCIDENT LIKELY WAS RANDOM, PENTAGON SAYS" by Terri Moon Cronk (SNIPPET: "An early morning shooting at the Pentagon's exterior walls today..." SNIPPET: "The Pentagon Force Protection Agency is working jointly with officials from Arlington County and the Joint Terrorism Task Force, Calvery said, adding that a crime-scene search was under way to determine whether more bullets struck the building. The FBI is looking into the possibility of a connection to a similar incident at the National Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Va., over the weekend, Calvery said.") (October 19, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Speech: International Association of Chiefs of Police, Orlando Florida: "ROBERT S. MUELLER, III Director Federal Bureau of Investigation" (SNIPPET: "Nine years ago, al Qaeda was our primary concern. Today, we still confront the prospect of a large-scale attack by al Qaeda central. But we also face a growing threat from al Qaeda affiliates, from the attempted Christmas Day bombing by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, to the failed Times Square bombing by TTP, a militant group in Pakistan. Al Qaeda and its affiliates may also attempt smaller attacks that require less planning and fewer operational steps--attacks that may be more difficult to detect and to prevent. Threats from homegrown terrorists are also of great concern. These individuals are harder to detect, easily able to connect with other extremists on the Internet, and--in some instances--highly capable operationally.") (October 25, 2010) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "ONENEWSNOW STORY PROMPTS WHITE HOUSE CALL" by Chris Woodward and Jody Brown (SNIPPET: "Dr. David Jeremiah's remarks came during an interview last week with OneNewsNow about his new book, The Coming Economic Armageddon: What Bible Prophecy Warns about the New Global Economy. In that interview, Jeremiah was asked about the direction the country is going under Barack Obama's leadership. "I do not believe he has been an asset to our country; I don't believe he's moved us forward in a good direction, and frankly, I am praying, along with many other believers, that in this mid-term election we will find a way to slow down this train that seems to be moving us toward socialism and away from our historical moorings," Dr. Jeremiah explained. "I'm really frightened about that, and I think in that respect, I believe he's a dangerous person."") (October 25, 2010, 11:50 am) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA VIDEO ASKS DETROIT-AREA MUSLIMS TO ACT" (SNIPPET: "Adam Gadahn, Al Qaeda's American-born spokesman, posted a 40-minute video on terrorist Web sites on Sunday, looking to attract local Muslims in sparking terrorism attacks. Gadahn urged Muslims living "in the miserable suburbs of Paris, London and Detroit" to stage religiously motivated attacks on targets in Europe and the United States.") (October 25, 2010) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org Special Dispatch No. 3308: "AL-SHABAB WARNS AGAINST MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER (MMT), THREATENS COMPANIES OFFERING THIS SERVICE" (SNIPPET: "On October 19, Al-Kataib, which is the media wing of the Somali Al-Qaeda allied group Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, published...") (October 20, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TALIBAN: 'BRITAIN IS OUR GREATEST SOURCE OF FUNDING'" (SNIPPET: ""We are not like a government, we depend on individuals," a Taliban commander told Sky News. "We get donations from our Muslim brothers in Britain for jihad and they help us. It is the duty of all Muslims to pay towards fighting a jihad. And this is how we get our money and buy our weapons and carry on fighting." The commander added that an attack on Britain and Europe could happen "at any time".") (October 21, 2010, 6:30 am BST) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Berlin - "POLICE SEE OVER 1,000 MILITANT ISLAMISTS IN GERMANY" (SNIPPET: "Authorities in the European Union's most populous state had classified 131 Islamists in Germany as "instigators" of terrorism and held files on a further 274 individuals deemed relevant, the BKA said.") (October 20, 2010, 1:52 pm EDT) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Muslim Brotherhood's London-based publication calls for jihad and terrorist attacks against Israel, and incites against the United States and moderate Arab regimes. However, when addressing leftist and human rights activists of the anti-Israel coalition, the Muslim Brotherhood emphasizes the rights of the Palestinians and tones down its radical Islamic nature." (October 18, 2010) (Read More...)
DHS.gov: "SECRETARY NAPOLITANO SWEARS IN HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: "Mohamed Elibiary is the President and CEO of the Freedom and Justice Foundation, and has advised numerous federal, state and local law enforcement organizations including the Texas Department of Safety and National Counterterrorism Center Global Engagement Group on matters relating to homeland security. Recently, Elibiary served on DHS's Homeland Security Advisory Council Countering Violent Extremism Working Group, and currently serves on the Texas Department of Public Safety Advisory Board. In December of 2009 he helped establish the Texas Fusion Center Policy Council to enhance information sharing, analytical capabilities and community relations at the state and local law enforcement levels.") (October 15, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Washington - "REPORT: U.S. ASKS CHINA TO STOP DEALS WITH IRAN" (SNIPPET: "But he told the Post that U.S. intelligence believes several Chinese companies and banks were involved in providing restricted technology to Iran, mostly for its missile program. A second official, also speaking anonymously, told the Post that Chinese companies had been discovered selling Iran material that could be used to make better centrifuges. Those are used to enrich uranium that could be used in a nuclear device.") (October 17, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "ISLAMIC STUDENTS AT TOP UNIVERSITY 'ARE PREACHING HARD-LINE EXTREMISM,' TERROR EXPERTS WARN" ("SNIPPET: "Radical Islamic extremism is being openly practised at a leading university campus, a report today claimed. Think tank Quilliam said they had evidence of hard-line Islamist ideology being promoted through the leadership of the university's student Islamic Society at City University in central London. The group had intimidated and harassed staff, students and members of minority groups, it was claimed.") (Updated October 18, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "MEXICAN ASSASSINS HEADED TO ARIZONA" by Jerry Seper (SNIPPET: "The Justice Department's National Drug Intelligence Center, in its 2010 drug threat assessment report, called the cartels "the single greatest drug trafficking threat to the United States." It said Mexican gangs had established operations in every area of the United States and were expanding into rural and suburban areas. It said assaults against U.S. law enforcement officers along the southwestern border were on the increase, up 46 percent against Border Patrol agents alone.") (October 15, 2010, 2:54 pm) (Read More...)
GONZALES CANNON.com [Texas] - "TROOPERS ARREST 8 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS NEAR GONZALES" (SNIPPET: "DPS troopers made seven arrests early Wednesday afternoon during a stop on a pickup truck which had been reported stolen." SNIPPET: "Troopers were able to apprehend seven of those. Six were identified as Honduran citizens, while one was described as being of "Middle Eastern descent," according to DPS. All seven were turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol in San Antonio." SNIPPET: "Trooper Pat Davis saw a white mini-van which had arrived to pick up six men dressed in black and tried to make a traffic stop. Following another short chase, Davis was able to take one man into custody. That man was also termed to be of Middle Eastern descent, according to the DPS report, and he was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Houston.") (October 8, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Exclusive: "NEW PAKISTANI TALIBAN OPERATIVE FEARED INSIDE U.S. AFTER TIMES SQUARE FAILURE" (SNIPPET: ""[We] don't know who it is and don't know where it is," one source said. "We know the guy's here, but don't know anything about him."") (October 14, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "JIHAD. WEBSITE. JEW." (SNIPPET: "Explanation: In the context of a discussion about Internet Haganah. one of the brothers tries to warn the others that this site (the Internet-Haganah site) may be a trap.") (October 12, 2010) (Read More...)
Liveshots.Blogs.FOXNEWS.com: "New Qaeda Mag Features 'Proud' U.S. Traitor" by Mike Levine (SNIPPET: "The group behind the failed Christmas Day bombing has released the second installment of its new English-language magazine, Inspire, featuring a North Carolina man who says he is "proud to be a traitor to America." "I am a traitor to America because my religion requires me to be one," writes 24-year-old Samir Khan, a U.S. citizen now believed to be in Yemen. "We pledge to wage jihad for the rest of our lives until either we implant Islam all over the world or meet our Lord as bearers of Islam."") (October 11, 2010) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net (CRONUS GLOBAL) - blog: "Inspire 2 Lives Up to Its Name" (SNIPPET: "The second issue of Inspire, the magazine issued by the media outlet of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) known as "Al-Malahim Media Foundation" is living up to its name, at least on paper, in trying to INSPIRE English-language al-Qaeda supporters to cross that proverbial threshold from thought to action.") (October 11, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "MUMBAI-STYLE ATTACK CELLS 'ALREADY IN BRITAIN' AL-QAEDA CHIEF CLAIMED Terrorist cells have already been sent to Britain and Germany to launch Mumbai style terrorist attacks, an al-Qaeda commander has claimed." by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "It is understood the alert was sparked after an informant, Ahmad Sidiqi told US interrogators of the alleged plot." SNIPPET: "Sidiqi said he had met Ilyas Kashmiri, a one-eyed commander linked with one of the men allegedly behind the attacks on Mumbai, India in 2008 that left 174 people dead.") (Published October 4, 2010, 7:25 pm BST) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "Editorial: ISLAMIC FLAG OVER THE WHITE HOUSE Radical Muslims want America ruled by Shariah" (SNIPPET: "Islamists say the Koran is destined to rule America. In fact, the Muslim takeover of the White House is not just an unfolding action plan but a directive from Muhammad himself. In an interview Sunday on ABC's "This Week," British radical Muslim activist Anjem Choudary made clear what he and his Islamist brothers have planned for the West.") (October 4, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING" (SNIPPET: "Sister Umm Mujaheid asked over a month ago if the fatwa "REASONS why Killing of kuffar women and children is allowed to be carried out by Mujahidin" is correct. To date? No answer.") (October 3, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Watan (Syria), Al-Hayat (London), October 3, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD: Humanity Owes a Great Debt to President Assad" (SNIPPET: "Ahmadinejad called to strengthen the front of resistance against Israel, led by Syria and Iran, and urged more countries to join this front...") (October 3, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Khabaronline, Iran, September 29, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD: We're The Only Ones Casting Doubts On U.S. Existence" (SNIPPET: "He added that the interviews that he gave during his New York visit had served as a grave warning to U.S. officials, who are obeyed by the U.S. media. Ahmadinejad also called on the preachers to prepare to establish the government of the Hidden Imam.") (Posted October 1, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Durham, N.C. - "GATES: STATE DEPARTMENT NEEDS FULL FUNDING IN IRAQ" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed concern today that Congress could doom successes achieved in Iraq by failing to properly fund the civilian-led efforts required to ensure they stick.") (September 29, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "EUROPEAN TERROR PLOT BEGINS TO UNRAVEL" by Bill Roggio and Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The plan is said to involve simultaneous attacks, consisting of commando-style raids and hostage-taking, on major targets in England, France, and Germany." SNIPPET: "As the investigation in this unraveling terror plot continues, it has become apparent that much of the planning seems to have been on the radar of the various Western intelligence agencies for weeks and even months. The recent leaks may have forced Western intelligence services and law enforcement agencies to act more quickly than they might have otherwise done to arrest planners and operatives, thus potentially leaving other suspects at large, and other terror plans potentially intact.") (September 29, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "ANYONE NOTICE THE WAR NEXT DOOR?" (SNIPPET: "Mexico's war against drug and alien-smuggling cartels grows ever more similar to the horrors of Afghanistan and Iraq/ Beheadings, stonings, car bombs and terrorist attacks speak to a lust for power every bit as implacable as that of the Afghanistan's Taliban or the insurgents of Iraq. The cartels may seem to be just a police problem, but Mexico's own officials know better: President Felipe Calderon warns that everything about their actions says they mean to take over.") (September 28, 2010, 7:08 pm ET) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com: Washington - "CREATING EXPLOSIVES TO STAY AHEAD OF TERRORISTS TSA Chief Shows CBS News How Failed Underwear Bomb Was Supposed to Work, Won't Apologize for Limiting Liquids on Planes" by Bob Orr (SNIPPET: "At a Transportation Security Administration testing facility, Pistole gave CBS News an exclusive look at the type of powerful explosive used in the unsuccessful attack: Pentaerythritol tetranitrate, also know as PETN, which an al Qaeda bomb-maker had mixed with another explosive, TATP, to make the underwear bomb...") (September 23, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation: "STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS" (SNIPPET: "Since 9/11, many of the terrorist threats facing the United States endure, but some are also evolving and transforming in ways that present new challenges." SNIPPET: "In addition, it appears domestic radicalization and homegrown extremism is becoming more pronounced, based on the number of disruptions and incidents." SNIPPET: "In the past year, the United States has been center stage as the focus for a number of terrorist plots that primarily come from three sources: core al Qaeda, al Qaeda's affiliates, and homegrown extremists.") (September 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Iranian media publicized an interview with an Iranian expert on Palestine who visited Turkey and met with IHH operatives. He described the circumstances surrounding the establishment of IHH as an Islamist, jihadist organization whose operatives fought in Bosnia, and stressed the influence of Khomeini's ideology on the organization's activity." (September 19, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Iranian regime took advantage of the annual Quds Day events to highlight an alternative political and ideological agenda to that of the US; strongly criticized the Israel-PA negotiations; called to continue the "resistance" (terrorism); and spread vicious incitement against Israel, the Jewish people, the US, and the West." (September 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Rai (Kuwait), September 18, 2010"): "REPORT: HIZBULLAH TRAINING ON GROUND-TO-GROUND MISSILES IN IRAN" (SNIPPET: "According to the Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai, Hizbullah units recently trained to operate Iran's Al-Fatah ground-to-ground missiles, which have a range of 200 km.") (Posted September 19, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "AHMADINEJAD: Resistance to West Rising" (SNIPPET: "After meeting briefly with his counterpart Assad at Damascus airport, Iranian president declares resistance to West on the rise in Middle East...") (Published September 18, 2010, 18:56/Israel News) (Red More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Viva Palestina, an organization headed by George Galloway, announced that a large, mostly overland aid convoy would leave London for the Gaza Strip via Europe on September 18. The convoy's spokesman is Zaher Birawi, a Hamas activist involved in intensive anti-Israel activity in Britain." (September 16, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "BRITISH INTELLIGENCE SEES AL-SHABAAB THREAT BUILDING" (SNIPPET: "Britain is virtually certain to be attacked by terrorists inspired by the Somali terrorist group al-Shabaab, according to the agency charged with countering covert threats to British security. MI5 Director General Jonathan Evans said Thursday that "a significant number of UK [United Kingdom] residents" were training in al-Shabaab camps in Somalia.") (September 16, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "MUSLIM-AMERICAN SOLDIER AT FORT HOOD TELLS AL JAZEERA: U.S. ARMY TRAINING IS 'PROPAGANDA AGAINST ISLAM'" by Dan Joseph (SNIPPET: "Zachari Klawonn, a Muslim U.S. Army specialist stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, told the Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera in a recent interview that training he had undergone in the U.S. military was a "slap in my face" and "propaganda against Islam."") (September 16, 2010) (Read More...)
SEATTLE WEEKLY.com: "ON THE ADVICE OF THE FBI, CARTOONIST MOLLY NORRIS DISAPPEARS FROM VIEW Her work won't be in Seattle Weekly anymore, or anywhere else." By Mark D. Fefer (SNIPPET: "She is, in effect, being put into a witness-protection program--except, as she notes, without the government picking up the tab. It's all because of the appalling fatwa issued against her this summer, following her infamous "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" cartoon.") (September 15, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "U.S. FACES GROWING TERROR THREAT FROM 'INDIGENOUS MUSLIMS,' EXPERTS FIND" by Matt Cover (SNIPPET: "The United States faces a growing threat from terrorists drawn from "immigrant and indigenous Muslims as well as converts to Islam," a new report finds. These new sources of radical Islamic terrorism defy attempts at profiling because they come from all walks of American life.") (September 14, 2010) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "REAL IRA SAYS IT WILL TARGET UK BANKERS Exclusive: Republican terror group vows to resume mainland attacks with banks and bankers now potential targets" BY Henry McDonald(September 14, 2010, 21:03 BST) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: "SAUDI ARMS DEAL ADVANCES White House to Notify Congress Soon of $60 Billion Package Largest Ever for U.S." by Adam Entous (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is set to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion, the largest U.S. arms deal ever, and is in talks with the kingdom about potential naval and missile-defense upgrades that could be worth tens of billions of dollars more.") (September 12, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "'FUGITIVE BACKLOG' OF ILLEGAL ALIENS MORE THAN 500,000 SAYS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY" by Penny Starr (SNIPPET: "As of Sunday, Sept. 5, the Department of Homeland Security had a backlog of fugitive illegal aliens totaling 506,232 people...") (September 7, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "CHINA TO BUILD $2BN RAILWAY FOR IRAN" by Malcom Moore in Shanghai (SNIPPET: "The new line will run from Tehran to the town of Khosravi on the border with Iraq, around 360 miles as the crow flies, passing through Arak, Hamedan and Kermanshah. Eventually, the Iranian government said, the route could link Iran with Iraq and even Syria..." SNIPPET: ""It makes sense that if you build railways in Iran, you then get deals to stretch the lines into central Asia," he said, referring to a "very concrete plan" to run a railway from Iran through the landlocked countries of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and eventually to Kashgar in China, in a modern "silk route". That line would give the central Asian states vital access to Iran's port of Chahbahar on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and could also eventually give China a vital overland freight route to Europe.") (September 7, 2010, 6:15 am BST) (Read More...)
GULF-DAILY-NEWS.com: Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan - "U.S. TERROR ATTACKS THREAT" (SNIPPET: "Pakistan's Taliban yesterday threatened to launch attacks in the US and Europe "very soon". The warning by Qari Hussain Mehsud, a senior leader and mentor of suicide bombers, came after a renewal of militant violence this week...") (September 4, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "AL-SHMUKH vs AT-TAHADI" (SNIPPET: "These are the top two al-Qaida supporting forums at the moment. They are viewed favorably by the jihadi rank-and-file, by the leadership of al-Qaida, and by the intelligence community.") (September 4, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "LIBYA FREES EX-GITMO DETAINEE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "Sofiane Ibrahim Gammu" SNIPPET: "Declassified memos prepared at Guantanamo tell a different story. The memos allege that Gammu, who was known as Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu (internment serial number 557) during his time in detention, was a longtime jihadist who served both the Taliban and al Qaeda.") (September 2, 2010) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Amsterdam - "MUSLIM CLERIC CALLS FOR BEHEADING OF DUTCH POLITICIAN" by Ben Ben Berkowitz (SNIPPET: "De Telegraaf, the Netherlands' largest newspaper, led its front page on Friday with a story on the speech by Feiz Muhammad. The Sydney-born Muhammad has gained notoriety for, among other things, calling on young children to be radicalized and blaming rape victims for their own attacks. The paper posted an English-language audio clip in which he refers to Wilders as "this Satan, this devil, this politician in Holland" and explains that anyone who talks about Islam like Wilders does should be executed by beheading.") (September 3, 2010, 9:26 am EDT) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA CAMP TEACHES BOYS AS YOUNG AS FIVE TO BOMB AND KILL" by Nick Owens (SNIPPET: "Terrorism expert Neil Doyle said the video, which is being released as part of a Jihad recruitment drive, was "a shocking example of the sick tactics al-Qaeda use." It appears on a website called Revolution Muslim...") (August 29, 2010) (Read More...)
VALLEY CENTRAL.com - Action 4 News: "CBP CONFIRMS TWO MEXICAN HELICOPTER INCURSIONS IN STARR COUNTY" (SNIPPET: "Federal officials confirmed two Mexican military helicopter incursions took place in skies over Starr and Hidalgo County...") (Note: Video included.) (Updated September 2, 2010, 5:15 pm)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRITAIN FACES NEW TERROR WAVE" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Britain faces a new wave of home grown terrorists as 800 radicalised Islamist prisoners are released from jail, a leading security expert warns.") (Publsihed August 27, 2010, 12:10 am BST) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "HOMEGROWN TERRORISM RESURFACES IN CANADA" (SNIPPET: "Senior intelligence and law enforcement officials say that "homegrown Islamist extremism" is the top terrorist threat facing Canada today.") (August 25, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "'Burn the Quran Day' Plan Prompts Warnings of Anger, Unrest" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "A spokesman for the Jeddah-based bloc of Islamic states expressed concern Tuesday that the planned action by the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville would stir up "anger across the Muslim world and provoke unrest." The OIC said it hoped the U.S. government would "take appropriate steps to protect the sacred religious sentiments of Muslims of America and of the Muslims across the world."") (August 25, 2010) (Read More...)
WOKV.com: "ISLAMIC RADICALS THREATEN SUICIDE BOMBINGS AGAINST GAINESVILLE [FLORIDA] CHURCH" by Adam Kirk (SNIPPET: "However, the Gainesville fire department has denied a permit for the event. One jihadist website vowed to conduct suicide bombings in Florida to avenge the Koran burning, while others predicted an increase in terrorist recruits as a result of such actions.") (August 23, 2010, 5:28 am) (Read More...)
OnlineWSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Digital Network - "Protests, Rhetoric Feed Jihadists' Fire" by Jonathan Weisman (SNIPPET: "Threats have been posted on Jihadist web sites in response to such planned actions as Mr. Jones's Koran burning. "Now, I wish to bomb myself in this church as revenge for the sake of Allah's talk. And here I register my name here that I want to be an intended-martyr," wrote a poster identifying himself as "Abu Dujanah."") (August 23, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S., UN SANCTION TOP AL QAEDA FINANCIAL OFFICIAL" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US Treasury and the United Nations have sanctioned a top a Qaeda leader who also is Osama bin Laden's son-in-law for serving as a top financial official in the terror organization.") (August 24, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - THE MEIR AMIT INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "A number of satellite companies (including Western companies) continue providing communication services for Hezbollah and Hamas' television and radio, even though restrictions have been imposed by Europe and the United States. Supported by foreign companies, Hezbollah and Hamas are able to extend their range around the world, including Muslim communities." (August 23, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "AHMADINEJAD INAUGURATES IRAN'S FIRST UNMANNED BOMBER AIRCRAFT" (SNIPPET: "Speaking to a group of officials Ahmadinejad said, "The jet, as well as being an ambassador of death for the enemies of humanity, has a main message of peace and friendship."") (August 22, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Daily Times, Pakistan, August 20, 2010"): "PAKISTANI NUCLEAR EXPERT: PAKISTAN HAS 125 NUCLEAR WEAPONS; TALIBAN THREAT TO PAKISTANI NUCLEAR PROGRAM DOES EXIST" (SNIPPET: "Nayyar said that Pakistan has around 125 nuclear weapons, which are not placed together at any single location in the country, and that no other country including the U.S. could trace or take away these weapons from Pakistan. According to the report, Nayyar said that threat from the Taliban or other religious elements interested in acquiring Pakistan's nuclear weapons does exist...") (Posted August 20, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "ALERT OVER WANTED AL-QAEDA SUSPECT WHO MAY BE HEADING TO BRITAIN" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Adam, 23" SNIPPET: "They fear that he may be trying to travel to the West in order to plan attacks.") (Published August 20, 2010, 7:48 pm BST) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com: "THE MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION'S TERROR PROBLEM Why do top MSA leaders keep joining terror groups and involving themselves in terror plots?" by Patrick Poole (August 20, 2010) (Read More...)
MyFOXdfw.com - Fox 4 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (NEWSCORE): "MEXICAN DRUG GANG HIRES PRETTY HITWOMEN" (SNIPPET: "A Mexican drug gang is hiring pretty young women to carry out killings to surprise its enemies, a suspected member of the vicious La Linea gang said in a video released Tuesday. Around 30 women aged 18 to 30 have been trained by hitmen to carry out killings in recent months, and most of those have killed people, said Rogelio Amaya in a public security ministry video released by media.") (Published August 17, 2010; Updated August 18, 2010, 6:23 am CDT) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials - Perspective: "UNDER NEW AMERICAN MANAGEMENT AL-QAIDA NOW POSES INNER THREAT" by Paul Sperry (SNIPPET: "If al-Qaida looks and sounds different as we approach 9/11's ninth anniversary, it's because it's under new American management. No fewer than four U.S. citizens and a permanent U.S. resident have risen to senior leadership posts. These five English-speaking leaders are actively planning or facilitating attacks against their countrymen, while recruiting and radicalizing other American turncoats to carry them out.") (August 13, 2010, 8:17 pm ET) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "HIGHER TROOP CASUALTIES LIKELY IN AFGHANISTAN" by Lisa Daniel (SNIPPET: "Increased troop casualties in Afghanistan are to be expected this summer, and likely will continue through the fall as U.S. forces ramp up counterinsurgency efforts in anticipation of a drawdown to begin next year, a military official said yesterday.") (August 12, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com - Exclusive: "DHS CAUGHT AND RELEASED 481 'FUGITIVE' ILLEGALS FROM STATE SPONSORS OF TERROR AND 'COUNTRIES OF INTEREST'" by Penny Starr (SNIPPET: "In the three fiscal years from 2007-2009, the Department of Homeland Security caught and released 481 illegal aliens from nations designated as state sponsors of terrorism and "countries of interest," and those 481 aliens are now fugitives, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement database obtained by CNSNews.com as the result of a Freedom of Information Act request.") (August 11, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AFP): "BOLTON: ISRAEL HAS FEW DAYS TO STRIKE IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Former American envoy to UN says Israel must attack Bushehr plant before Russian shipment of nuclear fuel arrives; However, Bolton skeptical Israel will strike, says 'I'm afraid that they've lost this opportunity'") (Published August 17, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Middle East News: "U.S. MOVES TO BLOCK AID TO LEBANESE ARMY" ("SNIPPET: "In addition to arms, Iran provides about $100 million to $200 million per year to support Hezbollah, according to U.S. intelligence estimates. Some officials say they believe that as Hezbollah's political clout within the Lebanese government has increased in recent years...") (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com - Critical Condition - blog: "A FRAUD EXPLORED -- AND IGNORED" by James C. Capretta (SNIPPET: "That's right. Richard Foster, the chief actuary of the Medicare program and the man responsible for overseeing the production of the data which forms the basis of this annual report's forecast, has advised the public -- in his official "Statement of Actuarial Opinion" printed at the end of the trustees' report -- not to believe any of the modestly rosy conclusions contained within it.") (August 10, 2010, 3:41 pm) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "VIGILANTE LAW" -Column by Cal Thomas (SNIPPET: "Most great powers unravel from within before invading armies (or in America's case, terrorists) conquer them. A preacher might develop a good sermon on how nations fare when they mock God." SNIPPET: "A nation that loses its moral sense is a nation without any sense at all.") (August 10, 2010) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Austin, Texas - "PERRY INVITES OBAMA TO TOUR THE BORDER WITH HIM" by R.G. Ratcliffe, Austin Bureau (SNIPPET: "Gov. Rick Perry's meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it. That did not dissuade the governor from inviting Obama to come back to Texas and tour the border with him to get a first hand look at what Perry describes as the threat from Mexican drug cartels.") (August 9, 2010, 3:57 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Berlin - "MOSQUE USED BY 9/11 ATTACKERS SHUT DOWN" (SNIPPET: "A Hamburg mosque once frequented by some of the Sept. 11 attackers was shut down Monday because German authorities believe the prayer house was again being used as a meeting point for Islamic radicals.") (August 9, 2010) (Read More...)
NY POST.com - Opinion - Editorial: "AN ODD ENVOY" (SNIPPET: "It's not sufficiently divisive, apparently, that a controversial imam wants to erect a mosque near Ground Zero; now the Obama folks have him conducting "outreach" to Arab countries on behalf of the United States -- and on the taxpayers' dime, no less." SNIPPET: "As Claudia Rosett first reported at Forbes.com, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is headed to the Arab world for a month-long "outreach" tour, courtesy of the State Department. His wife, Daisy Khan, is to make a similar trip.") (Last updated August 10, 2010, 4:50 am) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ADNAN SHUKRIJUMAH, BELIEVED TO BE THE NEW HEAD OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS FOR AL QAEDA, FBI SAYS" (SNIPPET: """He's looking at attacking the U.S. and other Western countries. Basically through attrition, he has become his old boss." His old boss is none other than Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. What makes Shukrijumah especially dangerous is that he knows how America works, LeBlanc said.") (Updated August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "STATE DEPARTMENT: AL-QAIDA STILL TOP U.S. TERROR THREAT" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Transnational terrorism poses the United States' gravest security threat, with al-Qaida's core in Pakistan remaining the most-formidable terrorist organization targeting the U.S. homeland, according to a new State Department report covering worldwide terrorist activity during 2009.") (August 5, 2010) (Read More...)
ICE.gov - News Release: Washington, D.C. - "ICE REMOVES MAN AFTER INVESTIGATING A TERRORISTIC THREAT ON METRO IN JANUARY" (SNIPPET: "A Panama man convicted of murder in his native country..." SNIPPET: "Juan Alberto Barrera-Candelaria, 36, illegally entered the United States..." SNIPPET: "...an anonymous tip that Barrera was planning to attack an occupied Metro train with a rocket launcher. Additional interviews and searches were conducted and ultimately no evidence was found that Barrera was preparing an attack of any type.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-818: Washington - "UNITED STATES TARGETS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN INDIA AND PAKISTAN IN JOINT TERRORISM ACTIONS, TREASURY, STATE DESIGNATE HARAKAT-UL JIHAD ISLAMI AND ITS SENIOR LEADER MOHAMMAD ILYAS KASHMIRI" (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDERS LINKED TO TALIBAN: U.S. TREASURY" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "General Hossein Musavi is the commander Qods Force's Ansar Corps, "whose responsibilities include IRGC-QF activities in Afghanistan," the Treasury stated. "As Ansar Corps Commander, Musavi has provided financial and material support to the Taliban." Colonel Hasan Mortezavi is described as a senior Qods Force officer who "provides financial and material support to the Taliban." Qods Forces' Ansar Corps is the command that is assigned to direct operations in Afghanistan. The Ansar Corps is based in Mashad in northeastern Iran. Ansar Corps operates much like the Ramazan Corps, which supports and directs Shia terror groups in Iraq.") (August 6, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-810: "FACT SHEET: U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT TARGETS IRAN'S SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM Treasury Announces New Sanctions Against Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Leadership" (August 3, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - Faster, Please!: "THE HIKERS, THE MULLAHS, AND THEIR FRIENDS" by Michael Ledeen (SNIPPET: "There are six American hostages in Iranian hands right now..." SNIPPET: "(...the Nation has produced a pretty convincing report showing that Iranian Revolutionary Guards crossed into Iraq to snatch the three).") (August 1, 2010) (Read More...)
THE NATION.com: "U.S. HIKERS WERE SEIZED IN IRAQ" by Babak Sarfaraz (July 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au: "ISLAMISTS SPREAD TERROR MESSAGE" by Sally Neighbour (SNIPPET: "The Authentic Tawheed (tawheed is an Islamic concept referring to the oneness of God) site was registered last month through an internet service provider in Brisbane. It has links to downloadable books and sermons by a range of militant clerics, including the US-born, Yemen-based Anwar al-Awlaki, who is accused by the US government of inspiring the Fort Hood military base shooting in Texas last November and the botched Christmas Day airline bombing in Detroit a month later. It also has a link to a US-registered site, RevolutionMuslim.com, which contains a page endorsing suicide attacks.") (July 31, 2010, 12:00 am) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAN BACKS THREE SHIA TERROR GROUPS IN IRAQ: GENERAL ODIERNO" (SNIPPET: "The top US general in Iraq has identified the three main Shia terror groups in Iraq that are backed by Iran. General Ray Odierno said Iran continues to back the League of the Righteous (or Asaib al Haq), the Mahdi Army spin-off Promised Day Brigade, and the Hezbollah Brigades (or Kataib Hezbollah). "The Iranians... continue to fund, train and provide weapons and ammunition to Shiite extremist groups," Odierno told reporters in Baghdad according to AFP. Qods Force, the special operations branch of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, has "gone to a more sophisticated program with a smaller set of extremists" by narrowing down the number of Shia terror groups it supports.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com - Blog Briefing Room: "CBO: RISK OF CRISIS GROWING WITH HIGHER DEBT LEVELS" by Michael O' Brien (SNIPPET: "The CBO said in a new report that while it was impossible to predict whether the United States would encounter a debt crisis like those plaguing some European nations, the longer debts and deficits go unaddressed, the greater the risk of a crisis.") (July 27, 3:45 pm ET) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony - ROBERT S. MUELLER, III, Federal Bureau of Investigation: "STATEMENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE" (SNIPPET: "There were the arrests of 10 Russian spies, known as "illegals," who secretly blended into American society committed to the long-term goal of clandestinely gathering information for Russia." SNIPPET: "Terrorism in general, and al Qaeda and its affiliates in particular continue to represent the most significant threat to our national security." SNIPPET: "Homegrown and "lone wolf" extremists also pose a serious threat along with traditional international terror groups." SNIPPET: "The cyber threat to national security remains among our highest priorities.") (July 28, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mauritania - "Warden Message: MAURITANIA POTENTIAL AQIM ACTIVITY, CAUTION URGED" (SNIPPET: "According to press reporting, on July 22, Mauritanian security forces conducted a raid against an Al-Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) camp in northern Mali. France has confirmed that it provided some technical assistance. As a result of perceived Western involvement in the raid, it is possible that AQIM will attempt retaliatory attacks against Western targets of opportunity.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "UZBEKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. government continues to receive information that indicates terrorist groups may be planning attacks, possibly against U.S. interests, in Uzbekistan. Supporters of terrorist groups such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Al-Qaida, the Islamic Jihad Union, and the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement are active in the Central Asian region.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL NEWS.com: Islamabad - "U.S. DELIVERS FIRST BATCH OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES" by Shakeel Ahmed (SNIPPET: "Importantly, this is the first time PAF has inducted BVR missiles which will strengthen its Air Defence capability manifold.") (July 27, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "BRADLEY MANNING, SUSPECTED SOURCE OF WIKILEAKS DOCUMENTS, RAGED ON FACEBOOK PAGE" (SNIPPET: "Mr Manning, who is openly homosexual..." SNIPPET: "His tagline on his personal page reads: "Take me for who I am, or face the consequences!"") (July 30, 2010, 10:00 pm BST) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "A WIKILEAK TOO FAR There are limits to press freedom in times of war" (SNIPPET: "These secret reports have the greatest possibility of causing deadly consequences, which under the American legal tradition is why those who leaked them should be held accountable.") (July 29, 2010, 6:03 pm) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Yasser Qashlaq, the Lebanese flotilla organizer, claims the ships will soon set sail for the Gaza Strip. Syria and Hezbollah are involved. Considering Qashlaq's anti-Semitic stance and links to terrorism, he apparently wants a violent confrontation (possibly contrary to the wishes of many of the passengers)" (July 25, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): New Delhi - "DEADLY TERROR GROUP EXPANDS AREA OF OPERATIONS, MULLEN SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Lashkar-e-Taiba" SNIPPET: "LeT, as it is called here..." SNIPPET: "LeT rose in Pakistan and operated in Kashmir, but it seems to have developed larger goals, the admiral said.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - Travel Warning: "PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The presence of Al-Qaida, Taliban elements, and indigenous militant sectarian groups poses a potential danger to U.S. citizens throughout Pakistan...") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "MAMA CAN'T FIND A DOCTOR, AND OTHER FALLOUT FROM NEW DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATION" -Column by Matt Towery (SNIPPET: "Lately, even the most elite in media have started to report some of the intended and unintended consequences of the rushed and ill-conceived federal health care bill passed earlier this year by the Barack Obama administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress. And I've had my first eye-opener. Like everyone of their generation, my parents automatically qualify for Medicare. Soon after the new health care bill passed, their personal physician retired. When they set about looking for a new one, they kept hearing the same refrain: "We are no longer accepting new patients."") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): "SOME INSURERS STOP WRITING NEW COVERAGE FOR KIDS" (SNIPPET: "...consequence of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday." SNIPPET: "Insurers are worried that parents will wait until kids get sick to sign them up, saddling the companies with unpredictable costs.") (July 23, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "34 U.S. CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH TIES TO INTERNATIONAL JIHADISTS IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS" (SNIPPET: "A recently disclosed FBI Directorate of Intelligence document from July 2009 estimated that there were as many as 15,000 websites and web forums that were supportive of terrorist activities. Yet, officials say the number of websites is constantly changing since many of the sites and forums are not maintained, with current estimates indicating as many as 10,000 active sites. The FBI analysis noted that about 80 percent of those sites existed on U.S.-based computer servers.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG782: Washington - "TREASURY TARGETS TALIBAN AND HAQQANI NETWORK LEADERSHIP: TREASURY DESIGNATES THREE FINANCIERS OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Gul Agha Ishakzai" SNIPPET: "Amir Abdullah" SNIPPET: "Nasiruddin Haqqani") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE.com: "RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL MISSING FROM AREA HOSPITAL" (SNIPPET: "Officials are investigating how a lead-lined safe containing radioactive material went missing from a storage area at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, Ill.") (July 21, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov - No. 653-10: "DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED" (SNIPPET: " The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of two detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Governments of Spain and Latvia.") (July 22, 2010) (Read More...)
HOEKSTRA.house.gov: Washington - "AL QAEDA GOES VIRAL" by Peter Hoekstra (SNIPPET: "Mr. Hoekstra, a Republican from Michigan, is the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Mexico City, Mexico - "51 BODIES FOUND AT NORTHERN MEXICO DUMPING GROUND" by Mark Stevenson, AP (SNIPPET: "Investigators said Saturday they have found 51 corpses in two days of digging in a field near a trash dump outside the northern city of Monterrey..." SNIPPET: "The largest mass grave found in recent years was discovered in May in the southern city of Taxco, where a total of 55 bodies were dumped...") (July 24, 2010, 3:43 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIME.com - Water Cooler - blog: "TWT Exclusive: Is Wash Post Harming Intelligence? by Quin Hillyer (SNIPPET: "I have obtained this document sent by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It appears the Washington Post is about to push the bounds of intelligence reporting. The intelligence agency seems concerned.") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - WANTED BY THE FBI: "BAJRAM ASLLANI" (SNIPPET: "Aliases: Ebu Hatab, Bajram Aslani, Bajram Asslani Var Aslani, Bajram Asslani, Aslani Bajram, Bajram Aslami, Bajram Aslanni, Bajram Hajriz Asllani, Bayram Aslani" SNIPPET: "CAUTION Bajram Asllani is an alleged co-conspirator with a group of 8 individuals in the United States who were allegedly co-conspiring to engage in violent jihad, or holy war, and to raise money for mujihadeen, or warriors engaged in violent jihad. Seven of the 8 individuals involved in the conspiracy with Asllani were arrested in Raleigh, North Carolina, in July of 2009.") (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "LACK OF SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING POSES PROBLEMS FOR PENTAGON" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: ""We project that certain Army and Marine Corps accounts will run dry in August," Morrell said. "So we urgently need Congress to pass the supplemental before members leave town for the next break in August."") (July 15, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "ACQUISITION REFORM PLAYS KEY ROLE IN PENTAGON'S SAVINGS" by Lisa Daniel (SNIPPET: "Over the next several years, the Obama administration is investing in hiring thousands of new federal procurement officers, the "lifeblood" of acquisition reform, he said.") (July 15, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "OBESITY RATING FOR EVERY AMERICAN MUST BE INCLUDED IN STIMULUS-MANDATED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, SAYS HHS" by Matt Cover (SNIPPET: "New federal regulations issued this week stipulate that the electronic health records--that all Americans are supposed to have by 2014 under the terms of the stimulus law that President Barack Obama signed last year--must record not only the traditional measures of height and weight, but also the Body Mass Index: a measure of obesity. The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: "Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient's height and weight." The law also requires that these electronic health records be available--with appropriate security measures--on a national exchange.") (July 15, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AL QAIDA'S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE TERRORISM BLUEPRINT" (SNIPPET: "Packed with detailed technical instructions, captivating aesthetics and extremist rhetoric, a new English-language magazine issued by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) constitutes a recruiting tool with lethal potential.") (July 13, 2010) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "CLERIC URGES MURDERING U.S. CARTOONIST WHO DIDN'T DRAW MOHAMMED" by Maayana Miskin (SNIPPET: "The threats against Norris were printed in an online English-language magazine called "Inspire," started by the international terrorist organization Al-Qaeda. The FBI is taking the threats seriously, the Daily News said.") (Last update: July 14, 2010, 7:12 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (SNIPPET: "Adnan G. El Shukrijumah was indicted in the Eastern District of New York in July of 2010 for his alleged role in a terrorist plot to attack targets in the United States and the United Kingdom. The charges reveal that the plot against New York City's subway system, uncovered in September of 2009, was directed by senior Al-Qaeda leadership in Pakistan, and was also directly related to a scheme by Al-Qaeda plotters in Pakistan to use Western operatives to attack a target in the United States. El Shukrijumah is thought to have served as one of the leaders of Al-QaedaÕs external operations program.") (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS CONDEMN A MOVE TO CUT RESERVE MONEY" by Ken Dilanian, Tribune Washington Bureau (SNIPPET: "A House appropriations bill calls for a $2-billion reduction in emergency funds, with the money going to help prevent teacher layoffs. Experts criticize what they call a lack of foresight.") (July 13, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "GERMANY AGREES TO ACCEPT TWO GITMO DETAINEES" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But in this case the press has reported the identity of the two detainees in question. The German newspaper Bild has named them: Ayman al Shurafa, a 34-year-old citizen of Saudi Arabia, and Mahmud Salim al Ali, a 35-year-old Syrian.") (July 12, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IRANIAN FIGHTER TURNED U.S. SPY: TEHRAN WILL ATTACK ISRAEL" by Dudi Cohen (SNIPPET: "A former fighter in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) turned US spy offered a rare glance into one of the most complex countries in the Middle East. During a conference held at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy on Friday, Reza Kahlili (pseudonym) estimated that Iran will eventually attack Israel, Europe and the Persian Gulf states.") (July 10, 2010, 20:59) (Read More...)
ISRAEL TODAY.co.il: "PALESTINIAN LEADER CALLS FOR ARAB INVASION OF ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "The official Palestinian Authority daily newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on Tuesday wrote that when Abbas met recently with media figures at the home of the Palestinian ambassador to Jordan, he recounted that during an Arab League Summit in Libya in March he told his fellow leaders that he still preferred war against Israel, but could not do it alone. "We are unable to confront Israel militarily, and this point was discussed at the Arab League Summit," said Abbas. "There I turned to the Arab States and I said: 'If you want war, and if all of you will fight Israel, we are in favor. But the Palestinians will not fight alone because they don't have the ability to do it.'") (JULY 8, 2010) (Read More...)
MEMRIjttm.org - The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor: "AL-SIYASSA: Hizbullah Plan to Establish Terror Network In South America Thwarted" (SNIPPET: "The Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa, known for its anti-Hizbullah orientation, reports that Mexico has thwarted a Hizbullah plan to recruit Mexican terrorists of Shi'ite Lebanese origin, and form a network that would operate against Israeli and Western targets throughout South America.") (July 6, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Baghdad - "U.S. On Track to End Combat Mission in Iraq, Officials Say" by Elaine Wilson (SNIPPET: "The United States in on track or ahead of schedule to end its combat mission in Iraq this summer, and the lack of a permanent government there will not serve as a deterrent to that plan, senior administration officials traveling with Vice President Joe Biden said today.") (July 3, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "Editorial: THE PRISON JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "The report found that Islamic radical groups such as al Qaeda are particularly active in prison recruitment and networking because they "see it as their duty to propagate their faith and political ideology (dawa)." To them, a prison "constitutes a potentially fruitful place for conversion and radicalization," and they "consequently exploit whatever opportunities they are offered to approach other offenders and turn them into followers of the group.") (July 2, 2010) (Read More...)
NewYork.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release: Washington - "CHARGES UNSEALED AGAINST FIVE ALLEGED MEMBERS OF AL QAEDA PLOT TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM" (SNIPPET: "The superseding indictment, which was returned and unsealed today in the Eastern District of New York, charges the following defendants each with several terrorism violations: Adnan El Shukrijumah, also known as "Hamad;" Adis Medunjanin, also known as "Mohammad;" Abid Naseer; Tariq Ur Rehman; and a fifth defendant known as "Ahmad," "Sohaib," or "Zahid."") (July 7, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA SLEEPER AGENT TIED TO 2009 NYC SUBWAY PLOT" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "If recent press accounts are correct, Shukrijumah is in northern Pakistan and is still plotting attacks against the continental US on behalf of al Qaeda.") (July 1, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: "Warden Message: OUAHIGOUYA (BURKINA FASO) KIDNAPPING THREAT" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Embassy has information that a group associated with Al Qa'ida in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) plans to kidnap an unidentified U.S. citizen in the vicinity of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. If the group is unable to locate a suitable U.S. citizen in the area, it intends to find another westerner to kidnap.") (July 1, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN ARMS SYRIA WITH RADAR" by Charles Levinson (SNIPPET: "Iran has sent Syria a sophisticated radar system that could threaten Israel's ability to launch a surprise attack against Iran's nuclear facilities..." SNIPPET: "It could also benefit Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group based in Lebanon and widely believed to receive arms from Syria.") (June 30, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "ISLAMIC AND ARAB STATES SHOULD HAVE SECURITY COUNCIL SEATS, SAY PAKISTAN" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "Pakistan's ambassador, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, told a closed meeting at U.N. headquarters in New York this week that the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Arab League "have clear demands for representation in an enlarged council," according to reports in Pakistani media.") (June 30, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PAKISTAN'S WEB CENSORSHIP GUIDELINES GO BEYOND BLASPHEMY" by Patrick Goodenough (SNIPPET: "The new measures take to a new level PakistanÕs response to the dissemination online of information many Muslims regard as offensive. Beyond its borders, Pakistan is a leading force in the campaign at the United Nations -- an effort led by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) -- to have such material outlawed across the globe. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that seven major Internet Web sites -- Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Hotmail, MSN, Amazon and Bing -- would face ongoing scanning and that any offensive material would be blocked. At the same time, 17 much smaller sites are to be blocked entirely.") (June 30, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES: OVERHEAD SAVINGS WOULD BENEFIT WARFIGHTERS" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The Defense Department must find $100 billion in savings over the next five years to ensure U.S. warfighters continue to have the resources they need to defend the nation now and into the future, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.") (June 28, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "ADAMS: INSIDE THE BLACK PANTHER CASE Anger, Ignorance and Lies" by J. Christian Adams (SNIPPET: "The New Black Panther case was the simplest and most obvious violation of federal law I saw in my Justice Department career. Because of the corrupt nature of the dismissal, statements falsely characterizing the case and, most of all, indefensible orders for the career attorneys not to comply with lawful subpoenas investigating the dismissal, this month I resigned my position as a Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney.") (June 25, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com: "ARIZONA PARK A 'NO-GO' ZONE FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS The Sonoran Desert National Monument is so overrun with drug gangs that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has closed the road into the park." by Annie Jacobsen (June 25, 2010) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "PORT AUTHORITY COPS ON LOOKOUT FOR TERROR ATTACK" by Philip Messing (Posted June 23, 2010, 10:31 pm) (SNIPPET: "The chilling warning was read at roll call for four police commands -- cops assigned to the Holland and Lincoln Tunnel; the George Washington Bridge; and also the Staten Island command, which incorporates the Bayonne and Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing, a source said. The message, which was read by police brass, noted that as 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, "there is a threat to all crossings, as of this point, being treated as credible, that some type of tanker will explode causing us to respond." "At some point during the response, a second explosion [will occur] causing injury to all first responders to this incident," the message noted.") (Posted June 23, 2010, 10:31 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "ILYAS KASHMIRI - PAKISTAN'S FRANKENSTEIN" (SNIPPET: "Top Al Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri poses a major threat to U.S. interests both at home and abroad. Described by intelligence agencies "as the most effective, dangerous and successful guerrilla leader in the world," Kashmiri heads Al Qaeda's military operations wing. He figures prominently in two recent high-profile terrorism indictments issued in Chicago. But Kashmiri remains free in South Asia and in control of a renowned Al Qaeda terror cell called the 313 Brigade, in large part due to support from rogue elements tied to the Pakistani military and intelligence services.") (June 22, 2010) (Read More...)
Blogs.ABC NEWS.com - Political Punch: "OBAMA PROMISES TO KEEP WORKING UNTIL 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' SIGNED INTO LAW" -from Sunlen Miller (SNIPPET: "Celebrating LGBT pride month at the White House this evening, President Obama declared that the nation has never been closer to ending the "discriminatory policy" of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and promised to keep working until the bill is signed into law.") [Note: LGBT is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered.] (June 22, 2010, 8:37 pm) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "POLICE CHIEF: CARTELS THREATEN U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ARIZONA" by Nick Valencia (SNIPPET: "...cartels are making direct death threats to U.S. law enforcement officials in Nogales, Arizona, the police chief there told CNN Monday.") (June 21, 2010, 7:01 pm EDT) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Gates, Mullen Urge Senate to Ratify Arms Reduction Treaty" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The United States is better off with the new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia than it is without it, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also urged the committee to ratify the agreement, saying the treaty has the full support of uniformed leaders. Gates and Mullen testified alongside Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Energy Secretary Steven Chu.") (June 17, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY - IBD Editorials: "MISSING DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "National Security: There seems to be only one thing White House arms negotiators want more than a reduction in U.S. nuclear weapons -- a reduction in U.S. missile defenses to protect us from such weapons. The Washington Times' Bill Gertz reports that U.S. diplomats are secretly negotiating with Russia to link nuclear arms reduction to limits on our anti-missile defenses.") (Posted June 18, 2010, 07:04 pm ET) (Read More...)
DAVID LIMBAUGH.com - Column: "PLEASE READ 'THE GRAND JIHAD'" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "This is not another book on the dangers of Islamic terrorism, but a wake-up call to Americans who might be missing the overarching goal behind that "tactic," a goal shared by the hard left in this country: the destruction of "the freedom culture" on which America was built.") (June 17, 2010) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "PLASTIC BAGS TO BE PUT OVER BIRMINGHAM 'TERROR CAMERAS'" (SNIPPET: "A surveillance operation in parts of Birmingham with large Muslim populations has been halted after it was revealed the move was linked to counter terrorism. Some out of 218 cameras, mainly in the Washwood Heath and Sparkbrook districts, will be covered with bags.") (Page last updated June 17, 2010, 19:38 UK) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (REUTERS): Geneva - "MUSLIM STATES WANT UN TO TAKE TOUGH ACTION AGAINST 'ISLAMOPHOBIA' IN THE WEST" (SNIPPET: "And Pakistan, speaking for the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), said the council's special investigator into religious freedom should look into such racism "especially in Western societies". Acting for the OIC, Pakistan has tabled a resolution at the council instructing its special investigator on religious freedom "to work closely with mass media organisations to ensure that they create and promote an atmosphere of respect and tolerance for religious and cultural diversity".") (June 16, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "MALAYSIAN COMPLICITY IN TALIBAN TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "http://124.217.252.55/~alemarah/" SNIPPET: "That IP address (124.217.252.55) is provided to the Afghan Taliban by Malaysian company piradius.net. Piradius.net has been central to the online activities of al-Qaida and its affiliated organizations for many years.") (June 15, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "Afghanistan Timeline Not a Withdrawal Date, Officials Say" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (SNIPPET: "Petraeus added that his agreement with Obama's policy was based on projections of conditions in July 2011. "We're doing all that is humanly possible to achieve those conditions," he said.") (June 16, 2010) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "KILLERS OF U.S. AID WORKER ESCAPE SUDAN JAIL" (SNIPPET: "A police spokesman said the men had managed to get out through the jail's drainage system. The aid worker, John Granville, who worked for the US Agency for International Development, was shot dead in Khartoum two years ago.") (Page last updated June 11, 2010, 14:55 UK) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "INTEL MEMOS WARN RADICAL CLERIC'S CALL TO KILL AMERICANS MAY INSPIRE ATTACKS" by Katherine Herridge (SNIPPET: "Two new intelligence memos obtained by Fox News point to increasing alarm over radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki's recent call to kill American civilians.") (June 15, 2010) (Read More...)
ABC15.com: Casa Grande, Arizona - "PINAL COUNTY SHERIFF: MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS NOW CONTROL PARTS OF ARIZONA" (SNIPPET: "Babeu said he no longer has control over parts of his county. "We are outgunned, we are out manned and we don't have the resources here locally to fight this," he said at a Friday news conference. Five weeks ago Deputy Louie Puroll was ambushed and shot as he tracked six drug smugglers. Sheriff Babeu said the ambush mirrored military tactics. Even more disturbing, Babeu said the man who called in to 911 operators for help seemed to know a lot about the sheriff deputy's case.") (Note: Video included.) (June 12, 2010) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "IS CUBA SMUGGLING TERRORISTS INTO THE U.S. THROUGH MEXICO AND ARIZONA?" by Humberto Fontova (SNIPPET: "So let's step back and have a look: A nation classified by the U.S. State Dept. as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (Cuba) is likely helping smuggle al-Qaeda-allied terrorists into the U.S.") (June 11, 2010) (Read More...)
PREVENT WMD.gov - COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION AND TERRORISM: "PREVENTING TERRORISM: ASSESSING THE NATION'S PROGRESS" (SNIPPET: "Unless the world community acts decisively and with great urgency, it is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013.") (NOTE: "The Commission has concluded its work as a congressionally mandated organization, as of February 26, 2010.") (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "WHY IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT COVERING FOR A KNOWN TERROR GROUP?" by Moshe Dan (SNIPPET: "As long as the IHH is only attacking Israel, the Obama administration seems loathe to uncover them. But in the meantime, is anyone making sure they don't target the U.S.?") (June 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: ("Source: Kul Al-Arab, Israel, June 11, 2010"): "ERDOGAN INVITES HIZBULLAH LEADER NASRALLAH TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "It was reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was examining the possibility of attending the meeting in order to emphasize the Iran-Turkey-Syria alliance with Hizbullah and Hamas. It was also reported that Hizbullah had made Nasrallah's visit conditional upon Turkish guarantees of Nasrallah's safety and the provision of security by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).") (Posted June 11, 2010) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "ANSWER: BULENT YILDIRIM'S LAPTOP COMPUTER, AMONG OTHER THINGS Question: What did the IDF collect from the Mavi Marmara." (SNIPPET: "The reader may recall that Turkey's Islamist Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was formerly the mayor of Istanbul - thus we see a likely connection between IHH's purchase of the Mavi Marmara and Erdogan cronies in the Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri.") (June 8, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "IHH PREPARATIONS FOR A VIOLENT CONFRONTATION WITH IDF SOLDIERS ABOARD THE TURKISH SHIP MAVI MARMARA Initial conclusions from questioning passengers and examining equipment on board the ship" (June 7, 2010) (Read More...)
BREAKING TRAVEL NEWS.com: "NEW YORK HOTEL PIONEERS BIRTH TOURISM" (SNIPPET: "A New York hotel is staking its claim to have invented a new hospitality niche -- birth tourism. The Marmara Manhattan offers "an exclusive package for new mothers that wish to give birth in the USA", with the additional bonus of the newborn child gaining US citizenship. The hotel, which is part of the Turkish hospitality chain, exploits the 14th amendment to the US constitution, which states that all children born on American soil "are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside". The Marmara Manhattan, which is located in New York's Upper East Side...") (June 10, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER.com: "DRUG CARTELS SMUGGLING ILLEGALS CREATE SECURITY RISK, OFFICIALS SAY" by Sara A. Carter (SNIPPET: "Smuggling of potential terrorists across the border is evolving into a billion dollar industry for Mexican drug cartels while posing a significant threat to the United States, according to federal law enforcement officials.") (June 8, 2010) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "MORE DOCUMENTATION ON GAZA FLOTILLA CHARITY IHH" by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has released two new documents relating to the Turkish Muslim charitable group Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), sponsor of the Gaza freedom flotilla.") (June 7, 2010) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "ISRAEL WORRIED BY NEW TURKEY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF'S DEFENSE OF IRAN" by Amir Oren (SNIPPET: "Israeli sources believe Hakan Fidan aided in orchestrating an intentional change in relations between Israel and Turkey.") (Latest update June 7, 2010, 00:48) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2998: "Reactions in Iran to Gaza Flotilla -- 'Kayhan': Ayatollah Khomeini's Logical, Humane, and Completely Practical Plan -- To Remove the 'Cancerous Tumor' Israel, That Is, Eradicating It -- Must Be Implemented" (June 3, 2010) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: "ISRAEL WORRIED BY NEW TURKEY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF'S DEFENSE OF IRAN" by Amir Oren (SNIPPET: "Israeli sources believe Hakan Fidan aided in orchestrating an intentional change in relations between Israel and Turkey.") (Updated June 7, 2010, 00:48)
TELEGRAPH.com.uk: "IRAN USING DUBAI TO SMUGGLE NUCLEAR COMPONENTS" by Con Coughlin (SNIPPET: "Iran is using the Gulf port of Dubai to smuggle sophisticated electronic and computer equipment for its controversial uranium enrichment programme that are banned under United Nations sanctions.") (June 6, 2010, 8:00 am BST) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK POST): "NEW YORK PAROLE BOARD RELEASES MURDERER WHO AIMED TO WAGE JIHAD OVER 'INJUSTICES AGAINST MUSLIMS' IN 1973" (SNIPPET: "Shuaib Raheem") (June 4, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: Washington - "INVITING WAR" -Column by Oliver North (SNIPPET: "Americans once again are distracted by economic woes and a Gulf oil spill. The U.S. intelligence community is leaderless and in nearly total disarray. Our southern border is an open passage for unlawful entry at best -- and a virtual invasion path for well-armed enemies at worst. The Iranian regime, having brutally suppressed its internal opposition, overtly is arming Hezbollah, Hamas and al-Qaida while racing to acquire nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them. The vicious despots running North Korea -- having escaped any retribution for repeated violations of international law -- commit an act of war, and the U.S. backs down. Meanwhile the Obama administration is intent on turning the U.S. military, already engaged in a two-front war, into a laboratory for radical social experiments. Even Jimmy Carter didn't try that.") (June 4, 2010) (Read More...)
SFEXAMINER.com: "VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ BACKING LEFTIST GUERRILLAS IN MEXICO" by Sara A. Carter (SNIPPET:: "A leftist guerrilla movement responsible for many kidnappings and attacks inside Mexico is secretly receiving funding from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, U.S. and Mexican intelligence officials told The Washington Examiner. The group, called the Ejercito Popular Revolucionario (EPR), is "a terrorist organization bent on destabilizing Mexico. Splinters of the group are also adding to the problem," said a Mexican official who requested anonymity. The group, which announced its existence in 1996, claimed responsibility for the 2007 bombings of the Mexican government's Pemex oil pipelines, along with several other bombing attempts of a bank and Sears department stores in cities throughout Mexico. "Chavez has been funding groups like these in Mexico and throughout Latin America," said a U.S. official with knowledge of the group and its operations. "These groups are nothing more than terrorist organizations and members have connected to other narco-trafficking organizations in Mexico, creating a very dangerous matrix."") (June 1, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog: "IAEA RELEASES UPDATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM" by Austin Knuppe (SNIPPET: "37. While the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material in Iran, Iran has not provided the necessary cooperation to permit the Agency to confirm that all nuclear material in Iran is in peaceful activities.") (June 2, 2010, 10:21 am) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Irib.ir, June 2, 2010; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, Fars, Iran, June 1, 2010"): "IAEA REPORT: IRAN HAS 5.7 KG HIGH-LEVEL ENRICHED URANIUM" (Posted June 3, 2010) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: Reporting from New York and Vienna - "NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT MISSING FROM IRANIAN LAB, IAEA REPORT SAYS" (SNIPPET: "An apparatus that could be used to extract plutonium for an atomic bomb is gone, the United Nations watchdog agency says.") (May 31, 2010, 5:08 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Vienna - "A REPORT ON IRAN LIKELY TO BOOST WEST'S OPPOSITION TO TEHRAN'S FUEL SWAP OFFER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium..." SNIPPET: "Two tons of uranium would be enough for two nuclear warheads...") (Published May 31, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "PERHAPS YOU WOULD PREFER A SUNNI JIHADI NETWORK TO DIG INTO?" (SNIPPET: "Praise Allah and cross-reference with AQ-USA, Revolution Muslim, Samir Khan, etc.") (May 29, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "FORMER GITMO DETAINEE FEATURED AS COMMANDER IN AL QAEDA TAPE" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "The former detainee, Othman Ahmed al Ghamdi, has risen to the rank of operational commander within AQAP as other senior terrorists within the organization have been killed in recent strikes.") (May 28, 2010) (Read More...)
Whitehouse.gov: "Remarks by the President at Human Rights Campaign Dinner" (SNIPPET: "Tonight, somewhere in America, a young person, let's say a young man, will struggle to fall to sleep, wrestling alone with a secret he's held as long as he can remember. Soon, perhaps, he will decide it's time to let that secret out. What happens next depends on him...") (October 10, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org (UPI): Kabul, Afghanistan - "RED CROSS AIDS TALIBAN" (SNIPPET: "The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has provided basic training and first aid kits to the Taliban in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the international humanitarian organization says about 70 members of the armed opposition were given first aid training last month, the BBC reported Wednesday.") (May 26, 2010) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE GROUND ZERO MEGA-MOSQUE" (SNIPPET: "So how's that new mosque working out for the Boston taxpayers who donated the valuable land? Well, there's hardly a dull moment around this hardworking bunch. One month after the mosque's opening, one of its biggest donors, Oussama Ziade, was indicted for taking cash from al-Qaeda's top fundraiser, Yassin Qadi. The son of the Islamic Center's vice president was arrested in October for plotting to murder shoppers in New England malls. And the Boston-based "Grey Lady of Al Qaeda," Aafia Siddiqui, who was convicted of trying to murder FBI agents in Afghanistan, enjoys the warm support of Imam Farooq, a leader in the local Muslim American Society (MAS), which controls the ISB Cultural Center.") (June 2, 2010) (Read More...)
EUROPE NEWS.dk (THE TERROR FINANCE BLOG): "HOW TO STOP THE GROUND ZERO MEGA-MOSQUE" by Alyssa A. Lappen (SNIPPET: "Expose Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's history, his statements in Arabic, and his organization's appallingly incomplete tax filings. Manhattan Community Board 1 gave their nod of approval to construction of a highly contested, 15-story mega-mosque at the former Park Place Burlington Coat Factory -- 600 feet from Ground Zero.") (June 2, 2010) (Read More...)
SCPR.org - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO: "JAMAICAN CLERIC USES WEB TO SPREAD JIHAD MESSAGE" by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR (SNIPPET: "Young Muslims in the U.S. are becoming radicalized in a new way: on the Internet. Radical clerics such as Abdullah Faisal are directing young Muslim men to take up violent jihad. Faisal, who recently set up shop in Jamaica, has alleged ties to terrorist plots around the world.") (May 25, 2010) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - "Remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan at CSIS": "SECURING THE HOMELAND BY RENEWING AMERICAN STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND VALUES" (SNIPPET: "Even as we do everything in our government to prevent attacks, we recognize the indispensable role played by ordinary citizens.") (May 26, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "BRENNAN SEEKS NON-EXISTENT HIZBALLAH MODERATES" (SNIPPET: "The suggestion from John Brennan, assistant to the president for counterterrorism and homeland security...") (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NOMINEE TO RUN MEDICARE: 'The Decision is Not Whether or Not We Will Ration Care -- The Decision is Whether We Will Ration Care With Our Eyes Open'" by Fred Lucas (May 24, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "Justifying Martyrdom in German" by Nico Prucha (SNIPPET: "Signed by "your brothers of the German Taliban Mujahideen", the document has two parts." SNIPPET: "As a whole, the text provides a German-language assessment and justification for suicide missions." SNIPPET: "The main significance of the document is that it is in German and thus accessible to German speaking audience. It is the latest addition to a very rapidly growing body of German-language jihadi literature.") (May 21, 2010) (Read More...)
LiveShots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "IRAN MAY BENEFIT FROM SANCTIONS LOOPHOLE" by Jonathan Wachtel (SNIPPET: "The Russian Mission to the U.N. confirmed the resolution does not prohibit the sale of the S-300.") (May 21, 2010, 8:48 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS - ARUTZ SHEVA: "U.S. JOINS PRO-MUSLIM 'ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS'" by Hana Levi Julian (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration has announced the United States will join the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, another openly anti-Israel organization." SNIPPET: "However, the Alliance has been anything but cooperative when it comes to improving understanding of issues relating to the security of Israel's andÊUnited States'Êcivilians.") (Lat update: May 20, 2010, 12:07 pm) (Read More...)
CORNER.NationalReview.com - THE CORNER: "THE U.S. SHOULD NOT JOIN THE 'ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS'" by Brett D. Schaefer (SNIPPET: "Unfortunately, the AoC agenda has been largely driven by Muslim nations and the OIC, to the detriment of its ostensible purpose. For instance, the body has echoed the anti-Israel sentiments of the OIC...") (May 13, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, iran, May 20, 2010"): "RUSSIA: BUSHEHR PLANT OPERATION SET FOR AUGUST" (SNIPPET: "Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant, which is being built by Russia, is scheduled to begin operating in August regardless of any new sanctions against Tehran.") (Posted May 20, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: HurriyetDailyNews (Turkey), May 17, 2010"): "IRAN SIGNS A DEAL TO SEND LOW ENRICHED URANIUM TO TURKEY" (SNIPPET: "The agreement, under which Iran will in return receive nuclear fuel for a Tehran reactor, was signed in the Iranian capital between the foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil.") (Posted May 18, 2010) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.com: "U.K. FIRM INVESTIGATED OVER SALE OF 'DIRTY BOMB' MATERIAL TO IRAN" (SNIPPET: "Beddow defended selling cobalt aluminate to Iran as there was no law prohibiting the export of the substance when the deal occurred in summer 2009." SNIPPET: "British authorities warned before the sale that the deal constituted an "unacceptable risk of diversion to a weapons of mass destruction program of concern." "Anything that has cobalt in it, if put in a reactor, will capture thermal neutrons and make cobalt 60," British nuclear expert David Thomas said.") (May 17, 2010) (Read More...)
KVUE.com: Houston - "HOMELAND SECURITY ALERT: TERROR SUSPECT MAY BE HEADED TO TEXAS THROUGH MEXICO" by Sern-Min Chow/11 News (SNIPPET: "A Homeland Security Alert is asking Houston police and Harris County Sheriff's deputies to keep their eyes open for a potential terrorist. The alert focuses on Mohamed Ali. a suspected member of the terrorist group Al Shabaab. It indicates he may be traveling to the U.S. through Mexico." SNIPPET: "The route from Somalia to Texas is shorter than Americans would like to think. It goes through Mexico. Two weeks ago, a federal indictment was filed in San Antonio against a Somali citizen. It alleges Ahmed Muhammed Dhakane led a "large-scale smuggling enterprise," moving east Africans into the U.S., including members of a terrorist group called AIAI.") (May 18, 2010, 7:40 am) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "IPT REPORT ON CENSUS LEASE PROMPTS INQUIRIES" (SNIPPET: "Two members of Congress want the General Services Administration (GSA) to explain what research, if any, was done before signing a $582,000 lease with a Virginia mosque that law enforcement officials say has been the subject of numerous terror-financing investigations.") (May 20, 2010, 3:11 pm) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan - "OFFICIALS PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON BAGRAM ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Coalition forces killed four intended suicide bombers dressed in U.S. military-style uniforms before they could detonate themselves. An enemy mortar pit set up outside the perimeter was destroyed.")(May 21, 2010) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog (SITE): "AQAP LEADER SPEAKS IN SUPPORT OF ANWAR AL AWLAKI" (SNIPPET: "Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), encouraged support for Anwar al-Awlaki in an audio message..." SNIPPET: "AQAP threatens attacks in US if any harm comes to Awlaki.") (May 17, 2010) (Read More...)
IN.REUTERS.com: Rome - "ITALY EXPELLED MOROCCANS ON SUSPICION OF POPE PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Two Moroccan students deported from Italy last month were suspected of plotting to assassinate Pope Benedict, an Interior Ministry source said on Friday. Mohamed Hlal, 26, and Ahmed Errahmouni, 22, students at the University for Foreigners in the central Italian city of Perugia, had been under surveillance by anti-terrorist police for months before they were expelled on April 29." SNIPPET: "Six other foreign students, suspected of contacts with militant islamic groups, are still under investigation." SNIPPET: "Panorama described Errahmouni as a computer expert who remained in contact with militant groups over the Internet.") (May 14, 2010, 10:03 pm IST) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "GROUND ZERO IMAM: 'I Don't Believe in Religious Dialogue'" by Walid Shoebat (SNIPPET: "Exclusive new translations from Arabic websites reveal Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf seriously misleads New Yorkers about his intention to infiltrate Sharia law through his Ground Zero mosque.") (May 27, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE GROUND ZERO MOSQUE DEVELOPER: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ROOTS, RADICAL DREAMS" by Alyssa A. Lappen (SNIPPET: "Everything there is to know about Faisal Abdul Rauf, the wolf in sheep's clothing behind the planned lower Manhattan mega-mosque.) (May 14, 2010) (Read More...)
OC REGISTER.com - THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (California) - VIDEO: "HEZBOLLAH AND HAMAS SUPPORTER SPEAKS ON UCI CAMPUS" (VIDEO DESCRIPTION: "Islamic activist Amir Abdel Malik Ali spoke during the UCI Muslim Student Union's 'Israeli Apartheid Week' as supporters and pro-Israel groups made their views known. Video by Eugene Garcia, ocregister.com") (May 13, 2010) (Watch Here.)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tokyo - "ISRAEL FM: ARMS-LADEN N. KOREAN PLANE WAS BOUND FOR HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH" (SNIPPET: "Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, visiting Japan, said North Korea, Syria and Iran are cooperating as a new "axis of evil" and pose the biggest threat to world security.") (Updated May 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, May 11, 2010"): "IRANIAN NEWS AGENCY: FUND FOR DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW" (SNIPPET: "Conference participants are to include senior Hizbullah official in Tehran Ali Zaitar.") (May 11, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AMERICAN-BORN SHABAAB COMMANDER RELEASES RECRUITMENT TAPE" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "...Abu Mansour al Amriki..." SNIPPET: "Amriki, whose real name is Omar Hammami, is a US citizen who converted to Islam and traveled to Somalia in 2006. Once in Somalia, he quickly rose through the ranks, and now serves as a military commander. Amriki also began appearing in Shabaab propaganda tapes.") (MAY 10, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "GOVERNMENT PAYS MOSQUE IT CONSIDERS RADICAL" (SNIPPET: "In gearing up for the 2010 Census, the General Services Administration (GSA) leased office space throughout the country. One location is a 6,654 square foot section of a two-story building on Edsall Road in Alexandria, Va. owned by the Dar Al-Hijrah mosque. The United States government is spending $582,000, or about $23,000 per month, to lease the space from November 2008 through the end of this year." SNIPPET: "Fairfax County property records indicate that Dar Al-Hijrah bought the 40,000-square-foot building in May 2008 for $5.8 million.") (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)
PR NEWSWIRE.com - News Releases: El Segundo, Calif. - "Exclusive: FORMER U.S. GENERAL WARNS OF CHEMICAL ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "General reveals possible Iranian/Hezbollah preemptive attack against Israel this summer in exclusive PJTV video, as Israel distributes gas masks") (May 6, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "PAKISTANI TALIBAN LED TIMES SQUARE PLOT Recruiting More Agents for U.S. Attacks, Holder Warns" by David Eldridge (SNIPPET: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban directed the Times Square car-bomb plot and is actively recruiting more agents to carry out attacks on U.S. soil.") (May 10, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "These aren't the Pakistani terrorists you're looking for" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Business as usual in Pakistan. Security forces round up known members of Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, and "other organisations linked with al Qaeda," only to cut them loose. Keep in mind that Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi are banned in Pakistan, although the status of "other organisations linked with al Qaeda" is unclear.") (May 7, 2010, 9:19 pm) (Read More...)
(AFP) via Google.com: Mogadishu, Somalia - "SOMALI ISLAMISTS THREATEN U.S. AFTER BLASTS" (SNIPPET: "On Thursday a spokesman from Amison, the African Union Mission in Somalia, said the Shebab had prepared ten car bombs in Mogadishu and warned that a wave of attacks was imminent.") (May 8, 2010) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.se - Sweden's News In English: "SWEDES RECRUITED BY SOMALI TERROR GROUP" (SNIPPET: "...better known as Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, is thought to have recruited dozens of Swedish youth to engage in terrorist acts, according to Goteborgs-Tidningen." SNIPPET: "In addition, Gothenburg is home to Al-Shabab's largest online community, alqimmah.net, which was established by a former Nazi who converted to Islam, with information mostly in Somali as well as Arabic and one sub-forum in English that picks up the newest translations, Gudmundson told The Local.") (Published May 5, 2010, 18:31, CET) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERIVCE: Washington - "Obama: Failed Attack Underscores Need for Vigilance" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "President Barack Obama today called the failed weekend terror attack in New York's Times Square a sobering reminder of the need to remain vigilant against terrorists committed to destroying America's way of life. "Around the world and here at home, there are those who would attack our citizens and who would slaughter innocent men, women and children in pursuit of their murderous agenda," Obama said at the start of his address to the Business Council here. Terrorists "will stop at nothing to kill and disrupt our way of life," the president said.") (May 4, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. DECLASSIFIES NUCLEAR STOCKPILE DETAILS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Although most nations live up to their nonproliferation responsibilities, Clinton said Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions put the entire world at risk and urged the international community to hold it accountable.") (May 3, 2010) (Read More...)
RevolutionMuslim.com: "Hakeemullah Mehsud is Alive Well and Delivering News About U.S. Attack" (SNIPPET: "To Our Amir, We love you and pray for your redemption. May Allah (swt) protect you and make you Salahuddin and give you many lives like our beautiful brothers Abu Umar and Abu Musaab, Amin!!! It is so good to see your lovely noor! pleasing to the eye! Allahu Akbar!") (May 3, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "Exclusive: Tapes Show Hakeemullah Mehsud Is Alive and Threatens Attacks In The US" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hakeemullah used much of the audio and video tapes to warn the US that his followers have been dispatched to the US to carry out strikes in the major cites and "states." "The time is very near when our fedayeen will attack the American states in their major cities," Hakeemullah said. "And Inshallah (god willing) we will give extremely painful blows to the fanatic America." "Inshallah very soon in some days or a month's time, the Muslim ummah will see the fruits of most successful attacks of our fedayeen in USA."") (May 2, 2010, 9:13 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "HIZBULLAH SCUD MISSILES ARE 'JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG'" by Gil Ronen (SNIPPET: "ÒSyria has a very prominent role in enlarging the arsenal of rockets in Hizbullah's hands," he said. "Weapons transfers to Hizbullah from Syria are carried out in a regular manner and are arranged by the Syrian and Iranian regimes. Therefore this should not be termed 'weapons smuggling to Lebanon' -- it is an organized, officially sanctioned process." Even without the recent Scud transfers, Baidatz said, "Hizbullah possesses an arsenal of thousands of rockets of all types and ranges including solid-fuel missiles with a longer range and more accuracy [than the Scuds].") (Published May 4, 2010, 11:17 pm; Last update: May 4, 2010, 11:18 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "PERES: Syria Delivers Scuds to Hizbullah" by Greer Fay Cashman (SNIPPET: "Syria delivers accurate long-range Scud missiles to Hizbullah and other terrorist organizations, President Shimon Peres told Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen on Sunday." SNIPPET: "Peres, who has previously accused Syria of speaking with a forked tongue when it claims to being interested in peace with Israel, said that Israel is closely following the transfer from North Korea to Iran of nuclear armaments and Scud missiles which are then forwarded from Iran to Syria and Lebanon.") (May 3, 2010, 06:34) (Read More...)
LAS VEGAS SUN.com (AP): "BOMBS TARGET BUSES OF CHRISTIAN STUDENTS IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "Two bombs exploded minutes apart Sunday near buses carrying Christian students in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least one bystander and injuring around 100 others, a security official said." SNIPPET: ""Today was terrible and I will not forget it for the rest of my life," said Wisam Jarji, a student who was wounded in the blast. "Following the explosion, the situation in the bus was chaotic and I could see blood stains and hear screams all over the place."") (May 2, 2010, 3:27 am) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Panjereh, Iran, April 22, 2010"): "KHAMENEI ADVISOR: I Brought First Centrifuges To Iran From Pakistan In 1986-7" (SNIPPET: "...Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei...") (Posted April 29, 2010) (Read More...)
FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.com (AP): "AP SOURCE: US Navy has encounter with Iranian Jet" (SNIPPET: "The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.") (APRIL 28, 2010, 10:57 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: Three Border Patrol Agents Assaulted Per Day; Someone Kidnapped Every 35 Hours in Phoenix; One-in-Five Teens Use Drugs -- With Mexican Traffickers 'Predominant' Supplier" by Terence P. Jeffrey (April 28, 2010) (Read More...)
TREASURY.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-665: "TREASURY DESIGNATES GUATEMALAN DRUG LORDS ALLIED WITH THE SINALOA CARTEL AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS Action Opens New 'Battlefront' Against Mexico's Drug Cartels" (April 27, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "U.S.-BORN CLERIC AWLAKI 'PROUD' TO HAVE TAUGHT AL QAEDA OPERATIVES" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "An American-born Muslim cleric who is a senior member of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has admitted to training two terrorists who carried out attacks against the US over the past six months. Anwar al Awlaki, an American citizen who is based in Yemen and serves as al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's mufti, said he was "proud" to have trained Major Nidal Hasan, the US Army doctor who murdered 13 soldiers at a deployment center at Fort Hood, Texas, and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who failed to detonate a bomb on an airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. "I am proud to have been their teacher," Awlaki said in a videotape aired today by Al Jazeera.") (April 27, 2010, 4:12 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "VIDEO EMERGES OF CHRISTMAS DAY BOMBER IN TRAINING CAMPS" (SNIPPET: "When he was interrogated by the FBI, the failed Christmas Day bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, said there were "others like me" who would be sent to carry out similar attacks." SNIPPET: "...videos obtained by ABC News appear to back up his claims.") (Note: Video included.) (April 27, 2010) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "MAJOR MUSLIM GROUP SETS UP HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION" by Rachelle Kliger/The Media Line [Note: OIC] (SNIPPET: "The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) has announced it is setting up a special division that will deal with human rights." SNIPPET: "The OIC spans 57 countries over four continents, making it the second-largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.") (April 23, 2010, 03:48) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov: Paraguay - "Warden Message: "CONCEPCION (PARAGUAY) SECURITY INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "On April 21, 2010, four people were murdered in rural Concepcion. The Government of Paraguay suspects the involvement of the Paraguayan People's Arm (EPP), a nascent insurgent group responsible for a number of high profile kidnappings, bombings and other attacks over the past five years.") (April 23, 2010) (Read More...)
AZBIZ.com - INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS: "NOW ARIZONA HAS MORE THAN ONE WAR IN OUR BACKYARDS My Opinion: Hezbollah Using Drug Routes" -Opinion by Lionel Waxman (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese group, is on its way to involving Tubac, Tucson, Phoenix and other parts of Arizona in the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the drug trade.") (April 23, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, April 16, 2010"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR EARLY EDUCATION FOR MARTYRDOM" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli has called for educating very young children so that when they reach the age of 13 they will be willing to imitate Hossein Fahmideh and martyr themselves.") (Posted April 19, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OFFICIAL DETAILS RESULTS OF MISSILE REVIEW" (SNIPPET: "Ballistic missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary of defense for policy said today. James N. Miller, speaking about the departmentÕs Nuclear Posture Review before the Senate Armed Services Committee, said several nations are developing nuclear, chemical or biological warheads for their missiles. The threat to the U.S. homeland is most acute from states such as North Korea and Iran, Miller said.") (April 20, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REPORT TO CONGRESS OUTLINES IRANIAN THREATS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "Iran may be capable of striking the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile by 2015, according to a Defense Department report submitted to Congress yesterday. The unclassified analysis outlines near-term and longer-term threats posed by Iran, including IranÕs nuclear ambitions and its desire to extend its influence in the Middle East.") (April 20, 2010) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "'SOUTH PARK' CREATORS MUST 'FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES' Muslim warns 'punishment for insulting Muhammad is death'" by Aaron Klein (SNIPPET: ""I think it's very clear what we are saying. Under Islam, the punishment for insulting Muhammad is death," stated Younus Abdullah Muhammad, author of RevolutionMuslim.com. "You saw the picture of Theo Van Gogh lying (dead) on the streets in Europe. At the end of the day there is a very real possibility that this will be the outcome for the 'South Park' creators," said Muhammad, referring to the Dutch filmmaker who was murdered by an Islamic extremist in 2004 after making a film on Islam and violence against women. Muhammad was echoing threats posted on his website...") (April 20, 2010, 11:28 am)
KTLA.com: Hemet, California - "23 ARRESTED IN BOOBY-TRAP ATTACKS ON HEMET POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Police are also offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction in these attacks. You can call the Hemet Police Department tip line at (951) 765-3897.") (April 20, 2010, 10:14 pm PDT) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fararu (Iran), April 17, 2010"): "AHMADINEJAD CALLS TO SUSPEND U.S. FROM IAEA" (SNIPPET: "He also called to grant a power of veto in the Security Council to African, Asian and South American countries.") (Posted April 18, 2010) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "NEW STUDY OF TARGETED VIOLENCE AFFECTING U.S. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RELEASED U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Department of Education, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Collaborate On Joint Effort" (April 16, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "NOMINEE URGES GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION" by Lisa Daniel (SNIPPET: "The public should understand the rules and how the command will operate, Alexander said, and that it will be audited." SNIPPET: "The command, by authorization, will work closely with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Northern Command, Alexander said. Asked to explain how the command would respond to various hypothetical scenarios, Alexander replied that the command will respond to cyber attacks under Title 10 of military authority and would operate under standard rules of engagement.") (April 15, 2010) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov: - Attorney General - Speech: "Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the U.S. Constitution Awards Dinner" (SNIPPET: "Let's start with one stark fact: We are a nation at war. In this war, we face an intelligent, nimble and determined enemy. Let me assure you: I know the seriousness of the threat we face. I know that -- both in distant countries as well as within our own borders -- there are people plotting to kill Americans.") (April 15, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "RUSSIA SAYS IRAN REACTOR ON TRACK FOR AUGUST LAUNCH" (SNIPPET: "A nuclear reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia's state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.") (Published April 15, 2010, 00:54) (Read More...)
News.INTELWIRE.com: "Exclusive: U.S. GAVE MILLIONS TO CHARITY LINKED TO AL QAEDA, ANWAR AWLAKI" by J.M. Berger (SNIPPET: "CSSW, based in Yemen, was founded by Abdul Majid Al Zindani, a veteran of the jihad against the Soviet Union and its civil war aftermath. Zindani was an associate of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, according to published reports and exclusive documents obtained by INTELWIRE. The U.S. government believes he is an Al Qaeda recruiter and fundraiser. Zindani was named as a specially designated global terrorist by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2004, nearly four years before the grant was issued. Wanted fugitive and radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar Awlaki served as a vice president for the organization during the 1990s. Awlaki is also believed to be associated with Al Qaeda (link).") (April 14, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "HEALTH LAW BANS NEW DOCTOR-OWNED HOSPITALS, BLOCKS EXPANSION OF EXISTING ONES" by Fred Lucas (SNIPPET: "The rules fall under Title VI, Section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The provision is titled "Physician Ownership and Other Transparency - Limitations on Medicare Exceptions to the Prohibition on Certain Physician Referral for Hospitals."" SNIPPET: "Further, these 260 doctor-owned hospitals in 38 states provide 55,000 jobs, $2.4 billion in payroll and pay $509 million in federal taxes, according to the PHA.") (April 12, 2010) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "THE DEADLY TAX ON MEDICAL INNOVATION ObamaCare could dramatically slow the pace of medical progress, leading to millions of preventable deaths" by Paul Hsieh (April 11, 2010) (Read More...)
VOA NEWS.com: "IRAN ANNOUNCES NEW, FASTER CENTRIFUGES FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "He said Iran will show off its third generation of centrifuges which are considerably more advanced and capable of a separation power which is 10 times faster than that of the first generation.") (April 9, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: Mexico - "Warden Message: U.S. CONSULATE NUEVO LAREDO CLOSED ON APRIL 12" (SNIPPET: "At approximately 11 pm the night of April 9, an explosive device was thrown over the fence of the U.S. Consulate General in Nuevo Laredo. There were no injuries, but windows were damaged.") (April 10, 2010) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Mexico City - "BOMB DAMAGES U.S. CONSULATE IN MEXICO; NO INJURIES" (SNIPPET: "U.S. State Department employees in the area had not been victimized until last month. That's when gunmen separately chased down and killed an American woman who worked at the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez along with her husband in their SUV and another man married to a Mexican consulate worker in a similar vehicle. All three had been at the same party.") (April 10, 2010, 5:04 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "IRAN BEGINS PRODUCTION OF AIR DEFENSE MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "The Sunday report quotes Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying the missile, dubbed the Mersad or Ambush, is able to hit modern aircraft at low and medium altitudes.") (Published April 11, 2010, 10:29/Israel News) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES: SUMMIT DRAWS ATTENTION TO NUCLEAR SECURITY" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "The review articulates a roadmap for cutting the American nuclear arsenal, edging the country toward President Barack Obama's stated long-term goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, and ceases U.S. testing of nuclear weapons and the development of new nuclear weapons platforms.") (April 12, 2010) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "NUCLEAR POSTURING, OBAMA-STYLE" -Column by Charles Krauthammer (SNIPPET: "This is quite insane. It's like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets (a) hanged or (b) 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections. Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy.") (April 9, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S NEW NUKE STRATEGY RAISES FEARS OF BOLSTERING ROGUE STATES" (SNIPPET: "President Obama's decision to reverse 65 years of U.S. nuclear weapons policy and drop most of the nation's deterrence capacity has alarmed critics who say they fear that the United States will now be more vulnerable to attack from would-be nuclear nations.") (Updated April 7, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "REVIEW PROVIDES DETERRENCE, ARMS REDUCTION ROADMAP" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "The Nuclear Posture Review is a roadmap for reducing AmericaÕs nuclear arsenal while maintaining an effective deterrent, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said at the Pentagon today.") (April 6, 2010) (Read More...)
SPACE DAILY.com: Tehran - "IRAN SPEEDBOAT THREATENS U.S. CARRIER?" (SNIPPET: "Iran's reported acquisition of a record-breaking British speedboat has raised fears it plans to arm it with high-speed Russian torpedoes to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier in hit-and-run raids if Iran is attacked because of its nuclear program.") (April 5, 2010) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: London - "AL-QAEDA URGES UK FANATICS TO BUILD DIY CRUISE MISSILES" (SNIPPET: "The same site was used to explain how to bring down a jet before former London student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a passenger jet over Detroit on last year's Christmas Day.") (April 4, 2010, 10:30 IST) (Read More...)
(AP) via YAHOO!: Brownsville, Texas - "MEXICAN HELICOPTER SPOTTED IN TEXAS AIRSPACE" (SNIPPET: "...several people reported seeing the aircraft on Sunday flying over an RV park near Zapata..." SNIPPET: "A Mexican military helicopter was also spotted March 10 over Zapata County.") (April 2, 2001, 9:38 am ET) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "PUTIN SIGNS ENERGY DEALS WITH CHAVEZ ON VENEZUELA VISIT" (SNIPPET: "Mr Chavez said Russia had agreed to help Venezuela with a nuclear power plant and on building a space industry.") (PAGE LAST UPDATED APRIL 3, 2010, 04:54 UK) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN GETS PARTS NEEDED FOR URANIUM ENRICHMENT" (SNIPPET: "According to the Wall Street Journal, Javedan Mehr Toos, an Iranian procurement firm linked to the Islamic Republic's enrichment program, has been able to acquire critical valves and vacuum gauges made by a French company formally owned by US industrial conglomerate Tyco International.") (Published April 3, 2010, 09:53/Israel News) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "HIZBUL ISLAM SPOKESMAN INVITES BIN LADEN TO SOMALIA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Hizbul Islam and Shabaab are considered the two top Islamist insurgent groups in Somalia. While Shabaab is widely recognized as having close ties to al Qaeda, many counterterrorism analysts and African experts consider Hizbul Islam a domestic, nationalist insurgency with no links to foreign terror groups. But Hizbul Islam is a radical Islamist group whose top leader has ties to al Qaeda. The group is led by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, who is wanted by the US for his links to al Qaeda. He is also on the United Nations terrorist sanctions list, again for his ties to al Qaeda." SNIPPET: "Last September, Aweys advocated more suicide attacks in the country, just days after suicide bombers struck an African Union base in Mogadishu.") (April 3, 2010, 7:00 pm) (Read More...)
BREIBART.com (AP): Washington - "OFFICIALS SAY NEW CHECKS SET FOR TRAVELERS TO U.S." (SNIPPET: "Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S.") (April 2, 2010, 12:05 am) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Mozambique: "Warden Message: MAPUTO (MOZAMBIQUE) BOMB THREAT" (SNIPPET: "This Warden Message alerts U.S. citizens that at approximately 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 there was a small explosion near the South African Airways office on Avenida Zimbabwe. It appears that an explosive device was attached to a parked motorcycle and detonated remotely. There were no serious injuries or deaths. However, several vehicles were damaged, as well as the wall of a private residence. There is no indication that U.S. citizens or any expatriates were targeted. There has been no claim of responsibility.") (April 1, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-621: "TREASURY DESIGNATES TWO INDIVIDUALS FOR SUPPORTING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES Treasury Targets Financier of al Qai'da in Iraq, Islami Jihad Union Member" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today targeted the financial and support networks of al Qai'da in Iraq (AQI), al-Qai'da and Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) by designating two Europe-based individuals for providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism under Executive Order 13224. Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al-Dulaymi was designated for providing financial, material, or technological support to AQI, and German national Atilla Selek, a member of the IJU recently sentenced to serve five years in prison, was designatedfor his involvement in an IJU plot to target U.S. military personnel stationed in Germany.") (April 1, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES: "CIA SAYS ACLU-BACKED PLAN ENDANGERED GITMO OFFICERS" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A team of CIA counterintelligence officials recently visited the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and concluded that CIA interrogators face the risk of exposure to al Qaeda through inmates' contacts with defense attorneys, according to U.S. officials. The agency's "tiger team" of security specialists was dispatched as part of an ongoing investigation conducted jointly with the Justice Department into a program backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The program, called the John Adams Project, has photographed covert CIA interrogators and shown the pictures to some of the five senior al Qaeda terrorists held there in an effort to identify them further.") (March 31, 2010) (Read More...)
ZIMTELEGRAPH.com - ZIMBABWE TELEGRAPH: Harare - "U.S. HANDS OVER LABORATORY FACILITIES TO ZIMBABWE" by Tapiwa Makore (SNIPPET: "The facility will enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare to offer clinical and diagnostic testing as well as research on indigenous/exotic agents which may cause serious disease after inhalation, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), typhoid (Salmonella Typhi), anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) and the H1N1 virus.") (March 30, 2010) (Read More...)
POST AND CHRONICLE.com: "SPECIAL U.S. PRISONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL: LAWSUIT" (SNIPPET: "U.S. prison units specially designed to muzzle communications by inmates considered extremist are unconstitutional and discriminate against Muslims, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the Center for Constitutional Rights.") (Published March 30, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "CAUCASUS EMIRATE LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR MOSCOW SUICIDE ATTACKS" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Doku Umarov, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Caucasus Emirate, took credit for the suicide attack in a video released on the Internet. The video was published on Youtube by Kavkaz Center, the pro-jihadist website that focuses on the jihad in the Caucasus. Umarov previously described Kavkaz as "our Mujahideen website, the State website."") (March 31, 2010, 12:34 pm) (Read More...)
GSN MAGAZINE.com: "DHS' PROGRESS IN FEDERAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PLANNING" by Louis Chunovic (SNIPPET: "The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report, redacted before publication, that addresses DHS' efforts to develop incident management plans associated with the 15 existing National Planning Scenarios." SNIPPET: "The OIG's summary of the scenarios follows...") (March 26, 2010, 03:03 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "MORE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ARE RETURNING TO TERROR UPON RELEASE" by Diane Macedo (SNIPPET: "Senior U.S. official confirms new addition to growing list of more than 100 released Guantanamo Bay detainees who have returned to terrorism") (Updated March 29, 2010) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "'New START' a step in wrong direction" by Chad Groening (SNIPPET: "A National defense analyst says President Obama's decision to sign a new Strategic Arms Treaty with Russia is misguided because it will weaken the U.S. and make its enemies stronger." (March 29, 2010, 4:00 am) (Read More...)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk - THE SUNDAY TIMES: "SAUDIS FUND BALKAN MUSLIMS SPREADING HATE OF THE WEST" by Bojan Pancevski in Skopje (SNIPPET: "Classified documents seen by The Sunday Times reveal that Macedonian officials are also investigating a number of Islamic charities, some in Saudi Arabia, which are active throughout the Balkans and are suspected of spreading extremism and laundering money for terrorist organisations. One of the groups under scrutiny is the International Islamic Relief Organisation from Saudi Arabia, which is on a United Nations blacklist of organisations backing terrorism. It did not respond to inquiries, but has previously denied involvement in terrorist activities, calling such claims "totally unfounded". According to its website, it works in 32 countries to provide relief to the victims of natural disasters and to carry out humanitarian, health and educational projects.") (March 28, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "HE HAD A BLOG...he said a lot. Then he went to Somalia to joint the jihad, and now he's dead." (March 28, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Inside The Ring: "CYBER COMMAND DELAYED" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "As threats to Pentagon computer networks from foreign governments, criminal organizations and private hackers continue to grow, the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding up creation of a new Cyber Command.") (March 25, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Press TV, Fars, Iran, March 25, 2010"): "Ahmadinejad Slams West for Supporting Israel" (SNIPPET: "Referring to moves made by the "Zionist regime" at Al-Aqsa mosque, Ahmadinejad said, "With every step it takes, this regime is drawing closer to death and nonexistence.") (Posted March 26, 2010) (Read More...)
EXAMINER.com: "PELOSI CELEBRATES APPROVAL OF FINAL HEALTHCARE BILL THAT SLAPS TAXES ON DISABLED AND CHILDREN" by Anthony G. Martin (SNIPPET: "Like a drunken captain of a sinking ship who celebrates the fact that the crew was saved at the expense of the passengers, including the women and children, Nancy Pelosi hailed the approval of the final version of ObamaCare. The bill slaps heavy taxes on medical devices and prosthetics used by veterans, the elderly, the disabled, and even children.") (March 26, 2010 2:08 am) (Read More...)
AFP via Google.com: "GATES EXPRESSES 'CONCERN' OVER IRANIAN DRONES" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed concern Thursday over Iran's aerial drone program, saying the weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists.") (March 25, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "REPORT: PENTAGON HASN'T MET MAIN THREATS Pirates, Mexican drug runners, Islamic terrorists on list" by Ben Conery (SNIPPET: "Somali pirates, Mexican drug smugglers and Islamic terrorists are the types of groups that pose the greatest threat to the United States in the coming decades and, according to a report released on Tuesday, the Pentagon is not adapting quickly enough to stop them.") (March 24, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT blog: "REPORT: EXPLOSIVE IMPLANTS A NEW TERROR THREAT" (SNIPPET: "According to the SUN, MI5, Britain's intelligence agency, has also determined that doctors may be sewing similar bombs into the buttocks of some male militants.") (March 24, 2010, 4:15 pm) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "FORMER GITMO DETAINEE TARGETING AFGHAN CHARITIES" by Thomas Joscelyn and Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A former Guantanamo detainee transferred from the detention facility to Afghanistan on Dec. 19, 2009, has already returned to the Taliban's ranks, according to multiple intelligence officials contacted by the Long War Journal. The former detainee was identified in documents produced at Guantanamo as Abdul Hafiz (as well as an alternative name, Abdul Qawi) and given an internment serial number of 1030.") (March 24, 2010, 8:26 am) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "FORMER GITMO DETAINEE LEADS TOP TALIBAN COUNCIL" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has named two new leaders to replace the head of its leadership council, who was detained in Pakistan earlier this year. One of the two new leaders was released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in 2007. Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir and Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansur have been named by Omar to replace Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a Taliban operative named Abu Zabihullah told Newsweek." SNIPPET: "Zakir is a former detainee at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility who was released by the US in December 2007 and sent to Afghanistan, where he was subsequently released by the Afghan government. Zakir, whose real name is Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul, quickly rejoined the Taliban and took over operations in the strategic Afghan South.") (March 23, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON LOOKS TO 'PHASE IN' MISSILE DEFENSE" by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden (SNIPPET: "Based on the Pentagon's September 2009 review of U.S. ballistic missile defenses, military officials want to harness technology for a more flexible and adaptive defense architecture, the principle deputy defense undersecretary for policy said." SNIPPET: "In the case of Iran, it's "highly unlikely" that the threat of Iranian missiles will be reduced or become obsolete, he said. Because of this, the United States will employ a global force-management process to ensure missile defenses are tailored to meet threats in various regions, Miller said.") (March 23, 2010) (Read More...)
ABC.net.au - ABC NEWS: "TERRORIST ON AUSTRALIAN PASSPORT FLEES KENYAN POLICE" (SNIPPET: "It is believed police suspect Hussein Hashi Farah is an operative of the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, which has links to Al Qaeda and is waging a war with the Somali government. He was arrested when he crossed the border from Uganda to Kenya.") (March 22, 2010) (Read More...)
CSMONITOR.com - THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR: "JIHAD JANE CASE SUGGESTS RISING THREAT FROM ONLINE 'JIHOBBYISTS'" by Michael B. Farrell (SNIPPET: "Aaron Weisburd of the Society for Internet Research, which monitors online Islamic extremism, said, "The problem is that the term jihobbyist conveys the notion that these guys are not serious...." "In fact what these guys are doing," he wrote on his blog, "is marking time while waiting for the opportunities and associations to appear that will allow them to become real jihadis."") (March 19, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.INDIANA GAZETTE.com (THE DENVER POST): "SECURITY EXPERTS: DON'T BLAME INTERNET FOR JIHAD JANE AND OTHER RECENT TERROR SCARES" by Michael Booth (SNIPPET: "It's not the Internet. It's the unstable surfer at the keyboard that constitutes the threat.") (Published March 13, 2010) (Read More...)
SEATTLE TIMES.com: "'BIZARRE' TANKER TWIST: RUSSIANS WILL BID AGAINST BOEING FOR AIR FORCE CONTRACT" by Rami Grunbaum (SNIPPET: "Kirkland acknowledged it faces "significant hurdles ... there are obvious security issues, there are sanctions and restrictions on buying things from Russia."") (March 19, 2010) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "PROGRESSIVE CONTROL-FREAKS" -Commentary by Henry Lamb (SNIPPET: "Whether they are called Democrats, socialists, Marxists or progressives, the current leadership in Washington has but one goal: control. The current leadership has demonstrated its belief that government must control virtually every facet of the economy, of politics and the life of every citizen. With unprecedented arrogance...") (March 20, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Arlington, VA. - "GUARD MUST MAINTAIN READINESS, MCKINLEY SAYS" by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill, National Guard Bureau (SNIPPET: "The advisory panel is assessing how the Defense Department can support civil authorities for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives incidents in the homeland.") (March 19, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "TO REPEAT: DOCTORS COULD HANG IT UP" (SNIPPET: "Health Overhaul: We were harshly criticized last September for an IBD/TIPP Poll that showed 45% of doctors would consider leaving medicine if a health care takeover passed. A new poll has vindicated our findings.") (March 17, 2010) (Read More...)
USTREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release - TG-594: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES GAZA-BASED BUSINESS, TELEVISION STATION FOR HAMAS TIES" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the Islamic National Bank (INB) of Gaza for being controlled by Hamas, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, and for providing financial services to Hamas members and employees, including members of the organization's military wing. Treasury also today designated Al-Aqsa Television, a television station in Gaza financed and controlled by Hamas.") (March 18, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CENTCOM LOOKS BEYOND IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, PETRAEUS SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Petraeus called Iran the "primary state-level threat" in the Middle East. He told the panel that Iran undermines security throughout the region in its efforts to gain nuclear weapons, which threatens a broader arms race, and uses its paramilitary force to influence Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza, Afghanistan and the Gulf region. Petraeus confirmed that President Barack Obama "has not taken the military option off the table" with regard to Iran. "No one can say Iran has not had every opportunity possible to them," he said. "Our hand was outreached, and they didn't grasp it. The focus is shifting to what is known as a pressure track, but I don't want to get ahead of the administration."") (March 16, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: KIEV - "IRAN'S LINK TO CHINA INCLUDES NUKES, MISSILES" by Reuben F. Johnson (SNIPPET: "Recent developments in Iran confirm that China is providing Tehran with critical defense technologies and weapons systems, including some that violate stated Chinese policies aimed at preventing nuclear proliferation.") (March 17, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): Washington - "'Jihad is becoming as American as apple pie and as British as afternoon tea'" (SNIPPET: "That's why law enforcement officials should be targeting the ideology and the belief-system. But they aren't. And they won't.") (March 20, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER.com: Peshawar, Pakistan - "TALIBAN INTERNET RECRUITING THROUGH THE EYES OF A DETAINEE" by Sara Carter (SNIPPET: "The young Taliban detainee, shackled at the wrists, with his head covered with a black canvas bag, was chillingly clear about his life's mission: "The Taliban have only one objective: to continue killing the Americans." The tools this particular terrorist had adopted to accomplish that goal were not suicide bombs or sniper rifles, but laptop computers and other high-tech equipment. The purpose of his Taliban cell was to reach potential recruits online over the Internet.") (March 16, 2010) (Read More...)
DAWN.com: "U.S. PERSONNEL FACING THREAT, AMBASSADOR TELLS FM" by Mohammad Asghar [Pakistan] (SNIPPET: "The US ambassador has expressed concern over 'security threats' to American personnel in Pakistan and said that any attack on American diplomats in Lahore might have 'alarming' effects on bilateral relations. According to sources, Ambassador Anne W. Patterson has written a letter to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, saying that she is concerned about some media reports in which residences leased by some Americans in Lahore have been identified. She termed the reporting 'irresponsible' and said it was posing threats to US citizens living in the provincial capital. She said the US mission in Pakistan had been receiving information about terror threats from various sources, including its own intelligence.") (March 15, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "GATES, MULLEN TO JOIN U.S. DELEGATION TO MEXICO" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will travel to Mexico City next week as part of a U.S. delegation focused on helping the Mexican government fight drug-trafficking cartels and other security threats.") (March 19, 2010) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com: Washington - "...Blond-Haired, Blue-Eyed American Who Took Name "Jihad Jane" on Web Represents a Vexing Problem for U.S. Anti-Terror Agencies" by Bob Orr (SNIPPET: "The Internet is filled with Web sites and videos promoting Jihad and bloggers, many based in the U.S., looking for recruits. On Wednesday CBS News researcher Khaled Wassef scrolled through a long list. "It would not be an exaggeration if I said that there are at least dozens of bloggers operating from the United States," Wassef said.") (March 10, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, PA, March 10, 2010; maannews.net, March 9, 2010"): "IN PA, PRAISE FOR WOMEN ATTACKERS, SUICIDE BOMBERS; PM Fayyad: We Need Nonviolent Resistance" (Posted March 10, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "NEW IRAN DESTROYER TEST FIRES MISSILE First Iranian-built warship Jamaran destroyer successfully tests surface-to-surface 'Nour' missile" (March 9, 2010, 17:24/Israel News) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG ("Source: Qodsna, Iran, March 2, 2010"): "HAMAS LEADER MASH'AL: THE RESISTANCE BREATHES THANKS TO IRANIAN LEADER KHAMENEI" (Posted March 8, 2010) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW The 'most transparent administration in history' stonewalls" by Stephen F. Hayes (SNIPPET: "So, too, are thousands of pages of documents on the Guantanamo detainees the Obama administration has transferred or released over the past 14 months. When Obama came to office there were approximately 242 detainees remaining at Guantanamo. With a few exceptions, these individuals were still at Gitmo for a very good reason: They were among the most dangerous of the jihadists captured by the United States since September 11, 2001. There are now 188 detainees at Guantanamo. Who are the 54 detainees no longer there?" SNIPPET: "Consider the case of Abdullahi Sudi Arale, who was sent to Guantanamo Bay on June 6, 2007.") (March 15, 2010) (Read More...)
SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS.org - Paper No. 3702: "FRESH FEARS OF MARITIME TERRORISM - International Terrorism Monitor - Paper No. 626" by B. Raman (SNIPPET: "6. It is in this context that one has to see reports from Singapore that an unidentified terrorist group is planning attacks against oil tankers in the Malacca Strait. The Singapore Shipping Association has been quoted as saying on March 2, 2010, that it had received an advisory from the Singapore Navy Information Fusion Centre about "an indication that a terrorist group is planning attacks on oil tankers in the Malacca Strait." It added: "This does not preclude possible attacks on other large vessels with dangerous cargo." The Navy Centre's advisory reportedly said: "The terrorists' intent is probably to achieve widespread publicity and showcase that it remains a viable group." It reminded shipping operators that the militants could use smaller vessels such as dinghies and speedboats to attack oil tankers. It recommended that ships should "strengthen their onboard security measures and adopt community reporting to increase awareness and strengthen the safety of all seafarers," according to the Association.") (March 5, 2010) (Read More...)
AVIATION WEEK.com: "HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH COULD PUSH ISRAEL TO WAR" by David Eshel (SNIPPET: "Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah.") (March 4, 2010) (March 4, 2010)
HERITAGE.org - Research - National Security - Issues - Defense - Web Memo #2822: "ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE WEAPONS: CONGRESS MUST UNDERSTAND THE RISK" by Baker Spring (March 3, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Siyassa, Kuwait, March 3, 2010"): "AHWAZI ORGANIZATION: IRAN EQUIPPED MISSILES WITH CHEMICAL WARHEADS" (SNIPPET: "The Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa stated, citing a Sunni Ahwazi organization opposed to the Iranian regime, that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has equipped Russian SS-4 missiles with chemical warheads - mustard gas, sarin, and cyanide - and that they are aimed at the Gulf countries and other Arab countries." SNIPPET: "According to the report, the IRGC has stepped up research of biological weapons research...") (Posted March 3, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, a Religious Authority and Iranian President Ahmadinejad's Spiritual Mentor, Implies in a Theological-Political Book that Iran Must Acquire a Nuclear Weapon ("a Special Kind of Weapon"): a Rare Expression of Internal Discourse about Nuclear-Related Issues among the Iranian Elite" (March 2, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.org - Policy Watch #1637: "DINNER IN DAMASCUS: WHAT DID IRAN ASK OF HIZBALLAH?" by David Schenker and Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "On February 26, Syrian president Bashar al-Asad hosted Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinezhad and Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a dinner in Damascus.") (March 2, 2010) (Read More...)
TREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - TG-571: Washington - "TREASURY DESIGNATES MOST WANTED COLOMBIAN DRUG LORDS ALLIED WITH THE FARC AS SPECIALLY DESIGNATED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS Treasury Takes Action Against More Than 70 Individuals and Entities" (March 2, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com: "VENEZUELA'S CHAVEZ: FRIEND OF TERRORISTS" (SNIPPET: "What came to light Monday isn't the first time Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has been caught aiding terrorists, but it may well be the most egregious. Spanish Judge Eloy Velasco named a Venezuelan government official as a key link between 12 FARC and ETA terrorists who were indicted in a 2003 plot to kill Colombia's president.") (March 2, 2010) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "COMANDANTE CHAVEZ'S FRIENDS" by Thor Halvorssen (SNIPPET: "Last December a high-level Venezuelan military defector gave sworn testimony that terrorist links exist between al Qaeda and the Chavez government. The defector, President Chavez's personal pilot, alleges that one operation involved the transfer of close to $1 million in cash to Osama bin Laden." SNIPPET: "Also, the congressional signatories turn a blind eye to mountains of hard evidence -- most supplied by U.S. allies in the Colombian government -- confirming Chavez's support for the FARC and ELN terrorist networks.") (March 10, 2003) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "ALAN JOHNSON BANS SOMALI 'TERRORIST' GROUP AL-SHABAAB" (SNIPPET: "The home secretary is to designate the Somalia-based group Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organisation and ban its operation in the UK. The Home Office says the group is committed to violence, deploys terror tactics and has been implicated in attacks on Somali citizens." SNIPPET: "In a statement released in February, the group said that the "jihad of Horn of Africa must be combined with the international jihad led by the al-Qaeda network". Recently, Mr Johnson has also banned Islam4UK, the group run by al-Muhajiroun founder Anjem Choudary, and which had threatened to march through Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire.") (Page last updated March 1, 2010, 12:57 GMT) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "NAPOLITANO SAYS PEOPLE FROM COUNTRIES TIED TO TERRORISM COULD 'POTENTIALLY' ENTER USA, BUT DHS REPORTS SAY THOUSANDS ALREADY HAVE" by Penny Starr (March 1, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Sources: Mehr, Press TV (Iran), www.palestine-info.info, February 27, 2010; Al-Thawra (Syria), February 28, 2010"): "KHAMENEI CALLS TO FORM AN ISLAMIC NEW MIDDLE EAST; MASH'AL: ISRAEL WILL PASS FROM THE WORLD" (Posted February 28, 2010) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: "AHMADINEJAD MANEUVERING HIZBULLAH AND ISRAEL INTO WAR?" by Hana Levi Julian (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly angling to start another war between Israel and the Lebanese Hizbullah terrorist group in order to deflect attention away from his own lack of popularity at home. Ahmadinejad has faced constant friction from grassroots opposition movements since last June, when lopsided election results re-electing the president raised red flags among suspicious voters, who suspected the government had rigged the polls.") (Last Update February 28, 2010, 12:10 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Jerusalem - "IRAN, SYRIA MOCK U.S. POLICY; AHMADINEJAD SPEAKS OF ISRAEL'S 'ANNIHILATION'" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The presidents of Iran and Syria on Thursday ridiculed U.S. policy in the region and pledged to create a Middle East "without Zionists," combining a slap at recent U.S. overtures and a threat to Israel with an endorsement of one of the region's defining alliances.") (February 26, 2010) (Read More...)
Blog.AL.com - "MISSIONARY RECOUNTS STORY OF CAPTIVITY BY MUSLIM EXTREMISTS IN PHILIPPINES" by Greg Garrison - The Birmingham News (SNIPPET: "The Philippines has long been a popular stopover and outpost for notorious terrorists, including Ramzi Yousef, convicted for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing; Terry Nichols, co-conspirator in the 1995 Oklahoma City federal building bombing; Osama Bin Laden's brother-in-law, Mohammed Jamal Khalifa; and 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, who also had a role in the first World Trade Center attack. Abu Sayyaf leader Khadafi Abubakar Janjalani, one of Burnham's captors, bragged of talking with Bin Laden by satellite phone, according to an Associated Press report.") (February 27, 2010) (Read More...)
Liveshots.Blogs.FOX NEWS.com: "VA MAN ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY AIDING SOMALIS" by Mike Levine (SNIPPET: "Tracy allegedly set up a business in Kenya, Noor Services Limited, that procured fraudulent Cuban travel visas for Somalis, who would then travel from Kenya to Cuba and, ultimately, to the United States, according to court documents. He allegedly traveled to Kenya in April 2009 to establish the business, and in the months afterward obtained fraudulent visas for as many as ten Somalis each week, court documents say.") (February 23, 2010, 7:17 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER.com: "VA. MAN ACCUSED OF HELPING SMUGGLE SOMALIS INTO U.S." by Freeman Klopott (SNIPPET: "Authorities are searching for 270 Somalis..." SNIPPET: "...Anthony Joseph Tracy told authorities that he came in contact with the Somali terrorist organization Al-Shabaab..." SNIPPET: "In an e-mail, Tracy reportedly wrote, "i helped alot of somalis and most are good but there are some who are bad and i leave them to ALLAH," the affidavit said.") (February 23, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "JIHADIS REFLECT ON THE AUSTIN, TX ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "They seem to have confused the IRS and the CIA - nevertheless, you may be sure they learned the important lesson, namely that even a small aircraft loaded with fuel can destroy a reasonably large building.") (February 22, 2010) ) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Rotterdam, Netherlands - "NETHERLANDS TERROR SUSPECT FIGHTS U.S. EXTRADITION" (SNIPPET: "Mohamud Said Omar, 44, is suspected of providing money to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab that was used to buy guns. Around 20 youths of Somali descent are believed to have traveled to Somalia from Minnesota since 2007 to help the group, which the U.S. says has ties to al-Qaida.") (February 22, 2010, 12:23 pm) (Read More...)
ISNA.ir - English - News Code: 8812-01743: Tehran - "Iran to declare good news on cetrifuges to be used in new sites: AEOI" (SNIPPET: "Iranian ministers during a meeting held in late December decided that the AEOI should within two months start construction of five enrichment sites whose places have been found across the country. The ministers also agreed that the organization offers suitable locations for the other five sites." SNIPPET: "He also said Iran is to use new centrifuges in the two new sites.") (February 22, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA (Iran), February 20, 2010"): "IRAN: WE CAN PREPARE OUR 20% NUCLEAR FUEL FOR USE IN TEHRAN REACTOR" (SNIPPET: "He added that the process of preparing nuclear fuel for shaping into rods or discs already began one year ago at the conversion facility in Esfahan.") (February 21, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "HAMAS CONTINUES INITIATING ANTI-ISRAELI ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE: Muhammad Kazem Sawalha is a Hamas activist living in Britain who in the past was involved in operational activities in Judea and Samaria. He is personally involved in preparations to dispatch another aid convoy to the Gaza Strip by sea to confront Israel." (January 29, 2010) (Read More...)
EXAMINER.com: "RADICAL 'MUSLIM SISTERHOOD' UNCOVERED IN EGYPT" by Jim Kouri (SNIPPET: "A special women's unit within the banned radical group Muslim Brotherhood is operating in Egypt and possibly other Arab nations, according to a counterterrorism report obtained by the Terrorism Committee of the National Association of Chiefs of Police.") (February 19, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TIME.com, March 1, 2010 Issue): "'There's no longer a serious risk that southern Somalia could become a jihadi operational deployment facility. It already is."" (Posted February 19, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "'We will attack them once we unite the Somali Holy fighters, then we will unite them with our brothers in Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq and Chechnya to help them in their war against the infidels'" (February 13, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "*THE* WARNING" (SNIPPET: "This raises the question - who is the Faloja forum user called "afghani" and how is it that *he* knew about the capture of al-Eidan? One thing I can tell you is that identity has been active for a considerable length of time.") (February 23, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - "Exclusive: FORMER GITMO PRISONER, RAHABILITATED IN SAUDI ARABIA, MAY SOON BE RELEASED" by Judith Miller (SNIPPET: "To American officers at Guantanamo Bay, Ahmed Zaid Salem Zuhair was inmate No. 669 -- a hardcore, veteran Muslim terrorist suspected of having killed an American in Bosnia. But here in Saudi Arabia, he is a "beneficiary," a former religious deviant who, having learned the true meaning of Islam, has been rehabilitated. Repatriated from Guantanamo in mid-2009, Zuhair, 45...") (February 18, 2010) (Read More...)
Blogs.CBN.com - STAKELBECK ON TERROR: U.S. DESIGNATED GLOBAL TERRORIST Sits Down With Stakelbeck on Terror" [SAAD AL-FAQIH] (February 18, 2010, 4:58 pm) (SNIPPET: "As we got up to leave, I asked him how he saw the conflict between the West and the Muslim world playing out over the next few years. "No matter what Muslim leaders do, there will be more friction with the West--regardless of al-Qaeda," he told me. "There will be more confrontation between the West and Muslims, with attacks even bigger than in 2001." I exited al-Faqih's home a bit unnerved by that last comment. And thinking not so much about what he told me that afternoon as what he didn't.") (February 18, 2010) (Read More...)
WORLD TRIBUNE.com (Special from Geostrategy-Direct.com): Washington - "SYRIA CULTIVATING STRATEGIC TIES WITH VENEZUELA" (SNIPPET: "Western intelligence sources said Venezuela has become a key way-station for Iranian weapons deliveries to Hizbullah and Syria.") (February 17, 2010) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch 2810: "CHILD PREACHER DELIVERS A SPEECH ON CHILDREN'S LOVE OF MARYRDOM ON EGYPTIAN TV: 'My Mother Has Presented Me as a Gift to Allah This Year'" (SNIPPET: "In the program, Abd Al-Fattah Marwan -- himself a child -- recounts that the boy smiled in his sleep when he dreamt that he would be martyred the next day.") (February 16, 2010) (Note: Videos included.) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA LOOKING TO RECRUIT ENGLISH SPEAKERS, WOMEN" (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda in Yemen is actively recruiting English-speaking individuals, intelligence officials told Fox News on Monday, saying that investigators are looking for people who are more like Americans, having been born in the United States or Canada." SNIPPET: "Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is considered the top "talent spotter." He is tied to three of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers, the Fort Hood shooting and Flight 253, which carried Abdulmutallab.") (Updated February 15, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. HUNTS FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING BOMBERS" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials told The Washington Times that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, facing charges as a would-be suicide bomber, revealed during recent cooperation with the FBI that he met with other English speakers at a terrorist training camp in Yemen.") (February 15, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk, Pakistan, February 12, 2010"): "In Declaration, Pakistani Sunni Clerics Affirm: 'In Any Situation, A Person Blaspheming Islam's Prophet Muhammad Is A Kafir [Infidel], A Murtid [Who Has Quit Islam], And Deserves To Be Killed'" (SNIPPET: "The conference was attended by various Sunni clerics, including Qari Zawar Bahadur, Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri, Mufti Muhammad Khan Qadri, Maulana Raghib-ul-Nayeemi, Engineer Saleemullah Khan, Pir Abdur Rasheed Razvi, Allama Ahmad Ali Qasuri, etc.") (Posted February 12, 2010) (Read More...)
CBS NEWS.com: "TERROR TALK GROWING LOUDER ON THE WEB" (SNIPPET: "On another Jihadist site, a visitor questions security involving 3D scanners at British airports asking: "Can I refuse [to pass through] for religious reasons?" Before long comes this answer: "Éadvise those who wish to avoid the Heathrow scanners to take the train to Paris... and then board a plane from there."") (February 12, 2010) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF INDIA: Washington - "MUSLIM-AMERICAN BODY ISSUES FATWA AGAINST AIRPORT BODY SCANNERS" (SNIPPET: "The Figh Council of North America issued the religious ruling this week..." SNIPPET: "The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says it endorses the fatwa.") (IANS, February 12, 2010, 12:47 pm IST) (Read More...)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "PUSH FOR ISLAMIC COURTS IN KENYA ALARMS CHRISTIANS" (SNIPPET: "The story added that Al-Shabaab-affiliated operatives appear to have targeted Christians in Kenya, according to an Internet threat by a group claiming to align itself with the Islamic extremist militia seeking to topple the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia. In an e-mail message entitled, "Fatwa for Infidels" to Christian and governmental leaders in Kenya, a group calling itself the Harakatul-Al-Shabaab-al Mujahidin threatened to kill Muslim converts to Christianity and those who help them.") (February 11, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SHABAAB CALLS FOR JIHAD AGAINST KENYA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "A senior leader of al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia has declared jihad against neighboring Kenya for supporting the weak Somali Transitional Federal Government.") (February 8, 2010, 1:09 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN MAKES FIRST BATCH OF HIGHER ENRICHED URANIUM" (SNIPPET: "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of cheering Iranians that Iran was now a "nuclear state" and had produced its first batch of 20 percent enriched uranium.") (February 11, 2010, 3:35 am) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "ABU MUSAB AL-SURI STILL MATTERS ONLINE" (SNIPPET: "Al-Suri's work is still running rampant through the forums... Remember, al-Suri's whole thing was that al-Qaida needed to transcend the organization down to the individual level: so that each jihadi could become an Al-Qaida Army of One...") (February 6, 2010) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRANIAN-BACKED SHIA TERROR GROUP KIDNAPS U.S. CIVILIAN IN BAGHDAD" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The Asaib al Haq, or the League of the Righteous, kidnapped Issa T. Salomi, a US civilian contractor...) (February 6, 2010, 10:43 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK TIMES.com): "MIT-TRAINED FEMALE JIHADIST GUILTY OF MURDER" (SNIPPET: "A Pakistani neuroscientist was convicted on Wednesday of attempted murder for trying to kill American soldiers and F.B.I. agents in Afghanistan. Federal prosecutors said the neuroscientist, Aafia Siddiqui, 37, grabbed an M4 rifle in a police station in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2008, and fired on American officers and federal agents. After slightly more than two days of deliberations, a jury in Federal District Court in Manhattan found her guilty.") (February 3, 2010) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CYBERSECURITY SEIZES MORE ATTENTION, BUDGET DOLLARS" by John J. Kruzel (SNIPPET: "U.S. military and corporate concern about cyber security was proved warranted by an alleged attack allegedly conducted by Chinese hackers on Google's networks that reportedly came in a wave of intrusions beginning in December, and which the search engine company publicly revealed last month.") (February 4, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Capital Journal: "DEFICIT BALLOONS INTO NATIONAL-SECURITY THREAT" by Gerald F. Seib (SNIPPET: "The federal budget deficit has long since graduated from nuisance to headache to pressing national concern. Now, however, it has become so large and persistent that it is time to start thinking of it as something else entirely: a national-security threat.") (February 2, 2010) (Read More...)
WHDH.com: Boston - "GOV. PATRICK ON YEMEN LNG TANKERS IN BOSTON HARBOR" (SNIPPET: "The Coast Guard's decision to allow LNG tankers from Yemen into Boston Harbor comes despite concerns about the country supporting terrorists. "I've spoken with the senior-most people at homeland security, and they have taken it all the way up the chain to the White House national security advisors. I think that everything that can be done has been done. They have taken a whole host of new and more intrusive security measures, and that is what all of us are looking for," said Gov. Patrick. Yet Boston Mayor Thomas Menino blasted the Coast Guard's decision.") (February 3, 2010, 2:50 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "AMERICAN EX-CONS WHO CONVERTED TO ISLAM AND MOVED TO YEMEN PUT U.S. ON 'HEIGHTENED ALERT,' SAYS SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT" by Fred Lucas (SNIPPET: "U.S. officials say a "significant threat" could come from American citizens, some of them ex-convicts, who traveled to Yemen. The threat has put federal law enforcement on "heightened alert." "Most worrisome is a group of as many as three dozen former criminals who converted to Islam in prison, were released at the end of their sentences, and moved to Yemen, ostensibly to study Arabic," said a Jan. 21, 2010 report by the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.") (February 3, 2010) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "SECURITY SOURCES: THREAT TO OCEAN FACILITIES GROWING" by Hanan Greenberg, Ali Waked (SNIPPET: "Security source said Monday night that the explosives which drifted onto Israel's southern shoreline, and were later claimed by Palestinian groups, indicated their growing motivation to launch terror attacks against Israeli targets.") (Latest update February 2, 2010, 00:39/Israel News) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Terrorism and the Internet: 'Electronic intifada' declared on Israel on Facebook. Hamas and radical Islamic groups, encouraged by Iran, employ social networks on the Internet for the struggle against Israel.") (February 2, 2010)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "CALL TO AL-QAEDA MEMBERS: INFILTRATE GAZA WITH AID CONVOYS" (SNIPPET: "A writer on a jihadist forum has urged all all monotheistic mujahideen (i.e. those affiliated with the salafi-jihadis, with which Al-Qaeda is identified) who wish to get into Gaza...") (Posted February 1, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il: "Hamas continues initiating anti-Israeli activities in Europe: Muhammad Kazem Sawalha is a Hamas activist living in Britain who in the past was involved in operational activities in Judea and Samaria. He is personally involved in preparations to dispatch another aid convoy to the Gaza Strip by sea to confront Israel") (January 29, 2010) (Read More...)
WORLDNETDAILY.com: "BOSOM BOMBERS: WOMEN HAVE EXPLOSIVE BREAST IMPLANTS Authorities alarmed by possibility of surgically place explosives" (SNIPPET: "Similar surgery has been performed on male suicide bombers. In their cases, the explosives are inserted in the appendix area or in a buttock.") (February 1, 2010) (Read More...)
BROOKLYN PAPER.com: "ANOTHER SICK CALL TO 'KILL JEWS'" by Stephen Brown (SNIPPET: "In a stunning display of intolerance, Sixth Avenue in Park Slope was littered with strips of papers reading "KILL JEWS" in capital letters from Fourth to Ninth streets on Wednesday." SNIPPET: "All that emerged was that the slips had been cut from a document from a taxi driving school." SNIPPET: "In addition to Guilbert's Halloween discovery, last September, the same notes turned up in Bay Ridge, Boerum Hill and Clinton Hill. To top it off, vandals struck two synagogues in Brooklyn Heights in 2007 and left the same message on car windshields.") (January 28, 2010) (Read More...)
DAILY TECH.com: "POWER PLANTS REPORT INCREASE OF FOREIGN-BASED ATTACKS Cyber attacks against power plants and other vital infrastructure may be higher than previously believed" by Michael Barkoviak (SNIPPET: "A new study [PDF] that interviewed power plant operators and other "critical infrastructure" indicates more than 50 percent of all U.S. power plants have had to deal with an increase in cyber attacks. Security company McAfee funded the research, speaking with 600 IT managers and executives from 14 different nations. Around 54 percent of those interviewed said some type of network "stealthy infiltration" took place, with the same number of executives noting they faced massive denial-of-service attacks on their networks at one point in time.") (January 29, 2010, 6:20 am) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov: "TRAVEL ALERT" [INDIA] )SNIPPET: "The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing security concerns in India. The U.S. government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack targets where U.S. citizens or Westerners are known to congregate or visit.") (January 29, 2010) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov/opa - Press Release: "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS THREE GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO SLOVAKIA" (SNIPPET: "Yesterday, the three detainees were transferred to the Government of Slovakia. The identities of these three individuals are being withheld at the request of the Government of Slovakia for security and privacy reasons.") (January 25, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - The IPT Blog: "POTENTIAL LET HANG GLIDER ATTACK HAS PRECEDENT" (SNIPPET: "India is on heightened alert for new terrorist attacks by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Among the concerns, the Times of India reported, is that the LeT has acquired more than 50 hang-gliders, possibly for use in an air-borne terrorist attack.") (January 25, 2010, 11:09 am) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - Arutz Sheva: "SECRET REPORT: IRAN WILL HAVE NUCLEAR BOMB THIS YEAR" by Malkah Fleisher (SNIPPET: "A secret intelligence dossier currently being reviewed by US, Israeli, German, and Austrian governments reveals secret Iranian tests and hierarchies of power dedicated to the successful development of a nuclear bomb, and predicts that Iran will have a primitive nuclear bomb by year's end. According to the classified document featured in an expose by Germany's Der Spiegel magazine, Iran is well on its way toward obtaining its first nuclear bomb.") (Last Update: January 25, 2010, 9:49 pm) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON INSTITUTE.com (FOREIGN POLICY.com): "WHEN YEMEN MEETS GAZA" by Matthew Levitt (SNIPPET: "Now, a small number of Yemeni jihadists have reportedly joined others from Syria, Egypt, France, and Belgium to fight a new war on an old battlefront: Gaza. According to intelligence officials, up to a few dozen foreign fighters have entered Gaza from Yemen and other Middle Eastern and European countries. Some are experienced fighters there to provide training, while others seek to be trained and experience jihad. Some of the Europeans have even reportedly "come with their credit cards" and financed jihadist activities while in Gaza.") (January 25, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "MAJAHDEN GOES GREEN" (SNIPPET: "Of course along with the al-Hesbah style colors come an assortment of other things, like spies and agents provocateurs, but that's not my problem...") (January 24, 2010)
WASHINGTON POST.com: Beirut - "HEZBOLLAH'S RELOCATION OF ROCKET SITES TO LEBANON'S INTERIOR POSES WIDER THREAT" by Howard Schneider (SNIPPET: "The Islamist group has talked openly of its efforts to rebuild, and Israel estimates that Hezbollah has about 40,000 projectiles, most of them shorter-range rockets and mortar shells.") (January 23, 2010) (Read More...)
KLTV.com: Tyler, Texas - "CHURCH FIRE HOTLINE SET UP, INVESTIGATION CONTINUES" by Philipe Djegal, Posted by Ellen Krafve (SNIPPET: "The East Texas church arson investigation continues as federal, state and local law enforcement establish a command center in Tyler, sharing information that could lead to an arrest of the person or persons suspected of lighting six churches on fire." SNIPPET: "An official tip line had been established that will be manned 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The Church Arson Hotline numbers are: 903-939-6169 or 903-939-6172. The ATF is offering a $10,000 reward for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspected arsonist.") (Posted January 22, 2010; Updated January 22, 2010, 4:37 pm) (Read More...)
FOREIGN POLICY.com: "AL QAEDA'S ARMIES OF ONE Meet the next generation of jihadi pundits." by Jarret Brachman (SNIPPET: "The number of Web jihadists who make the transition to real-world terrorists is growing.") (January 22, 2010) (Read More...)
FOREIGN POLICY.com: "THE WORST OF THE WORST" by Jarret Brachman(SNIPPET: "These are some of the jihadi pundits who are making waves on al Qaeda's Web forums today -- and could potentially trade their keyboards for suicide vests tomorrow.") (January 22, 2010) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AL-QAEDA HAS TRAINED FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS TO ATTACK WEST, US OFFICIALS WARN" (SNIPPET: "The women, who may have a "non-Arab" appearance and be travelling on Western passports...") (Published January 23, 2010, 8:30 pm GMT) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com - The Blotter: "ALERT: FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBERS MAY BE HEADING HERE FROM YEMEN U.S. Agents Told Women Believed Connected to Al Qaeda May Have Western Appearance and Passports" (SNIPPET: "One official said at least two of them are believed to be connected to al Qaeda in Yemen, and may have a non-Arab appearance and be traveling on Western passports. The threat was described as "current" but not imminent, said the official." SNIPPET: "At least six people on the no-fly list were denied boarding in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday this week, according to the officials." SNIPPET: "At the same time, U.S. law enforcement agencies have quietly begun an intense and widespread effort to investigate any American resident who traveled to Yemen in recent months or who was in contact with the radical cleric Anwar Awlaki, who authorities believe serves as an al Qaeda recruiter.") (January 22, 2010) (Read More...)
MI5.gov.uk: "UK THREAT LEVEL RAISED" (SNIPPET: "...from SUBSTANTIAL to SEVERE. The current threat level means that the threat of a terrorist attack is considered to be highly likely.") (January 22, 2010) (Read More...)
WORLD TRIBUNE.com (Special from GEOSTRATEGY-DIRECT.com): "'Large number of Wahhabis' streaming into Bosnia-Herzegovina" (SNIPPET: "Muslim terrorists in the Balkans have established a terrorist training camp in northeast Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to a report in the newspaper Dnevni List. The Mostar-based Croatian newspaper reported Jan. 6, quoting security sources that the special training camp is located near Gornja Moaca in the northeastern part of the country.") (January 19, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report, Hong Kong, SAR: "Warden Message: HONG KIONG INDISCRIMINATE CORROSIVE FLUID ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "This Warden Message is being issued to alert U..S. citizens to a series of indiscriminate attacks using bottles filled with corrosive fluid that have occurred in Hong Kong since December 2008. The six incidents occurred mostly in popular outdoor shopping areas and resulted in injuries to the victims of the attacks. In all the cases, the attacker or attackers dropped one or more bottles containing corrosive fluid from a multi-story building onto the street. According to Hong Kong officials, the attacker or attackers were not targeting specific individuals.") (January 19, 2010)
AFP via Google.com: Tehran - "IRAN TO UNVEIL THREE NEW HOME-BUILT SATELLITES: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Taghipour named the three satellites as Toloo (Dawn), Ya Mahdi and Mesbah-2, but did not elaborate on exactly when they would be launched." SNIPPET: "Iran had earlier announced it was building seven new satellites, including three for high orbit positions.") (January 20, 2010) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (WALL STREET JOURNAL): "YEMENI JIHADISTS: "The duty of our Muslim nation is to declare jihad against the infidels...As they declared it to be an open war on the people of Islam, we must declare an open war against them"" (SNIPPET: "I trust that moderate Muslim spokesmen all over the U.S. are even as I write this hastening to explain that it is not the duty of Muslims to declare jihad against Infidels. and that Al-Qaeda has in this particular gotten Islam all wrong. wrong, wrong, and that they are beginning comprehensive, transparent programs in American mosques and Islamic schools to teach against this idea. Aren't they?") (January 18, 2010) (Read More...)
SUNDAY MERCURY.net: "INSIDE ISLAM4UK: How Birmingham boys turn to terror" by Ben Goldby (SNIPPET: Anjem Choudary..." SNIPPET: "The banning of Islam4UK follows a similar order issued under anti-terror legislation against parent group, Al Muhijaroun, also founded by Choudary and outlawed in 2005.") (January 17, 2010) (Read More...)
NATIONAL REVIEW.com: "OUR SORTA, KINDA WAR ON TERROR President Obama has not signed up for a serious effort against radical islam." by Victor Davis Hanson (SNIPPET: "Barack Obama is doing just enough to infuriate our enemies, while at the same time trying to deny that we are in an existential war against them.") (January 15, 2010, 4:00 am) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. Department of State - Office of the Spokesman - Fact Sheet: "2010 WINTER OLYMPICS" (SNIPPET: "Security Assessment: The U.S. Government remains concerned about the sustained international terrorists threats directed against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. While there have been no specific, credible terrorist threats to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, in the post-September 11th world, the threat from international terrorist groups at major public events is always a principal concern. As security increases in and around Olympic venues, terrorists could shift their focus to more unprotected Olympic venues, open public spaces, hotels, railway and other transportation systems, churches, restaurants, and other sites not associated with the Olympics. U.S. citizens planning to attend Olympic events or to participate in any large-scale public gatherings during the Olympic Games are advised to use caution and to be alert to their surroundings at all times. This includes the periods immediately before and after these events.") (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Kenya: "Warden Message: KENYA WESTERNER KIDNAPPING THREAT IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP" (SNIPPET: "U.S. Embassy Nairobi wishes to alert the U.S. resident community that there has been a threat to kidnap Westerners in Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya. Reports state that al-Shabab agents plan to enter Dadaab refugee camp feigning to visit relatives/friends, and then kidnap any Westerner in the vicinity. There was no additional information on the specific timing, method or target of the attack.") (January 15, 2010) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - Malaysia: "Warden Message: MALAYSIA WARNS OF VIOLENT ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "There are indications that both criminal and terrorist groups are planning or intend acts of violence against foreigners in eastern Sabah, notwithstanding the Government of Malaysia's increased ability to detect, deter and prevent such attacks.") (January 15, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "ANSAR AL-MUJAHIDEEN FORUM POSTS A FIELD REPORT FROM SOUTH WAZIRISTAN" (SNIPPET: "The premier English-language jihadi forum has members in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad...") (January 15, 2010) (Read More...)
ECONOMIC TIMES.INDIA TIMES.com: "JIHADI ON RECCE NABBED AT WAGAH" (SNIPPET: "Noman Arshad, a teenaged youth hailing from Singhpura near Lahore, was apprehended inside Indian territory by troopers of BSF's 55th battalion. He later told the security agencies during his interrogation that he had come to the border on a recce. He said around 6-7 suicide bombers, three of them women, were waiting across the border in Pakistan to cross over into Punjab for possible strikes.") (January 15, 2010, 0405 hrs IST, ET Bureau) (Read More...)
OnlineOpinion.com.au (YaleGlobalOnline): "TERRORISM'S NEW AVATARS -- Part II" by Gabriel Weimann (SNIPPET: "One of the little-noticed facts that connects many recent acts of terrorism - from Nidal Malik Hassan, the Fort Hood Shooter, to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas day bomber, is the growing use of the Internet by terrorists not only to spread their propaganda but also to recruit and raise funds.") (Posted January 14, 2010) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - Press Release: "Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano" (STATEMENT: "In view of the event of Christmas Day we must remain vigilant about the continued threat we face from al-Qa'ida. We are taking an additional set of aviation security precautions to protect the American people. Some of these measures include enhanced random screening, additional federal air marshals on certain routes and adding individuals of concern to our terrorist watch list system. As a result of these measures and others we have put in place since Christmas, travelers should allot extra time when flying--particularly into the United States from overseas. We are facing a determined enemy and we appreciate the patience of all Americans and visitors to our country, and the cooperation of our international partners as well as a committed airline industry. We will continue to update and adapt our defenses as needed to ensure air travel is both safe and efficient. As always, we continue to ask all Americans to report any suspicious behavior to the local law enforcement authorities.") (Release Date: January 14, 2010)
SPACE DAILY.com (AFP): "U.S. OFFICIAL QUESTIONS CHINA SPACE INTENTIONS" (SNIPPET: ""The Chinese have stated that they oppose the militarization of space. Their actions seem to indicate the contrary intention," said Wallace Gregson, the assistant secretary of defense in charge of Asia. "We continue to press the Chinese for explanation," Gregson told a congressional hearing.") (January 13, 2010) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "The Students' Union of the London School of Economics and Queen Mary College of London University Have Twinned with the Islamic University in Gaza. The Islamic University is a Hamas stronghold, a terrorist base and a center for manufacturing weapons. It is also an important center for radical Islamic indoctrination." (January 13, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RADICAL YEMENI CLERIC'S EXTENSIVE AMERICAN CONTACTS A SOURCE OF MAJOR CONCERN" (SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence officials believe there are dozens -- perhaps hundreds - of Americans who have been in e-mail contact with the radical Yemeni cleric who is believed to have inspired and directed both the Fort Hood shooter and the failed Christmas Day airline bomber, the Investigative Project on Terrorism has learned. Efforts to learn the details of that communication, or even to target Anwar Al-Awlaki militarily, may be hindered by his status as an American citizen.") (January 19, 2010) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com - THE BLOTTER: "U.S. WORRIED ABOUT THREE DOZEN CRIMINALS WHO CONVERTED TO ISLAM IN PRISON, MOST FROM NEW YORK" (SNIPPET: ""The group seeks to recruit American citizens to carry out terrorist attacks in the United States," said Sen. John Kerry, D.-Mass., the committee chairman." SNIPPET: "Dunleavy, the former deputy inspector general of the New York prison system and author of the forthcoming "The Fertile Soil of Jihad," said he has repeatedly warned that radical Imams have long had too much free rein inside many institutions. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, about 9,000 inmates seek to attend Islamic religious services, about six per cent of the total prison population.") (January 19, 2010) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GOP LAWMAKER FEARS RADICALIZATION OF AMERICANS IN YEMEN" (SNIPPET: "A GOP lawmaker is seeking answers from the Obama administration on how it plans to combat the potential radicalization of the 55,000 Americans now in Yemen -- a country that has come under the thumb of Al Qaeda.") (Updated January 13, 2010) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion Europe: "THE ROME-TEHRAN AXIS" by Giulio Meotti, Rome (SNIPPET: "Italian companies -- with Rome's backing -- have equipped Iran's military and contributed to the regime's satellite and possibly nuclear programs.") (January 14, 2010, 4:27 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Timbuktu, Mali - "AL QAEDA LINKED TO ROGUE AVIATION NETWORK" by Tim Gaynor and Tiemoko Diallo (SNIPPET: "The clandestine fleet has grown to include twin-engine turboprops, executive jets and retired Boeing 727s that are flying multi-ton loads of cocaine and possibly weapons to an area in Africa where factions of al Qaeda are believed to be facilitating the smuggling of drugs to Europe, the officials say.") (January 13, 2010, 2:33 pm EST) (Read More...)
TERRAPLEXIC.org - Current Intelligence: "OUR ELUSIVE RADICALS" by Marisa Urgo (SNIPPET: "However, if researchers can find out why this networked and interdependent community in Northern Virginia produces so many violent Muslim radicals, I think it would greatly improve our ability to understand our adversary.") (January 12, 2010) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Report No. 2747: "The Taliban of Pakistan's Swat District Releases Video Showing Children And Teenagers Training for Jihad And the "Lovers of Houris" (the Women of Paradise) Who Carried Out Martyrdom Missions" (January 12, 2010) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org: "IRANIAN ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION HEAD: 'We Have the Right to Enrich Uranium to 100%'" (SNIPPET: "It should be noted that uranium enriched to 90% or higher is used only for military purposes, in the construction of nuclear weapons.") (January 11, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "AL-QAEDA HAS A NEW STRATEGY. Obama Needs One, Too." by Bruce Hoffman (SNIPPET: "Fifth and finally, al-Qaeda is covetously seeking recruits from non-Muslim countries who can be easily deployed for attacks in the West. The group's leaders see people like these -- especially converts to Islam whose appearances and names would not arouse the same scrutiny that persons from Islamic countries might -- as the ultimate fifth column. Citizens of countries that participate in the U.S. visa-waiver program are especially prized because they can move freely between Western countries and blend easily into these societies.") (January 10, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "OBAMA'S HAVOC TO THE INTEL SYSTEM The president established intelligence death panels" (SNIPPET: "The intelligence process works in large part because of trust. A reliable sense of confidence must exist between superiors and subordinates, agents and sources, and the intelligence community and policy makers. Without trust, people will not take the risks needed to do their jobs successfully. Mr. Obama has destroyed this sense of trust. On his watch, the intelligence community has suffered a year of body blows.") (January 11, 2010)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "CIA SUICIDE BOMBER APPEARS ON TAPE WITH LEADER OF PAKISTANI TALIBAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: ""We will never forget the blood of our emir Baitullah Mehsud," Balawi said. "We will always demand revenge for him inside America and outside.") (January 9, 2010, 11:07 am) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "UK MUSLIM TV CHANNEL LINKED TO AL-QAIDA CLERIC AL-AWLAKI" by Jamie Doward (SNIPPET: "The channel's chief executive officer, Mohamed Ali Harrath, has been on an Interpol wanted list since 1992...") (January 10, 2010) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Sanaa, Yemen - "YEMEN UNIVERSITY IN FOCUS AFTER CHRISTMAS JET INCIDENT" by Paula Newton (SNIPPET: "Al-Iman University" SNIPPET: "Every year, thousands of Islamic students from Yemen, Africa and around the world are cocooned in al-Zindani's compound, where they study their faith and are instilled with a strident defense of that faith. Last year, al-Zindani made a public plea to recruit millions of young men to fight jihad against Israel.") (January 9, 2010, 3:50 am EST) (Read More...)
INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY.com by Toby Westerman: "9/11, BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS, AND THE 'TWISTED MIND SET'" (SNIPPET: "Cuba's aid to terrorist networks range from sophisticated espionage operations to important bio-technology research which could easily be used in a germ warfare attack against the U.S.") (January 10, 2010) (Read More...)
SOFIA ECHO.com: "ISLAMIC JIHAD TO TARGET BALKANS NEXT, ISRAELI FOREIGN MINSITER SAYS" (SNIPPET: "Islamic Jihad organisations that already had infiltrated countries in Africa and South America intended doing the same in the Balkans, through similar methods including huge transfers of funds and the establishment of cells, Israeli foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman said.") (January 7, 2010, 14:19 CET) (Read More...)
INDIA TODAY.com: "Indian Mujahideen planning 9/11-type attack'" (SNIPPET: "A 9/11-type terror attack using hijacked aeroplanes stares India in the face with an Indian Mujahideen terrorist having acquired pilot training and waiting to strike, according to intelligence agencies. Intelligence Bureau (IB) sources say Shahzad Ahmed alias Pappu, one of the key accused in the September 2008 Delhi blasts case, learnt to fly planes in Bangalore and could now be planning to execute an airborne terror strike. A dozen other trained Indian Mujahideen terrorists are also at large and, together with Shahzad, pose a big security threat.") (New Delhi, January 6, 2010) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "NORTH KOREA AND IRAN TOP LIST OF WORST PERSECUTORS OF CHRISTIANS" by E.B. Solomont (SNIPPET: "North Korea, Iran and Saudi Arabia are the worst persecutors of Christians around the world, according to a ranking released Wednesday by a Christian mission agency.") (January 7, 2010) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - blog for the IPT News: "RADICAL FUNDRAISER BECOMES ILLINOIS POLICE CHAPLAIN" (SNIPPET: "Previously on the IPT blog we stressed the need for the Defense Department's Islamic Chaplaincy program to adopt a stricter vetting process, citing historically radical imams who have served in the program. Now the same can be said for the chaplaincy program for the Illinois State Police. The Mosque Foundation website reports that Sheikh Kifah Mustapha recently completed a four day training session in Springfield, Illinois to become the first certified Muslim chaplain for the Illinois State Police. Mustapha's name appears on a list of unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) Hamas financing trail, which ended with sweeping convictions in November of 2008. On this list he is identified as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Palestine Committee.") (January 5, 2010, 4:06 pm) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (THE LOCAL.se): "MUSLIMS THREATEN SWEDISH MOTOONIST" (SNIPPET: "The first of two phone calls to Vilks came on Monday morning. A subsequent check by the Swedish artist revealed that the call originated in Somalia, where the Islamic militant group al-Shabaab has gained increasing influence in the war torn country. Al-Shabaab is also believed to have ties to al-Qaeda. In the last month, al-Shabaab supporters who reportedly used to live in Denmark have killed at least 22 people, including three ministers, in a suicide bomb attack carried out in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. According to Vilks, the man who threatened him spoke Swedish.") (January 4, 2010) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "GLOBAL THREATS Lax 2009, rough 2010" -Commentary by John R. Bolton (SNIPPET: "The outlook is not promising. Too often, Mr. Obama seems either uninterested in the global threats we face, unpersuaded that they constitute dangers to the country, or content simply to blame his predecessors. When he does see international threats, his instinct is to negotiate with them rather than defeat them.") (January 4, 2010) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "DHS PLANS TO CATCH ONLY ONE IN FOUR TRAVELERS COMMITTING 'MAJOR' CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS WHILE ENTERING U.S. ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS IN 2010" by Terence P. Jeffrey (Documents produced by the Department of Homeland Security indicate that in fiscal 2010 the department is planning to catch only 26 percent of travelers committing major criminal violations while seeking to enter the United States through international airports.") (January 4, 2010) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: ILNA, Iran, January 4, 2010"): "IRANIAN FM PROPOSES ALTERNATE URANIUM ENRICHMENT SITES" (SNIPPET: "The deal is to take place either in Brazil, Japan, or Turkey, which have agreed that it can be executed on their soil, or on the Iranian island of Kish.") (Posted January 4, 2010) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "JIHADI OSINT EFFORT DIRECTED TOWARDS U.S. NAVY" (SNIPPET: "The J-boys are itching for a fight and using the al-Faloja forum to collect open source intelligence about the activities of the US Navy, particularly it seems in the Gulf region.") (January 4, 2010) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Remarks by the President on Security Reviews" (SNIPPET: "As we saw on Christmas, al Qaeda and its extremist allies will stop at nothing in their efforts to kill Americans.") (January 5, 2010) (Read More...)
YEMEN.USEMBASSY.gov - Press Release: "EMBASSY CLOSED IN RESPONSE TO SECURITY THREAT" (SNIPPET: "The U.S. Embassy in Sana'a is closed today, January 3, 2010, in response to ongoing threats by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) to attack American interests in Yemen.") (January 3, 2010) (Read More...)
ARMIES OF LIBERATION.com - blog: "AL SHABAB TO SET SAIL FOR YEMEN" by Jane Novak (SNIPPET: "AFP however does note the widely overlooked November arrest and later release of an individual at a Mogadishu airport with chemicals and a syringe. Jihaddists have been going back and forth between Yemen and Somalia for some time.") (January 1, 2010) (Rread More...)
DODbuzz.com: "THE U.S. NAVY'S VISION FOR CONFRONTING IRREGULAR CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Today, the Navy is globally engaged to confront irregular challenges in sustained joint and interagency operations at sea and ashore. This includes support for counter-terrorist and counterinsurgency missions..." SNIPPET: "- Counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa which removed financial support to terrorists ashore and reduce instability and criminality at sea.") (January 2010)
MILITARY FAMILIES UNITED.org: "STATEMENT FROM USS COLE COMMANDER KIRK LIPPOLD ON AL-QAEDA, GITMO, AND TERROR ATTACK ON A U.S. AIRLINE" (SNIPPET: "The President's strategy of increasing risk to American lives as part of some indescribable national security strategy to defeat al-Qaeda must be refocused. The Administration's position on GITMO is the centerpiece of this perilous strategy.") (December 29, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "Thank You Mr. Kohlmann..." (SNIPPET: "NEFA Foundation has made available a collection of the 2005-2007 postings at gawaher.com by Farouk1986, generally believed to be Nigerian ball bomber Abdulmutallab." SNIPPET: "I find this one intriguing:") (December 30, 2009) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - For The Record - blog: "'HUNDREDS' MORE AL QAEDA OPERATIVES IN YEMEN PLANNING ATTACKS, FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS" (SNIPPET: ""Of course there are a number of Al Qaeda operatives in Yemen and some of their leaders. We realize this danger," Al-Qirbi said. "They may actually plan attacks like the one we have just had in Detroit. There are maybe hundreds of them - 200, 300."") (December 29, 2009, 3:32) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL-QAIDA IN YEMEN CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AIRLINE TERROR PLOT" by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "The group acknowledged that the device had failed to properly detonate, but promised that it would "continue on this path until we achieve success."") (December 28, 2009, 08:51 pm) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "25 BRITS IN JET BOMB PLOTS Cops fear that 25 British-born Muslims are plotting to bomb airliners." (SNIPPET: "The 25 suspects, of Pakistani and Somali descent, were radicalised in UK mosques. Some had been to university and studied engineering or computer sciences. Others were former street gang members. Special Branch monitored them as they flew to Yemen, in the Middle East, from British airports in the spring and summer. In almost every case, their tickets were paid for in cash and bought less than a week before travel. The source added: "Imams would have promised them rewards in heaven for becoming suicide bombers prepared to kill Westerners."") (December 27, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MERRY CHRISTMAS, PRIVATE BERGDAHL" (SNIPPET: "Private Bergdahl - assuming he's still alive - is spending Christmas as a captive of the Taliban. His captors spent the last day or two uploading a video showing Private Bergdahl reading a statement.") (December 25, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET HAGANAH.com: "THE IMPORTANCE OF PRIVATE MESSAGES" (SNIPPET: "It speaks to the importance the private messaging feature of jihadi forums that the brothers have developed and released a program that will enable you to download your messages and read them offline. This is necessary - among other reasons - because you can usually only store a few dozen messages in your Inbox on the forum.") (December 25, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "SIX YEMENI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO BAY TO BE REPATRIATED" (SNIPPET: "The Obama administration is planning to repatriate six Yemenis held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a transfer that could be a prelude to the release of dozens more detainees to Yemen, according to sources with independent knowledge of the matter.") (December 18, 2009, 5:04 am) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "ICT JIHADI WEBSITES MONITORING GROUP..." (SNIPPET: "One of the surfers suggests using a low power laser in order to bring planes down. Several surfers show enthusiasm for this suggestion, but one surfer doubts it, including suggestions made by other surfers to use higher powered lasers, such as those appearing on the website of the...") (December 23, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "Would Everyone Take A Deep Breath..." (SNIPPET: "In short, for every move the jihadis make online, we have a countermeasure or can rapidly develop and deploy a countermeasure. There is no hiding place. Our biggest challenge, frankly, is not identifying who is doing what online, but in our assessment of who is, or who will become, a threat.") (December 23, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (THE SUNDAY TIMES, December 20, 2009): "SCOTLAND YARD WARNS: 'Mumbai is coming to London'" (SNIPPET: "Security sources said concerns had been raised by "chatter" on a prominent jihadist website two weeks ago.") (Posted December 19, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov/opa - Press Release: "UNITED STATES TRASFERS 12 GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN AND THE SOMALILAND REGION" (SNIPPET: "Over the weekend, four Afghan detainees, Abdul Hafiz, Sharifullah, Mohamed Rahim and Mohammed Hashim, were transferred to the Government of Afghanistan. In addition, two Somali detainees, Mohammed Soliman Barre and Ismael Arale, were transferred to regional authorities in Somaliland. Finally, six Yemeni detainees, Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mari, Farouq Ali Ahmed, Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi, Muhammaed Yasir Ahmed Taher, Fayad Yahya Ahmed al Rami and Riyad Atiq Ali Abdu al Haf, were transferred to the Government of Yemen.") (December 20, 2009) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "DO YOU KNOW HOW RADICAL KEVIN JENNINGS IS?" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "I'm wondering whether there's anyone out there with the guts to pretend that it's insignificant that President Barack Obama keeps appointing radical after radical to his czar positions. Can anyone honestly say Obama's appointments don't tell us a great deal about Obama himself -- as if we needed any further proof he is a left-wing extremist? I don't need to make a list of his radical appointees and detail proof of their extremism. Anyone paying attention knows it's irrefutably true that this has become a deliberate pattern.") (December 19, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "TSA DODGES CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF BREACH Twelve of Osama bin Laden's half-siblings have a pilot's license. An that's not even the most embarrassing TSA news lately." by Annie Jacobsen (December 19, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "TSA HANDS AL-QAEDA ITS PLAYBOOK Terrorists were surely rejoicing when the Transportation Security Administration posted one of its most sensitive documents online." by Annie Jacobsen (December 10, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INISDE THE RING - Nuke Modernization" by Bill Gertz (SNIPPET: "A Republican Senate aide said the letter is intended to put the White House on notice that formal ratification of a new START accord must include specific plans and funding for upgrading U.S. nuclear weapons outlined in Section 1251 of the Democrat-drafted 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed into law by Mr. Obama on Oct. 28. A White House National Security Council spokesman had no immediate comment on the letter.") (December 17, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "OVERALL STRATEGY IS NEEDED" -Opinion-Commentary by Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan and Laura Conley (SNIPPET: "A new strategy is not only a practical requirement; it's a legal obligation. Congress mandates that a new president issue an NSS within five months of taking office, and annually thereafter. Mr. Obama has passed the deadline without delivering, yet several Cabinet agencies are developing key tactical documents, such as the Defense, Homeland Security and State departments' quadrennial reviews, which should be based on the White House's overall strategy.") (December 17, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (FOX NEWS, December 14, 2009): "OF 30 HOMEGROWN TERROR PLOTS SINCE 9/11, TEN SURFACED IN 2009 ALONE" (SNIPPET: "That puts "the level of activity in 2009 much higher than that of previous years," Rand Senior Adviser Brian Jenkins told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last month. "There's definitely a rise in jihad recruits and volunteers in the United States, whether they're concerning plots here in the U.S. or whether they involve material support to terror plots overseas," says counterterrorism analyst Steve Emerson, author of "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us." Danny Coulson, former deputy assistant director of the FBI, agrees.") (December 15, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, December 18, 2009"): "IRAN WORKING ON NEW CENTRIFUGES" (SNIPPET: "Iranian Atomic Energy Organization head Ali Akbar Salehi has said that Iran is working on a new generation of centrifuges, IR3 and IR4, for uranium enrichment, and expressed hope that the new centrifuges would be in use by March 2011.") (Posted December 18, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Tehran, Iran - "IRAN MAKING NEW MODEL CENTRIFUGES FOR NUKES" (SNIPPET: "Salehi said that more than 6,000 centrifuges are currently enriching uranium..." SNIPPET: "The IAEA has reported that it is watching Iran's efforts to improve its centrifuges. Iran says it will install more than 50,000 centrifuges at Natanz, but currently they have installed fewer than 9,000, so there could easily be room for more advanced models in the future, a Vienna nuclear expert said.") (December 18, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "REPORT: IRAN TEST-FIRES IMPROVED SEJIL2 MISSILE" (SNIPPET: "Islamic republic's Arabic-language satellite television says tested missile has longer range than Shahab, which Iranian officials have said can reach targets 2,000 kilometers away, putting Israel and US bases in Gulf within reach.") (Published December 16, 2009, 09:55/Israel News) (Read More...)
TIMESonline.CO.UK: "SECRET DOCUMENT EXPOSES IRAN'S NUCLEAR TRIGGER" (SNIPPET: "The technical document describes the use of a neutron source, uranium deuteride, which independent experts confirm has no possible civilian or military use other than in a nuclear weapon. Uranium deuteride is the material used in Pakistan's bomb, from where Iran obtained its blueprint.") (December 14, 2009) (Read More...)
CORNER.nationalreview.com: "YOU CAN'T MAKE IT UP -- or Si, Se Puede" by Andy McCarthy (SNIPPET: "The White House has announced that Mari Del Carmen Aponte will be nominated by the President to become the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador." SNIPPET: "...as detailed on Andrew Breitbart's Big Government, it turned out that she had "co-habited" with an agent of the Cuban intelligence service. In fact, a confidential U.S. intelligence memo alleged that she had been recruited to become a Cuban spy in her own right.") (December 16, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE SOUND OF AL-QAIDA CHOKING ON THE BLOOD THEY HAVE SPILT" (SNIPPET: "It remains unclear whether as-Sahab is really on the skids, but signs increasingly point to yes.") (December 13, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "SOMALIA: SUICIDE BOMBER IN ATTACK ON GOVERNMENT MINISTERS HAD BEEN LIVING IN DENMARK" (SNIPPET: "Not all who travel to join the jihad in Somalia will become suicide bombers. Some will return to their prior country of residence, trained, experienced, and looking to apply what they have learned.") (December 10, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "IRAQI TROOPS CAPTURE MAHDI ARMY MILITARY LEADER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Iran has backed a host of Shia terror groups in Iraq, including the Mahdi Army and the Promised Day Brigade, the Asaib al Haq, and the Hezbollah Brigades [see LWJ report, "Iraqi forces search for Qods Force agents" and "Ramazan Corps and the ratlines into Iraq" for more details on Iran's involvement in Iraq]. List of Promised Day Brigade and Mahdi Army operatives detained since November:") (December 9, 2009, 1:40 pm) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "TSA DODGES CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION OF BREACH Twelve of Osama bin Laden's half-siblings have a pilot's license. An that's not even the most embarrassing TSA news lately." by Annie Jacobsen (December 19, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "TSA HANDS AL-QAEDA ITS PLAYBOOK Terrorists were surely rejoicing when the Transportation Security Administration posted one of its most sensitive documents online." by Annie Jacobsen (December 10, 2009) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.go.com: "BATTLING THE HOMEGROWN JIHAD THREAT" by Stephanie Sy (SNIPPET: "...experts say jihadist propaganda is gaining a foothold in the United States, with hundreds of English-language Web sites.") (December 12, 2009) (Read More...)
SOFIR.org: "RESPONSA: THE PROS AND CONS WITH 'JIHOBBYISM'" (SNIPPET: "The Internet provides many opportunities for people to participate in the jihad in a meaningful way. Online jihadi activism is enabling, it is a chance for the aspiring jihadi to actually do something and see how it feels. No matter how illegal that online activism might be, he will at least think he has gotten away with something - because the wheels of justice turn slowly even on a good day. So while we are belittling them, they are getting stronger.") (December 8, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org - Email: ""THIS IS AN OPEN THREAT TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION TO STAY AWAY FROM MUSLIMS AND ISLAM IF YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU."" (SNIPPET: "The email comes from Dawood Bhaila...") (December 8, 2009, 12:08 pm) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR FIVE MISSING D.C.-AREA MUSLIM MEN" (SNIPPET: "Federal investigators are searching for a Howard University dental student and four other missing Muslim men reported missing from the Washington, D.C. area, the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) has learned. There is concern they may have been sent abroad to train for jihad. The five were last seen November 29. The identities of two of the missing men, Howard student Ramy Zamzam and Waqar Khan, have been mentioned in online postings, including a Facebook page that was set up Monday for friends to offer their support. Some of those pages, however, appear restricted to friends and associates. It is not clear where the men are believed to have gone, but an informed source told the IPT that at least one left behind a farewell video.") (December 8, 2009) (Read More...) [UPDATE: Subjects located in Pakistan.]
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RADICAL MOVEMENT'S LEADER FORECASTS AMERICA'S DEMISE" (SNIPPET: "As-Sabiqun has repeatedly predicted the demise of the United States and dreams of "the Islamic State of North America no later than 2050." It has openly declared support for terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hizbullah, and even claimed it funded anti-American militants. With concerns growing over radical Islamist propaganda in the United States, As-Sabiqun is one of the leading organizations building a bridge between international Islamism and its developing American counterpart. As-Sabiqun is headquartered in Washington D.C., but has branches in Oakland, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Its leader, Imam Abdul Alim Musa, is well-known in Islamist circles for spreading anti-American propaganda and militancy.") (December 4, 2009) (Read More...)
OTTAWA SUN.com: "PARLIAMENT PROTEST ENDS; QUESTIONS REMAIN Greenpeace climate change activists create major security breach" by Scott Taylor (SNIPPET: "RCMP and parliamentary security officials are at a loss to explain how 19 Greenpeace activists sauntered onto Parliament Hill and found their way to the tops of the Centre Block and West Block buildings early yesterday morning.") (Last updated December 7, 2009, 7:21 pm) (Read More...)
LATIMES.com - LOS ANGELES TIMES: "U.S. SEES HOMEGROWN MUSLIM EXTREMISM AS RISING THREAT This may have been the most dangerous year since 9/11, anti-terrorism experts say" by Sebastian Rotella (December 7, 2009) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran can now produce nuclear bomb'" (SNIPPET: "Iran now has the technical capability to build a nuclear bomb and the only thing separating it from the bomb is the decision to go ahead and build one, said Brig. -Gen. Yossi Baidatz, head of Military Intelligence's research division, on Monday.") (Updated December 7, 2009, 21:16) (Read More...)
DEFENSE.gov (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "COMBINED FORCES ARREST SUSPECTS IN IRAQ" (SNIPPET: "Acting on combined security team intelligence, Iraqi security forces and U.S. advisors searched a building in Sadr City where the suspect was located. He is suspected of transporting explosives and weapons from Iran into Baghdad. The man is believed to have been staging multiple attacks on security forces in Iraq.") (December 7, 2009) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RADICAL MOVEMENT'S LEADER FORECASTS AMERICA'S DEMISE" (SNIPPET: "As the spotlight moves away from the Fort Hood massacre, one of America's most openly radical Islamist organizations has taken to the murderer's defense. As-Sabiqun, a Washington D.C.-based organization with branches in four other major American cities, released a flyer labeling shooter Nidal Malik Hasan as "victimized" and the "target of psychological warfare." The handout also defended convicted terrorists and suspects. As-Sabiqun has repeatedly predicted the demise of the United States and dreams of "the Islamic State of North America no later than 2050." It has openly declared support for terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hizbullah, and even claimed it funded anti-American militants. With concerns growing over radical Islamist propaganda in the United States, As-Sabiqun is one of the leading organizations building a bridge between international Islamism and its developing American counterpart. As-Sabiqun is headquartered in Washington D.C., but has branches in Oakland, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Its leader, Imam Abdul Alim Musa, s well-known in Islamist circles for spreading anti-American propaganda and militancy.") (December 4, 2009)
HERALD SUN.com: "FRENCH TO FREE OZ TERRORIST" by Charles Miranda, London (SNIPPET: "Australia's most notorious terrorist Willie Brigitte will be free from jail next year having served less than half his sentence for conspiring to blow up the nation's only nuclear reactor and the power grid." SNIPPET: "It was then revealed Brigitte had had military training in Pakistan and France with an al-Qaida backed group. He had also spent time training in pariah state Yemen.") (December 1, 2009, 11:41 pm; Last updated December 5, 2009) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'IRAN BUIDLING TERROR NETWORK IN SOUTH AMERICA'" by Hilary Leila Krieger (SNIPPET: "The Argentinean prosecutor who ferreted out Iranian links to Argentina's largest terror attack warned Wednesday of Teheran's growing terror network in Latin America. "The Iranians are moving fast," assessed Alberto Nisman...") (Updated December 3, 2009, 15:48) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE NOW AL QAEDA IN ARABIAN PENINSULA'S MUFTI" (SNIPPET: "Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish was captured by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 and then handed over to American officials who transferred him to Guantanamo. Rubaish was held there until Dec. 13, 2006, when he was transferred to Saudi Arabia and placed in the Saudi rehabilitation program for jihadists. At some point, Rubaish escaped from Saudi Arabia by fleeing south to Yemen. In February 2009, the Saudi Kingdom placed Rubaish, along with at least 10 other former Gitmo detainees, on its list of 85 most-wanted terrorists. One of the former Gitmo detainees Rubaish fled to Yemen with, Said Ali al Shihri, is now the deputy of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which was formed when the al Qaeda branches in Yemen and Saudi Arabia merged. Two other former Gitmo detainees who fled to Yemen along with Rubaish have been killed in shootouts.") (December 3, 2009) (Read More...)
Corner.NATIONAL REVIEW.com: "Somebody at Fort Hood Should Be Walking the Plank" by Andy McCarthy (SNIPPET: "It's been brought to my attention by several reliable sources that the Defense Department has brought Louay Safi to Fort Hood as an instructor, and that he has been lecturing on Islam to our troops in Fort Hood who are about to deploy to Afghanistan. Safi is a top official of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and served as research director at the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Worse, last evening, Safi was apparently permitted to present a check (evidently on behalf of ISNA) to the families of the victims of last month's Fort Hood massacre. A military source told the blogger Barbarossa at the Jawa Report: "This is nothing short of blood money. This is criminal and the Ft. Hood base commander should be fired right now.") (December 3, 2009) (Read More...)
NY POST.com Opinion/OpEd: "ANOTHER SPYING SCANDAL AT GITMO" by Paul Sperry (SNIPPET: "A number of Arabic and Pashtu interpreters at the terror-war detention center at Guantanamo Bay are under active investigation for omitting valuable intelligence from their translations of detainee interrogations, among other security breaches. This could taint some of the evidence at the "9/11 trial" in New York and proceedings against other detainees." SNIPPET: "Six years later comes a new problem with Muslim personnel who have virtually unfettered access to detainees and intelligence at Gitmo. Professional military security and intelligence officials at Gitmo did the preliminary probe, then prepared a classified summary and are now briefing top officials and members of Congress in Washington. An active FBI criminal probe is also under way. The possible new spy ring involves several Arabic linguists, some also Egyptian and Syrian immigrants. They're suspected of, among other things:") (Updated December 1, 2009, 5:07 am) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov: Washington - "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS A GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE TO FRANCE" (SNIPPET: "...Sabir Lahmar, a native of Algeria...") (December 1, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov: Washington - "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS A GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE TO HUNGARY" (SNIPPET: "Late last night, a detainee originally from the West Bank was transferred to the government of Hungary. The government of Hungary has requested that the detainee's identity be withheld for security and privacy reasons.") (December 1, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "2 GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ARRIVE IN ITALY" (SNIPPET: "Adel Ben Mabrouk, 39, and Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri, 43, are suspected of being members of a terror group with ties to al-Qaida. They were immediately taken into custody upon arrival in Milan and will be interrogated, a prosecutor told The Associated Press.") (Published November 30, 2009, 23:45/Israel News) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com _ IBD Editorials: "10 REASONS NUCLEAR IRAN IS NO JOKE" (SNIPPET: "Terror State: A dithering world has for years underestimated the costs of appeasement toward Iran. Tehran's aggressive plans for 10 new nuclear plants show they want dominance, not just a bomb or two.") (November 30, 2009) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "NEW REGULATIONS OUTLINE CONTENT, TRANSMISSION STANDARDS FOR EVERY AMERICANS' ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS" by Matt Cover (SNIPPET: "If doctors or hospitals do not comply and insist on using the traditional paper record-keeping systems, the federal government will penalize them by docking their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, making it harder for them to stay in business. If they choose to comply with the government's plan. doctors and hospitals can receive generous federal subsidies...") (July 16, 2010) (Read More...)
ICSR.info - FREEradicals - blog: "JIHADISM IN GERMANY: AN UPDATE" by Peter Neumann (SNIPPET: "With the elections over, the immediate danger seems to have passed. The jihadist threat, however, continues to be high on the BfV's agenda. The BfV speaker at the symposium highlighted the following trends: *An increasing number of 'home-grown' cells *The rising number of converts involved in jihadist activities *The increasing attractiveness of jihadism to Muslims of Turkish descent, who - for years - had been considered 'immune' to the jihadist message. The last point was backed up by an excellent speaker from the Hamburg state office. who provided extensive data on the ethnic affiliations and socio-economic characteristics of Hamburg-based jihadists, as well as Germany's leading expert on Islamist terrorism, Guido Steinberg of the German Institute for Security and International Affairs.") (November 30, 2009, 17:41) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "HIDDEN THREAT FROM AL-QAEDA SLEEPER CELLS Al-Qaeda terrorists are exploiting loose visa and immigration rules to enter Britain, the security services fear" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "Counter-terrorism police and Whitehall officials believe dozens of extremists could have arrived here by posing as students or legitimate visitors. They are concerned both by the relatively lax checks that are made on the visitors before they arrive and by the ease with which they can outstay their visas without anyone noticing. As many as 13,000 visa applicants may have entered the country from Pakistan in a seven month period since October last year without any checks on their supporting documentation. The security services fear that because most do not mix with home grown terrorists, they are able to operate under the intelligence radar, acting as sleeper cells until ready to launch attacks in Britain. Every year around 100,000 visitors arrive in Britain from Pakistan alone, which has been described by the Prime Minister as being part of a "crucible of terror" along with Afghanistan.") (Published November 27, 2009, 10:00 pm GMT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Press Release: "FBI CONTINUES TO SEEK INFORMATION ABOUT ROBERT LEVINSON Retired FBI Special Agent Missing for 1,000 Days" (SNIPPET: "Today marks 1,000 days since American citizen Robert Levinson--a retired FBI special agent--went missing on March 9, 2007 during a business trip to Kish Island, Iran.") (December 3, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AFP): "IRANIAN PILGRIMS SHOUT 'DEATH TO AMERICA, DEATH TO ISRAEL' AT HAJJ" (SNIPPET: ""Death to America, death to Israel," thousands of Iranians chanted inside a huge tent on the Arafat plain. No Saudi security forces were evident as Ayatollah Muhammed Rishari, the representative of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led the Iranian delegation.") (November 26, 2009) (Read More...)
Online.wsj.com - Opinion Europe: The Hague - "PROSECUTING AMERICAN 'WAR CRIMES' The International Criminal Court claims jurisdiction over U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan" by Daniel Schwanmmenthal (SNIPPET: "Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed "great regret" in August that the U.S. is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This has fueled speculation that the Obama administration may reverse another Bush policy and sign up for what could lead to the trial of Americans for war crimes in The Hague. The ICC's chief prosecutor, though, has no intention of waiting for Washington to submit to the court's authority. Luis Moreno Ocampo says he already has jurisdiction -- at least with respect to Afghanistan.") (November 26, 2009, 7:04 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "What Part of "I AM A TERRORIST" Do You Not Understand" (SNIPPET: "Jihadis are a rather expressive bunch. Consider all the visual clues provided by this gentleman, who among other things presents himself as being knowledgeable about explosives") (November 23, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MOBILE INCRIMINATION PROJECT" (SNIPPET: "Seems the brothers at the as-Ansar forum think it's really cool to transfer large quantities of incriminating files onto their mobile devices via Bluetooth.") (November 23, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "USMC IN MA=UNHAPPY AQ ONLINE" (SNIPPET: "Seems the Marines went on exercises with the Moroccan armed forces, and someone is less than pleased...") (November 23, 2009) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "CLOWARD-PIVEN GOVERNMENT" by James Simpson (SNIPPET: "The methodology is known as the Cloward-Piven Strategy, and we can all be grateful to David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks for originally exposing and explaining it to us. He describes it as: The strategy of forcing political change through orchestrated crisis. The "Cloward-Piven Strategy" seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse. Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven were two lifelong members of Democratic Socialists of America...") (November 23, 2009) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "ANSARNET'S JIHOBBY ORCS ARE AT AGAIN" (SNIPPET: "Thought I'd post the latest updates from Ansarnet's thread on Nidal Hasan with my own weekend commentary. "Ayubi," who now uses the avatar of that Jundullah leader that I mocked below (the "fugghhttettabboooutttiit" guy) said on 11/20: If he is watching us then i want to say some thing for him, We are comming, & we are near to your neck, so bewared..") (November 22, 2009) (Read More...)
ARMY TIMES.com: "NOTE SAID HOOD-STYLE SHOOTING COULD HAPPEN" by Gina Cavallaro (SNIPPET: "According to a witness at the scene, a box of 20 hollow-point shells and a handwritten note were found in the motor pool area between 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry, under the 197th Infantry Training Brigade. "The note said 'tell the commanding general to call off all charges or there will be a re-enactment of Fort Hood,'" the witness told Army Times. He spoke on condition he wouldn't be identified.") (November 21, 2009, 14:37 EST) (Read More...)
NY1.com: "QUEENS IMAM INVOLVED IN TERROR INVESTIGATION GRANTED HOLIDAY TRAVEL" (SNIPPET: "Federal prosecutors reportedly did not oppose the request, but the office of pretrial services was concerned his electronic ankle monitoring bracelet would be out of range.") (November 20, 2009, 9:14 am) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony: "STEVEN R. CHABINSKY Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation" - "Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security" (November 17, 2009) (Read More...)
KTLA.com: "CYBER THUGS: GANGS USE FACEBOOK, TWITTER TO RECRUIT AND ORGANIZE" (SNIPPET: ""Unfortunately, gangs are using these tools to communicate, recruit, issue threats, traffic narcotics, promote violence and expand their criminal activities." According to Torrico's office, gang members are heavily involved on social networks, with a recent survey finding...") (November 19, 2009, 12:44 pm) (Read More...)
Google.com - Hosted News (AP): Geneva - "AP EXCLUSIVE: MUSLIM COUNTRIES SEEK BLASPHEMY BAN" by Frank Jordans (SNIPPET: "Failure to agree on a treaty would boost extremists in the Arab world, said Jazairy, a former envoy to Washington now considered a key player in the U.N.'s human rights forum. "If we keep hitting this glass wall and say there's nothing you can do about Islamophobia -- you can do something about anti-Semitism but Islamophobia is out of bounds -- you give an ideal platform for recruitment of suicide bombers," he said.") (November 19, 2009, 4 hrs ago) (Read More...)
CREEPING SHARIA - blog (AP): Geneva - "MUSLIM COUNTRIES COULD GET ISLAMIC SHARIA BLASPHEMY LAW PASSED AT UN" (SNIPPET: "The countries that form the 56-member Organization of the Islamic Conference are currently lobbying...") (November 19, 2009, 4:47 pm) (Read More...)
NAPLES NEWS.com - Guest Commentary: "MISTAKE IS SEE-NO-JIHAD, HEAR-NO-JIHAD, SPEAK-NO-JIHAD MIND-SET" by Jack Tymann (SNIPPET: "The war on terror is spoken of no more. WeÕve adopted a see-no-jihad, hear-no-jihad, speak-no-jihad mind-set. Political correctness rules the day. Before it's too late, America must again awaken to the unprecedented global threat of Islamic jihad. When a patient has cancer, any chance of defeating the disease is lost if one denies its existence. Islamic jihad is like a very slow, often hidden cancer: deadly cells in all areas of the world body, eating away at freedoms wherever they exist. Unrecognized, denied and/or untreated, Islamism will ultimately destroy free societies worldwide.") (November 18, 2009) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'IAEA suspects Syrian nuclear sites'" (SNIPPET: "These findings have led the UN nuclear watchdog to suspect that Syria has uranium stockpiles.") (Updated November 17, 2009, 8:12) (Read More...)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Washington, D.C. - "ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS KILL SOMALI CHURCH LEADER Thirteenth Christian Assassinated This Year" by Jeremy Reynalds (SNIPPET: "ICC reported that Al-Shabab has previously declared Somalia as an Islamic state, vowing to eradicate Christians.") (November 16, 2009) (Read More...)
NATIONAL POST.com: "OFFICIALS WORRIED GROUP IN CANADA WENT TO JOIN ISLAMIC RADICALS IN SOMALIA" by Stewart Bell, National Post (SNIPPET: "Two sources familiar with the case said investigators had been canvassing TorontoÕs large Somali-Canadian community for information about as many as five men who departed Canada together in early November.") (November 16, 2009) (Read More...)
TERROR FREE SOMALIA - blog (UPI): Stockholm, Sweden - "YOUTH CENTER ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED JIHADISTS" (SNIPPET: "An official at the center allegedly encouraged local youth to join the Somalia-based Islamist group al-Shabaab...") (November 9, 2009) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: 'TERRORIST CRIMINAL TRIALS AND THE COMING JIHAD" by Abraham H. Miller (SNIPPET: "Obama is willing to compromise intelligence and provide the jihadists with a propaganda platform because he needs to placate the extremist elements of his political base. By taking these terrorists out of the military's hands and putting them into the criminal justice system, Obama is redefining terrorism as a criminal justice issue and not as irregular warfare. In this, Obama is beginning a process that will reshape the meaning of terrorism in consonance with the sympathetic, minimalist notions of leftist ideology. Terrorist trials in the media capital of the world will be a magnet for the inspired publicity of jihadism.") (November 27, 2009) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: Washington - "SUICIDE PACT" -Column by Oliver North (SNIPPET: "Nobody has asked yet how many judges, prosecutors, prison guards and jurors will require such protection as a consequence of these decisions. They should. Otherwise, the actions taken this week by the Obama administration won't just be labeled as political correctness; they will be called political suicide.") (November 20, 2009) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "In May, Obama Said He'd Use Military Commissions to Try Terrorists 'Who Violate the Laws of War' and to Protect Intelligence Sources and Trial Participants" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "In a speech delivered six months before his administration decided to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a federal civilian court, President Barack Obama said he would use military commissions to try terrorists who "violate the laws of war" and to protect intelligence sources and methods as well as the safety of the people who would need to participate in such trials. In the speech, Obama said: "We are indeed at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates." Additionally, he warned in the May 21 speech that "al Qaeda is actively planning to attack us again" and that after 9/11 the nation had entered an era in which we faced "enemies who did not abide by any law of war."") (November 18, 2009) (Read More...)
DAVID LIMBAUGH.com - New Column: "CIVIL TRIAL FOR JIHADISTS AND OBAMA'S THIRD WORLD VISION FOR AMERICA" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "I can think of a number of motives President Barack Obama might have for his egregious decision to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other high-profile al-Qaida terrorists to New York for trial in our civil courts. Regardless of which motives apply, one thing is clear: Our enemy is at war against us while we are in a suicidal, 9/10 state of denial.") (November 16, 2009) (Read More...)
THE HILL.com - blog: "CONGRESSMAN INVOKES FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS TO OBJECT TO GITMO PRISONER TRANSFER" by Jordan Fabian (SNIPPET: "A Republican lawmaker on Thursday invoked last week's Fort Hood shooting to oppose the Obama administration's decision to transfer Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Yemen. In a letter to President Barack Obama, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said that suspected Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's contact with Yemen-based radical Islamic cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, raises questions about Yemen as a destination for the detainees.") (November 12, 2009, 03:23 pm ET) (Read More...)
PIPELINE NEWS.org: "REP. FRANK WOLF BLASTS OBAMA, OPPOSES SENDING GITMO DETAINEES TO YEMEN" (SNIPPET: "In a speech on the House floor, Wolf said the administration should "immediately terminate" the return of any detainees to Yemen. Wolf said the deteriorating security situation in Yemen, where al-Qaeda operates freely, raises serious questions as to whether the detainees could be properly monitored by the government of Yemen. Wolf reminded his colleagues that known al-Qaeda terrorists, including some of the USS Cole bombers, have escaped from prison in Yemen and returned to terrorism.") (November 3, 2009) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "PREDICTABLE: HASAN CHATTING IT UP WITH AMERICAN JIHADIS So, who will we find out Hasan has been hanging out with online?" -posted by Rusty (SNIPPET: "The caveat here, of course, is that all four of these websites are interconnected and there is a revolving door of membership between them.") (November 12, 2009, 12:01 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE INTERNET IS NOT A VIRTUAL SAFE HAVEN...but Malaysia is. Witness, for example, the current set of Taliban sites operating in Malaysia:" (November 12, 2009) (Read More...)
INDIA-SERVER.com: India - "GOVT WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST TERROR ATTACKS IN FIVE MAJOR CITIES" (SNIPPET: "This Home Ministry alert is based on the inputs available from FBI, which they obtained while interrogating David Headley. It is supported by Indian intelligence agencies' inputs. Reports have mentioned that Headley was in Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Agra and Ahmedabad between 2006 and 2009 and hence the alerts are mainly for these cities.") (Last updated November 12, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Sharq (Qatar), November 8, 2009; Teshreen (Syria), November 7, 2009"): "KHALED MASH'AL IN DAMASCUS: JIHAD THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE OUR RIGHTS" (Posted November 8, 2009) (Read More...)
SEATTLEPI.com - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER (AP): Windsor, Ontario - "2 CANADIANS LINKED TO DETROIT IMAM GRANTED BAIL" (SNIPPET: "Mohammad Al-Sahli, 33, was granted bail of 300,000 Canadian dollars ($280,000), while Yassir Ali Khan, 30, was granted bail of CA$260,000 ($242,000). The men were also placed under partial house arrest and must report weekly to police.") (Last updated November 8, 2009, 5:02 p.m. PT) (Read More...)
INVESTORS.com - IBD Editorials: "PAYING FOR WASHINGTON'S MISTAKES" (SNIPPET: "Taxation: Policymakers piled up a $1.4 trillion deficit for fiscal 2009. The figure is so high that if Congress were to use the income tax to balance the budget, rates would have to be nearly tripled. The 2009 deficit was larger than the combined federal debt of the first two centuries of the country's existence. As staggering as that is to the mind, the 2010 deficit projects to be even bigger, roughly $1.5 trillion.") (November 3, 2009, 06:51 pm ET) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "MUSLIM MOTHER WHO HID TERRORIST MANUAL IN BURKA 'WAS WILLING TO BLOW UP HERSELF AND HER CHILDREN'" by David Williams (SNIPPET: "Houria Chahed Chentouf, 41, from Manchester, was sentenced to two years in prison for the terror-related offence but walked free from court after serving her time on remand. Officers found the chilling note written by Moroccan-born Chentouf at her home in Holland.") (Last updated November 2, 2009, 7:19 pm) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Alqassam.ps, October 27, 2009; palestine-info.info, October 26, 2009"): "HAMAS MEMBER: CARRY OUT JIHAD OPERATIONS IN JERUSALEM, ENEMY'S DEPTH" (Posted October 27, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (BLOOMBERG): "HAMAS ROCKETS CAN NOW REACH TEL AVIV" (SNIPPET: "Since the three-week operation, Hamas has been able to replenish its stock of military equipment and explosives as well as upgrade its rocket capability, Ayalon said. Hamas is receiving support from Iran, which is using the Islamic movement to increase its influence in the region, he said.") (November 3, 2009) (Read More...)
THE GIANT NO ONE SEES: RED REVOLUTION COMES TO 'GREEN GIANT' BRAZIL" by Toby Westerman (SNIPPET: "Iran has expressed its willingness to share its atomic technology with Brazil - as well as with Venezuela.") (November 3, 2009) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "(LEAD) N. KOREA APPEARS TO HAVE RESTORED PLUTONIUM-GENERATING PLANT: OFFICIALS" by Sam Kim (SNIPPET: "North Korea has apparently restored its facility used to produce weapons-grade plutonium at its main nuclear complex that had been mothballed under a six-nation accord, officials here said Monday.") (November 2, 2009, 17:11 KST) (Read More...)
INTELLIGENCE and TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Palestinian, Iranian and International reactions to the Human Rights Council's decision to endorse the findings of the Goldstone Report (Update No. 1)" (October 18, 2009) (Read More...)
CS MONITOR.com: "ISLAMIC COUNTRIES PUSH A GLOBAL 'BLASPHEMY' LAW" (SNIPPET: "Symbolism no longer satisfies the sponsor of these resolutions - the Organization of the Islamic Council. Under the leadership of Pakistan, the 57-nation OIC wants to give the religious antidefamation idea legal teeth by making it part of an international convention, or legally binding treaty. Members of the UN Human Rights Council are passionately debating that idea in Geneva this week. The United States under Barack Obama recently joined the UNHRC, maligned for years as the mouthpiece for countries that are themselves flagrant human rights abusers.") (October 27, 2009) (Read More...)
TERRAPLEXIC.org/Current-Intelligence: "WHEN IDEOLOGUES (PLAN TO) ATTACK" by Marisa Urgo (SNIPPET: "Today, the FBI arrested for a second time Tarek Mehanna, a 27 year old Massachusetts man. This time Mehanna was arrested on various terrorism-related charges associated with a plot to attack shopping malls. Mehanna's plot appears to have been more "aspirational" rather than operational. However, the Mehanna arrest is significant, because he was a member of a prominent circle of young Salafist-Jihadists living in the United States. His blog was primarily dedicated to Salafist-Jihadist thought, and it was regularly linked back on by other members of the circle. Those members remain very active online, blogging and sharing jihadi media. They are for the most part the virtual epicenter of Salafist-Jihadism in the United States.") (October 22, 2009) (Read More...)
MEFORUM.org - MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY: "THE STRATEGIC CHALLENGE OF SOMALI'S AL-SHABAAB DIMENSIONS OF JIHAD" by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (SNIPPET: "Today, Al-Shabaab is a capable fighting force that implements a strict version of Shari'a in key areas of Somalia. Its range is enhanced by training camps from which many Western Muslims have graduated. This has made Al-Shabaab a significant security concern to several countries, including the United States. Terrorist training. Given the relationship noted above between Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda, which includes ideological affinity and interlocking leadership, there are worries about Al-Shabaab's connections to transnational terrorism.") (Fall 2009) (Read More...)
FORBES.com: "ARMAGEDDON TIME When it comes to Iran, the U.S. may be facing a cataclysm." by Peter Robinson (SNIPPET: "The second observation: The Iranians have no interest in running a bluff. Once able to produce nuclear weapons, they will almost certainly do so.") (October 23, 2009, 12:01 am EDT) Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "SENATE OKs MOVE OF GITMO PRISONERS TO US FOR TRIAL" (SNIPPET: "The plan to permit terror suspects held at the facility to be shipped to US soil to face trial passed the US Senate by a 79-19 vote as part of a larger $44.1 billion budget bill for the Homeland Security Department.") (Published October 21, 2009, 00:35) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: Joint Terrorism Task Force Headquarters New York, New York - "REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE STAFF MEMBERS" (SPEECH SNIPPET: "Of course, we all know that we're facing a determined adversary. They are resourceful, they are resilient, they are still plotting, as we have become all too aware. No one can ever promise that there won't be another attack on America's soil.") (October 20, 2009) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "THE FACE OF A TRAITOR" (SNIPPET: "This is Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki. He fights with the Islamic Jihad Group in Pakistan and is purported to be an American. The group is closely aligned with al Qaeda and the Taliban." SNIPPET: "If you see him here in the US, call the FBI pronto.") (October 19, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2608: "Urdu-Language Pakistani Weekly Preaches Martyrdom: 'These Are the Times for Jihad and Martyrdom... If the Muslims Know How to Die -- More Than That, They Know How To Kill'; 'Obama Should Stop Being the Patron of the Jews and Abandon the Dream of Making Muslims Liberal'" (October 20, 2009) (Read More...)
English.CHOSUN.com: "N.KOREAN HACKERS INFILTRATED S. KOREAN MILITARY NETWORKS" (SNIPPET: "The NIER official said, "It looks like around 2,000 national secrets have been stolen, including the names of around 700 companies or state-run entities that manufacture toxic chemicals and some 1,350 types of such chemicals."") (October 19, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. TROOP FUNDS DIVERTED TO PET PROJECTS" by Shaun Waterman (SNIPPET: "Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis.") (October 15, 2009) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "CAIR TRIES TO PLANT MUSLIM INTERNS ON KEY HILL STAFFS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "The CAIR memo says, in part: "We will focus on influencing congressmen responsible for policy that directly impacts the American Muslim community. (For example, the judiciary, intelligence, and homeland security committees.) We will develop national initiatives such as a lobby day and placing Muslim interns in Congressional offices."") (October 14, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GOP LAWMAKERS ACCUSE MUSLIM ADVOCACY GROUP CAIR OF PLANTING SPIES ON CAPITOL HILL Four congressmen are asking for an investigation into the Council on American Islamic Relations after discovering an internal memo noting the group's strategy." (October 14, 2009) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "KUWAITI PAPER: SYRIA TRANSFERRED 1/4 OF ITS MISSILE ARSENAL TO HIZBULLAH" (SNIPPET: "Iranian and Syrian officers were reportedly training the Hizbullah operatives in using the new missiles and in operating early warning systems intended to alert the group of Israeli jets.") (Updated October 15, 2009, 16:04) (Read More...)
EXPRESS.co.uk - UK NEWS: "NOW MUSLIMS DEMAND: GIVE US FULL SHARIA LAW" by Martyn Brown (SNIPPET: "The fanatical group Islam4UK has - announced plans to hold a potentially - incendiary rally in London later this month." SNIPPET: "Plans for the demonstration have been - delivered to the Metropolitan Police and could see up to 5,000 extremists marching to demand the controversial system." SNIPPET: "The group declared: "We hereby request all Muslims in the United Kingdom, in Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Glasgow and all other places to join us and collectively declare that as submitters to Almighty Allah, we have had enough of democracy and man-made law and the depravity of the British culture. "On this day we will call for a complete upheaval of the British ruling system its members and legislature, and demand the full implementation of Shari'ah in Britain.") (October 15, 2009) (Read More...)
IOL.co.za: "PLOT TO BOMB U.S. BUILDINGS, DISRUPT WORLD CUP" by Makhudu Sefara and Peter Fabricuius (SNIPPET: "US embassy spokeswoman Sharon Hudson-Dean said: "We don't comment on intelligence matters." An NIA official said yesterday: "This is classified information. If you publish it, this will jeopardise an operation already under way".") (October 11, 2009, 09:58 am) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: Washington - "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS TWO GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO KUWAIT AND BELGIUM" (SNIPPET: "Khalid Abdullah Mishal al Mutairi, a native of Kuwait, was transferred to the Government of Kuwait. On July 29, 2009, a federal court ruled that al Mutairi may no longer be detained under the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) and ordered the government to release him from detention at Guantanamo Bay. Another detainee was transferred from Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Belgium. Pursuant to a request from the Government of Belgium, the identity of this individual is being withheld for privacy reasons.") (October 9, 2009) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au: "AFGHAN FOREIGNER KIDNAP ORDER BY AL-QA'IDA LEADER MUSTAFA HAMID" by Sally Neighbour (SNIPPET: "The directive has been issued by veteran al-Qa'ida adviser Mustafa Hamid, also known as Abu Walid al-Masri, who was married to Australian Rabiah Hutchinson in Afghanistan in 2001. Hamid has been detained in Iran since 2003 but remains an influential figure in the militant movement and has maintained contact with his followers through jihadist websites, despite his imprisonment.") (September 16, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA BACKGROUNDER: ABDULLAH AL-FAISAL: EXTREMIST IDEOLOGUE WITH INFLUENCE IN THE WEST" by Madeleine Gruen (SNIPPET: "Al-Faisal has been credited with providing spiritual mentorship to men connected with terrorist acts and major plots including 7/7 London transit bombers Mohammed Sidique Khan and Germaine Lindsay and James Ujaama, an American who conspired to establish a jihad training camp in Bly, Oregon.") (October 7, 2009) (Read More...)
KOREA TIMES.co.kr: "N. KOREA HAS 13 TYPES OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS" by Jung Sung-ki" (SNIPPET: "The North is believed to be one of the world's largest possessors of chemical and biological weapons. South Korea suspects the communist neighbor has up to 5,000 tons of chemical agents.") (October 5, 2009, 21:51) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FURQON.COM: A SITE OF THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF UZBEKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "This site is distributing a new video from the IMU, featuring the "German" jihadi Abu Askar...") (October 5, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2579: "AHWAZI ORGANIZATION: IRAN IS PLANNING TO ATTACK GULF COUNTRIES; IRAN IS PRODUCING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND BURYING THE WASTE IN AHWAZ" (October 6, 2009)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "MORE FROM THE THREATENER: "tell you fool followers you are going to be deceased very soon" (SNIPPET: More just in from this guy, apparently with something that masks his IP, as this time he writes from 74.50.97.246, which traces to Tampa.") (September 28, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "NEW DEATH THREAT: "I am coming to slit your throat with a bland knife" (SNIPPET: "This just in from Woodstock, Illinois, IP address 208.53.138.228") (September 28, 2009) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: Washington - "THREE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES SENT TO IRELAND, YEMEN" (SNIPPET: "Yemeni Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed was sent to his home country, while two other detainees were sent to Ireland..." SNIPPET: "Ireland previously had said it was looking at taking in two Uzbek prisoners.") (September 26, 2009, 6:50 pm EDT) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "YOM KIPPUR IN IRAN: WAR GAMES AND MISSILE DRILL" by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (SNIPPET: "Several months ago, Iran said it had tested a missile that could reach Israel as well as American bases in the Middle East.") (Published September 26, 2009, 10:05 pm) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "CDC HAS MADE 'LIMITED' IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF BIO-SAFETY LABS" by Christopher Neefus (SNIPPET: "In a report released Sept. 22, the government watchdog said CDC had taken "limited action" to improve perimeter security to comply with recommendations made by the GAO in July that exposed vulnerabilities terrorists could exploit.") (September 25, 2009) (Read More...)
SPIEGEL.de ("This article has been provided courtesy of NRC Handelsblad."): "TERRORISTS IN THE MAKING? Egypt Pursues Europeans Taking Arabic Classes" (SNIPPET: "Al-Fajr is popular among import Salafists and Al-Gohari acknowledges that some come to Egypt with bad intentions." SNIPPET: "The Egyptian authorities claim there are dangerous individuals with jihadist intentions among the European students.") (September 25, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRAN DEFIANT AMID NEW NUCLEAR PLANT ROW" (SNIPPET: "The secret facility, which Western intelligence agencies discovered some months ago, is due to become operational next year. The plant is large enough to hold 3,000 centrifuges, the machines used to enrich uranium. A clandestine facility of this kind, beyond the reach of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, would be enough to produce sufficient weapons-grade uranium for one nuclear bomb in about a year." SNIPPET: "A US official said the facility was located 120 miles south-west of Tehran, in a network of underground tunnels found beneath a military base once used as a missile test site by the Revolutionary Guards.") (Published: 7:30AM BST 26 Sep 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Tabnak (Iran), August 21, 2009"): "IRANIAN WEBSITE: ENHANCED IAEA SUPERVISION - PROOF OF IRAN'S FLEXIBILITY" (SNIPPET: "The site stated further that Iran was operating 10,000 centrifuges and testing 2,000 more.") (August 23, 2009) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "ADMINISTRATION WILL CUT BORDER PATROL DEPLOYED ON U.S.-MEXICO BORDER" by Terence P. Jeffrey (SNIPPET: "Border Patrol Director of Media Relations Lloyd Easterling confirmed this week--as I first reported in my column yesterday--that his agency is planning for a net decrease of 384 agents on the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2010, which begins on October 1.") (September 24, 2009) (Read More...)
MyDesert.com - DESERT SUN: Washington - "ENTERTAINMENT VENUES PUT ON TERROR WATCH" (SNIPPET: "...but no specific threat cited" SNIPPET: "Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins to police around the nation about terrorists' desire to attack stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels...") (September 23, 3009) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "COPS, FEDS RANSACK QUEENS STORAGE SITES FOR QAEDA BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS" (SNIPPET: "The Department of Homeland Security at the same time has issued a nationwide bulletin asking cops to look at storage facilities.") (September 22, 2009, 4:00 am) (Read More...)
HINDUSTAN TIMES.com: "MI5 HIRING ASIAN TEENAGERS TO FIGHT CYBER TERROR" (SNIPPET: "MI5 head Jonathan Evans has told his staff that the recruits were essential to combat cyber terrorism which has been traced to China, Russia and Pakistan -- the hackers have also intercepted messages from terrorists in Belmarsh maximum security prison, the newspaper said. In a report to Lord West, the Security Minister, Evans has revealed that during the summer over 1,000 hits were made on computers in Whitehall. Other targets have been air traffic control, power stations and the city of London. Evans sent a confidential memo to some 300 banks and accounting firms warning they "are already under cyber attack" from Chinese state organisations.") (Last updated September 21, 2009, 02:44 IST) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "PAKISTAN DISCOVERS 'VILLAGE' OF WHITE GERMAN AL-QAEDA INSURGENTS Investigators have discovered a "Jihadi village" of white German al-Qaeda insurgents, including Muslim converts, in Pakistan's tribal areas close to the Afghan border." by Dean Nelson in New Delhi and Allan Hall in Berlin (SNIPPET: "The village, in Taliban-controlled Waziristan, is run by the notorious al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which plots raids on Nato forces in Afghanistan.") (Published September 25, 2009, 11:44 am BST) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL: "THE ABU TALHA AL ALMANI REALITY SHOW" by Nick Grace (SNIPPET: "....is a 29-minute-long personal narrative in German about his devotion to Islam and the ultimate sacrifice of martyrdom.) (September 21, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA WARNS GERMANY" by Nick Grace (SNIPPET: "A senior al Qaeda leader has threatened to attack Germany just days before the nation will go to the polls to choose a new Chancellor. Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, resurfaced Friday in a chilling new video produced by al Qaeda's al Fajr Media Center and distributed across the major jihadi Web forums. Dressed in an ill-fitting black blazer, blue tie, and shoulder-length greased hair - looking more like a teenager dressed for his first job interview - he slammed Germany for its military presence in Afghanistan and warned that if Chancellor Angela Merkel is reelected on Sept. 27, Germany will be directly attacked.") (September 19, 2009, 8:24 am) (Read More...)
Google News (AP): Koror, Palau - "2 MORE UIGHUR DETAINEES AT GITMO HEADING TO PALAU" (SNIPPET: "Palau has offered 13 ethnic Uighurs held at the U.S. military prison in Cuba a chance to move there -- an arrangement that would ease President Barack Obama's plans to close the contentious facility. The men have been held by the U.S. since their capture in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001.") (September 19, 2009) (Read More...)
INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY: "CHAVEZ PREDICTS THE END OF AMERICA AT MOSCOW UNIVERSITY" (SNIPPET: "Venezuela's Marxist president-dictator Hugo Chavez addressed an influential university in Moscow stating that America's influence in the world is "dying," and will be replaced in "the next decades" by a "multi-polar" world in which Russia plays a leading role.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NATO PROPOSES LINK WITH RUSSIA'S MISSILE DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised President Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe Friday and urged the U.S. to cancel restrictions on trade with Russia.") (September 18, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "EUROPEAN MISSILE PLAN OFFERS BETTER DEFENSE, GATES SAYS" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "This will give the military a smaller range of detection and protection, but is enough initially to protect U.S. troops and allies against Iran's shorter range missiles.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OBAMA ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR EUROPEAN MISSILE DEFENSE" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "The new plan is based on recent intelligence reports that reassess Iran's weapons capabilities to show short-and medium-range ballistic missiles to be developing more rapidly than projected, and intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities developing much slower than estimated.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)
Edition.CNN.com: "U.S. SCRAPS MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD PLANS" (SNIPPET: "Vice President Joe Biden earlier refused to confirm to CNN that the George W. Bush-era plan was being shelved. But he did explain the logic of doing so, saying Iran -- a key concern for the United States -- was not a threat.") (Updated September 17, 2009, 1349 GMT) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2591: "HIZBULLAH SECRETARY GENERAL HASSAN NASRALLAH ON AL-QUDS DAY: 'Israel Must Be Wiped Out of Existence'" (SNIPPET: "...September 18, 2009, Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah laid down the main tenets of his organization.") (October 8, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org ("This Hate Mailer, like so many others..."): "Are you guys agents of satan?" (HATE MAIL SNIPPET: "i understand where you are coming and the rest of us better be doing our job too (jihad against people like you) many thanks") (September 16, 2009) (Read More...)
THE AUSTRALIAN.com.au: "AFGHAN FOREIGNER KIDNAP ORDER BY AL-QA'IDA LEADER MUSTAFA HAMID" by Sally Neighbour (SNIPPET: "The directive has been issued by veteran al-Qa'ida adviser Mustafa Hamid, also known as Abu Walid al-Masri, who was married to Australian Rabiah Hutchinson in Afghanistan in 2001. Hamid has been detained in Iran since 2003 but remains an influential figure in the militant movement and has maintained contact with his followers through jihadist websites, despite his imprisonment.") (September 16, 2009) (Read More...)
ZEE NEWS.com: Washington - "AL QAEDA SEEKING NUKE SECRETS FROM PAKISTAN: HOLBROOKE" (SNIPPET: Al-Qaeda is trying to seek nuclear secrets from Pakistan and it remains as dangerous as ever, Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said Wednesday.") (September 16, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SHABAAB HAS THREATENED TO AVENGE THE KILLING OF SALEH ALI SALEH NABHAN." (SNIPPET: ""The United States is Islam's known enemy and we will never expect mercy from them, nor should they expect mercy from us," a leader said.") (September 15, 2009, 7:35 am) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "DEPARTMENTS NEGOTIATE PACT TO HELP KEEP COUNTRY SAFE" by Gerry J. Gilmore (SNIPPET: "An agreement between the departments of Defense and Homeland Security that calls for sharing some intelligence data with emergency operations centers nationwide is part of post-9/11 efforts to harden America against another terrorist attack, senior department officials said recently. The more than 60 emergency operations centers -- also known as "fusion centers" -- are managed by state and local agencies. The centers collect information that can be used to combat terrorist threats or for responding to natural or man-made disasters." (September 22, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "PENTAGON TO SHARE TERRORISM INFO AT LOCAL LEVEL" (SNIPPET: "Pentagon officials will begin sharing access to classified, terrorism-related information stored on the secure Defense Department network with state and local agencies. Officials will make the information available using a Department of Homeland Security computer network that ties together that department's intelligence centers nationwide. Dubbed "fusion centers," these intelligence-gathering offices reside in most states and larger cities and share information with the federal government, as well as with other agencies in their area. As of this summer, there were 72 such centers.") (September 15, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil - Release No. 713-09: "DoD ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION-SHARING ACCESS TO HELP FUSION CENTERS COMBAT TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "With this action, DoD continues its work in supporting states and localities who are leading our efforts to secure the nation from domestic terrorism attacks, said Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul N. Stockton. "We look forward to exploring other opportunities where DoD can help our state and local partners effectively defeat terrorism."") (September 14, 2009) (Read More...)
KMPH.com (AP): Mogadishu, Somalia - "SOMALI INSURGENTS VOW TO AVENGE U.S. RAID" (SNIPPET: "The al-Shabab commander told The Associated Press on Tuesday the insurgent group will try to retaliate against America for the raid that killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in southern Somalia on Monday.") (Posted September 15, 2009, 5:49 am) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "AL-FURSAN RELEASES 9/11 MAG" (SNIPPET: Samir Khan and friends are back with Al-Fursan's 9/11 Jihad Recollections special. This one takes the cake." SNIPPET: "And now, it's being done by a pro al-Qaida media outlet based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Seriously.") (September 13, 2009) (Read More...)
MIDDLE EAST ONLINE: London - "MORE BRITONS TRAVEL TO SOMALIA FOR 'JIHAD'" (SNIPPET: "Report number of young Britons travelling to Somalia every year has more than quadrupled to at least 100 since 2004.") (Published September 13, 2009) (Read More...)
DAILY TELEGRAPH.com.au: "CABBIES THREAT TO MILITARY SECURITY" [AUSTRALIA] -Exclusive by Steve Lewis and Ian McPhedran (SNIPPET: "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the review on August 5 after police arrested four men loyal to the Somalia-based terrorist movement al-Shabaab during raids in Melbourne.") (September 11, 2009, 12:00) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AIRLINES PLOT: AL-QAEDA MASTERMIND 'IS STILL ALIVE' MI5 and MI6 believe the British al-Qaeda commander who was behind the airlines' plot may still be alive in Pakistan and plotting new a wave of attacks." by Duncan Gardham (Published September 10, 2009, 11:51 am BST) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: ""The hallmarks of Mr Spncer's all news are all of a Zionist Jew"" (SNIPPET: "This morning's special September 11 edition of the Hate Mail Bag brings us one from the guy who has promised to kill me. He sure is a chatty murderer. The subject line here: "Spencer Will Be a Muslim."") (September 11, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: ""I have to inform you the Mr spencer the way you are wanting to challenge the Islam is an offending and can make us aggressive to you at anytime"" (SNIPPET: "Two weeks ago I received a death threat from the IP address 196.201.207.17, which traces to Djibouti. It said that Steven Emerson, Andrew Cochran of the Counterterrorism Blog, and I would be "executed and brought to justice." Then this morning these three emails came in from the same IP address -- the third one repeats the threat:") (August 13, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU JARCHIVE.INFO..." (SNIPPET: "...a video on YouTube featuring Ayman al-Zawahiri, extolling the virtues of eJihad.") (September 9, 2009) (Read More...)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Belgrade - "SERBIA: FOUR RADICAL MUSLIMS JAILED FOR TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Adis Muric and Bajram Aslani were sentenced to eight years each, Nedzad Bulic to seven and Enes Mujanovic was given a four year jail term. Bulic and Aslani's sentenced were delivered in absentia as they earlier escaped from police and are on the run." SNIPPET: "The prosecution claimed the group planned to plant explosives at Novi Pazar football stadium and to kill policemen deployed there.") (September 8, 2009) (Read More...)
CNN.com: "CHINA TO SEND 'HARMONY MAKERS' TO URUMQI" (SNIPPET: "Minority Uyghurs are accused of stabbing majority Han Chinese with syringes.") (Updated August 8, 2009, 3:01 am EDT) (Read More...)
NEFA FOUNDATION.org: "NEFA Series: 'TARGET: AMERICA'" (SNIPPET: "NEFA's "Target: America" series examines the multitude of terrorist plots directed at the United States (mostly after 9/11), drawing primarily on court filings and other official sources. The "Target: America" memos, which Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Reports identified as "very good reads for CT professionals," provide detailed insight into terrorist targeting strategies and tactics.") (Ongoing.) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - The Threat Matrix - blog: "ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED FIGHTING FOR SHABAAB" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Contemporary reports put the number of Americans recruited to fight with Shabaab in Somalia in the dozens, but my sources say more than 50 Americans have been recruited and trained. A handful are thought to have returned to the US.") (September 6, 2009, 11:45 pm) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "AMERICAN WANTED FOR TA TERROR PLOT, FLEES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Jude Kenan Mohammad..." SNIPPET: "Mohammad was a member of an American Islamic terror cell based in North Carolina, along with seven other U.S. citizens...") (September 5, 2009, 21:00 pm) (Read More...)
NY MAGAZINE.com: "OBAMA HIRED A 9/11 TRUTHER, FOR SOME REASON" (SNIPPET: "It turns out this Van Jones character was either not vetted at all, or vetted but seemingly without any concern for the skeletons that turned up (which really defeats the purpose of vetting in the first place).") (September 4, 2009, 10:35 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "CIA ASKS JUSTICE TO PROBE LEAKS OF SECRETS" by Eli Lake, Sara A. Carter (SNIPPET - Page 2: "Jeffrey Addicott, a former senior legal adviser to the Green Berets and director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, said the leak of such classified information hurts U.S. national security and undermines CIA morale. "It has a chilling effect from the highest levels to the lowest levels of the CIA," Mr. Addicott said. "It discourages cooperation from our allies on the war on terror because it strikes at the ...issue of trustworthiness. They don't trust us. We have to remember we are in a state of war. These aren't peacetime leaks but wartime leaks that have a profound negative impact on our war effort. This contributes to the enemys propaganda agenda."") (September 4, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "TRACES OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS FOUND IN HEZBOLLAH WAREHOUSE Kuwaiti newspaper reports Hizballah built a number of warehouse that stored chemical weapons, among them the warehouse which exploded in July" by Roee Nahmias (Published September 3, 2009, 14:46/Israel News) (Read More...)
FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org - Exclusive: "PLAYING POLITICS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY PUTS AMERICANS AT RISK" by James Carafano, PhD (SNIPPET: "What seems abundantly clear is that the Obama administration is taking counter terrorism policy back to what it was be for 9/11, where the focus was on investigating and trying cases in court rather than preemptively prevent attacks.") (September 1, 2009) (Read More...)
DAWN.com: Washington - "A.Q. KHAN POSES PROLIFERATION RISK, U.S. WARNS" (SNIPPET: "The United States warned Tuesday that reputed Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has regained freedom of movement in Pakistan, still risks spreading his nuclear weapons know-how.") (September 2, 2009, 6:30 am PST) (Read More...)
INDIAN EXPRESS.com: New Delhi - "DELHI CONCERNED: TRAINED PAK MEN 'GUIDING' PIRATES OFF SOMALIA COAST" (SNIPPET: "Authorities have confirmed the first case of alleged Pakistani involvement with Somali pirates in a revelation that has raised concerns here about a possible link between piracy and suspected terrorist groups.") (September 1, 2009, 0855 hrs) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "Al-Zawahiri Releases: 'The Path of Doom'" (SNIPPET: "As-Sahab Media released a new Al-Zawahiri video yesterday, entitled, 'The Path of Doom.'") (August 28, 2009) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ahmad Vahidi, wanted by Interpol for participation in the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires, is the new designated defense minister of Iran (still unratified by the Parliament). His nomination signals the increasing strength of the Revolutionary Guards and Ahmadinejad's intention to continue defying the West and subverting the Middle East." (August 26, 2009) (pdf) (Read More...)
IAEA-Iran-0809 - GOV/2009/58- Board of Governors: "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (August 28, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "A CAR BOMB IN SOUTHERN THAILAND AND OTHER RECENT TRENDS" by Zachary Abuza (SNIPPET: "...6 IEDs fashioned out of fire extinguishers that had been wired together and connected to a single car battery." SNIPPET: "Thai security forces remained hampered by their inability to successfully prosecute suspected insurgents; Over 80 percent of those captured are released.") (August 25, 2009, 1:48 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "CAP-AND-TRADE IS REFINERY KILLER" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "Energy Policy: A new study shows that Waxman-Markey will increase prices at the pump, deepen our dependence on foreign oil and shred our ability to turn crude into gasoline. Even fuel-efficient cars will still need fuel.") (August 25, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S ATTACK ON THE CIA REALLY MEANS" by Herbert E. Meyer (SNIPPET: "Simply put, we have reached one of those hinges of history whose swings alter the course of world events.") (August 26, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CHENEY, REPUBLICANS BLAST INTERROGATION PROBE" (SNIPPET: "Former Vice President Dick Cheney refuted Holder's decision, saying it "serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this administration's ability to be responsible for our nation's security." Cheney told The Weekly Standard, a conservative journal, "The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by Al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions."")(August 25, 2009) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "CHENEY STATEMENT ON CIA DOCUMENTS/INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks.") -Posted by Stephen F. Hayes (August 24, 2009, 10:06 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S WAR ON HEROES" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "National Security: Appointing a prosecutor to harass CIA interrogators exposes this administration's priorities: The global war on terror takes a back seat to terrorizing some of America's most selfless warriors") (Posted August 24, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: Washington - "CIA TRIALS WOULD BE A DANGEROUS MISTAKE" by KT McFarland (SNIPPET: "If we do to the intelligence community today what we did to it thirty years ago we risk compromising human intelligence gathering once again, and being blind, once again, to the next terrorist attack.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "CHENEY STATEMENT ON CIA DOCUMENTS/INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks.") -Posted by Stephen F. Hayes (August 24, 2009, 10:06 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S WAR ON HEROES" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "National Security: Appointing a prosecutor to harass CIA interrogators exposes this administration's priorities: The global war on terror takes a back seat to terrorizing some of America's most selfless warriors") (Posted August 24, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: Washington - "CIA TRIALS WOULD BE A DANGEROUS MISTAKE" by KT McFarland (SNIPPET: "If we do to the intelligence community today what we did to it thirty years ago we risk compromising human intelligence gathering once again, and being blind, once again, to the next terrorist attack.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
FRANCE24.com (AFP): "SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF PLANNING HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS ON SUEZ CANAL GO ON TRIAL" (SNIPPET: "Twenty-six men accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group on tourist resorts and on ships in the Suez Canal will go on trial in an Egyptian security court on Sunday. The suspects -- two Lebanese, five Palestinians and 19 Egyptians -- face charges of "conspiracy to murder, spying for a foreign organisation with the intent of conducting terrorist attacks and weapons possession." Four more accused are on the run and will be tried in absentia, including Lebanese alleged mastermind Mohammed Qublan who is believed to have left Egypt.") (August 23, 2009) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: - Islamabad - "OBAMA REACHES OUT TO ISLAMIST PARTIES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Bush presidency, questioned Holbrooke's timing for trying to engage Taliban sympathisers on the eve of elections in neighbouring Afghanistan, where U.S. forces are battling the hardline Islamic group.") (August 19, 2009, 12:31 am EDT) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S SPENDING PLANS WILL NEARLY DOUBLE THE NATIONAL DEBT -- White House Leaked the News Late on Friday" (SNIPPET: "...nearly doubling a national debt that now stands at $11.67 trillion.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
ZOMBIE TIME.com - blog: "DEATH THREATS AGAINST BUSH AT PROTESTS IGNORED FOR YEARS" (SNIPPET: "But the story of this arrest got me to thinking: Why was no one ever arrested for threatening President Bush at protests, when they displayed signs in public that called for his death?") (Note: Photos included.) (August 19, 2009, 9:13 am) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS: "FREE SPEECH AND YOO" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "Yet today, for rendering his honest legal opinion to President Bush, Yoo finds himself vilified and attacked by the left -- with loud calls for Berkeley's Boalt Hall Law School to fire him. The campaign of harassment and intimidation against Yoo is sickening. Yoo and his family have been verbally assaulted, spat upon and threatened.") (August 18, 2009, 4:20 pm) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (EXPRESS INDIA): "AL-QAEDA BOASTS THAT 'SPECTACULAR ATTACKS' COMING IN UK" (SNIPPET: "It further says that the strikes are being planned by terrorists living in Britain and others overseas, and warns of "spectacular attacks", 'The Sun' reports. The site is promoted by supporters of deported hate preacher Abdullah al-Faisal...") (August 17, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: ""I have to inform you the Mr spencer the way you are wanting to challenge the Islam is an offending and can make us aggressive to you at anytime"" (SNIPPET: "Two weeks ago I received a death threat from the IP address 196.201.207.17, which traces to Djibouti. It said that Steven Emerson, Andrew Cochran of the Counterterrorism Blog, and I would be "executed and brought to justice." Then this morning these three emails came in from the same IP address -- the third one repeats the threat...") (August 13, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "LIONS AND TIGERS AND SPIES, OH MY!!!" (SNIPPET: "Poor Ayman. He's concerned that there are spies in the forums, and posts a warning at as-Ansar.") (August 15, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "U.S. MUST REBUILD TRUST WITH PAKISTAN, GATES SAYS" by Jim Garamone (SNIPPET: "A new public opinion poll in Pakistan says that only 9 percent of Pakistanis see the United States as a partner, while 64 percent see America as the enemy.") (August 13, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "REPORT: CELL PLOTTED TO KILL ISRAEL'S AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT" (SNIPPET: "SNIPPET: "According to the report, the cell planned to bomb other religious sites in Egypt including Muslim and Christian holy places as well as tourist sites. They also planned to bomb the gas pipe line between Egypt and Israel.") (Published August 8, 2009/21:16/Israel News) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "Huh? 'QUIET DIALOGUE WITH OBAMA' Released Featuring, Who?" by Jarret Brachman (SNIPPET: "The speaker is a pro al-Qaida scholar named, Khalid Bin abd al-Rahman al-Husaynan (also transliterated: Khalid Bin Abdur Rahman al Hussainan).") (August 8, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAEL PUSHING FOR SANCTIONS ON IRAN" by Roni Sofer "SNIPPET: "Time is running out, and Israel has decided not to depend on the United Nations in terms of sanctions on Iran.") (Published August 7, 2009, 01:01/Israel News) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: Center for Strategic and International Studies, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Washington, DC - Remarks by John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism -- As Prepared for Delivery "A NEW APPROACH TO SAFEGUARDING AMERICANS"" (August 6, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "'In principle, Jihad is an offensive Jihad, which was instated in order to spread Islam throughout the world'" (SNIPPET: "An American branch of this group met recently in Chicago.") (August 4, 2009) (Read More...)
KXLY.com: Spokane, Washington - "SWAT TEAM PRACTICES FOR WORST CASE SCENARIO" (SNIPPET: "Worldwide, buses are often terrorist targets.") (Posted August 4, 2009, 4:55 pm) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "DEFENSE OFFICIALS: RUSSIAN SUBS PATROLLING OFF EAST COAST OF UNITED STATES" (SNIPPET: "Defense officials say two nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling in international waters off the East Coast for several days.") (August 4, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "IMAM ANWAR AWLAKI BACK AGAIN, SALUTING AL-QAIDA 'VICTORIES' IN YEMEN" by Evan Kohlman (August 3, 2009, 1:15 am) (SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a statement issued by Anwar al Awlaki, an Al-Qaida-linked U.S. citizen...") (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.co.pk: Rawalpindi - "TERRORISTS DEVELOP 'SUICIDE UNDERWEAR'" by Imran Asghar (SNIPPET: "Would-be suicide bombers could be using explosives "underwear briefs" rather than explosives jackets to evade "conservative" body searches, sources said on Wednesday. Sihala Police College forensic lab sources told Daily Times that the study of recent suicide attacks showed that suicide bombers used "explosives-laden" under-garments, briefs in particular, to carry out the attacks. The sources said that the explosives could weigh between five kilogrammes to seven kilogrammes, made deadly by adding glass splinters, metal ball bearings and bullets.") (July 31, 2008)
ALL HEADLINE NEWS.com: Walla Walla, WA - "EXPLOSIVES STOLEN FROM WASHINGTON STATE PORT, FEDS INVESTIGATING" (SNIPPET: "Thieves made off with various items including 96 one-pound blocks of TNT, 17 sticks of dynamite, 180 pounds of black powder, 200 pounds of AMEX/ANFO (a booster sensitive blasting agent), 14 bags of rocket black powder, detonation cord, blasting caps and more.") (August 3, 2009, 9:15 am EST) (Read More...)
KEPRTV.com: Walla Walla, Washington - "EXPLOSIVES STOLEN IN WALLA WALLA" (SNIPPET: "There is a reward if you know anything about this crime. Call 1888-ATF-BOMB if you can help.") (Published July 31, 2009, 6:42 pm PDT) (Read More...)
English.ALJAZEERA.net: "U.S. MULLS FREEING GUANTANAMO INMATE" (SNIPPET: "...Mohammed Jawad..." SNIPPET: "In a separate court action on Wednesday, a US judge ordered the release of another detainee held at the prison, Khaled Al-Mutairi from Kuwait.") (July 30, 2009, k07:28 Mecca Time) (Read More...)
THE LOCAL.se - Sweden's News In English: "TALIBAN COMMANDER: 'SWEDES WILL BE KILLED'" (SNIPPET: "...Zamir emphasized he and other Taliban supporters have no plans to submit to the wishes of foreign peacekeepers or the current government of Afghanistan. SNIPPET: "...We'd rather die as martyrs," he told TT.") (July 30, 2009) (Read More...)
REUTERS.com: London - "OLYMPICS - CYBER ATTACK SEEN AS EMERGINGTHREAT FOR LONDON 2012" by Avril Ormsby (SNIPPET: "The greatest threat to security at the Games is international terrorism, the government's latest "Safety and Security Strategy" report said.") (July 21, 2009, 10:48 am EDT) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "U.S. RELEASED SENIOR IRANIAN QODS FORCE COMMANDER" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "The US and Iraqi military believe the Special Groups are preparing to re-initiate fighting as their leaders and operatives are beginning to filter back into Iraq from Iran." SNIPPET: ""There is no question that Iran continues to fund, train, equip, and direct to varying degrees some of the groups still active in Iraq," Petraeus said.") (July 27, 2009, 1:50 am) (Read More...)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "Abu Yahya's New Video (Swat: Victory or Martyrdom)" (SNIPPET: "In short, this was a pep talk for AQ's supporters in Pakistan, a warning to those who oppose them, and a rallying cry to jihadists worldwide.") (July 26, 2009)
THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR: "WE'VE FIGURED HIM OUT" by Ben Stein (SNIPPET: "Once freedom is lost, America is lost. Wake up, beloved America.") (July 24, 2009) (Read More...)
911FAMILIESFORAMERICA.org: "SUPERMAX BEDS BEING CLEARED FOR GITMO DETAINEES; Sen. Inhofe asks 'What kind of threat does this present to the American population?'" by Tim Sumner (July 23, 2009, 5 pm) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL-QAIDA IN THE MAGHREB RESPONDS TO THE CALL OF ABU YAHYA AL-LIBY: "We Are At Your Disposal, O' Abu Yahya"" by Evan Kohlmann (July 23, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2456: "IRANIAN VP PARVIZ DAVOUDI: IRAN IS OPERATING OVER 12,000 CENTRIFUGES; ANY ATTEMPT TO DESTABILIZE THE IRANIAN REGIME WILL UNDERMINE THE SECURITY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND ENTIRE WORLD" (July 22, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Minneapolis - "MINNESOTA NEIGHBORHOODS STRUGGLE WITH RISE OF SOMALI GANGS" (SNIPPET: "Gangs like the Somali Hot Boyz,the Somali Mafia and Madhibaan with Attitude have grown more active in recent years, said Jeanine Brudenell, the Minneapolis Police Department's Somali liaison officer.") (July 20, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Safir, Lebanon, July 20, 2009"): "SPEAKER AT HIZB AL-TAHRIR CONFERENCE IN LEBANON CALLS FOR JIHAD IN CYPRUS, BALKANS, CAUCASUS" (SNIPPET: "At the annual conference of the Islamist organization Hizb Al-Tahrir in Lebanon, on the subject of jihad, organization member Sheikh Adnan Mizyan said yesterday that in light of the fact that many countries of Muslims are today under occupation, including Palestine, Iraq, Cyprus, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, and Kashmir, the Islamic ummah must take jihad measures in order to free them.") (Posted July 20, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "ISLAMIC SUPREMACIST GROUP HOLDS FIRST U.S. CONFERENCE" by Diane Macedo (SNIPPET: "Hizb ut-Tahrir often says that its indoctrination "prepares the infantry" that groups like Al Qaeda take into battle, Phares said. "It's like a middle school that prepares them to be recruited by the high school, which is Al Qaeda," he said. "One would compare them to Hitler youth. ...It's an extremely dangerous organization.") (July 17, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "SHOPPING CENTRES ON ALERT FOR TERRORISM ATTACK" by Duncan Gardham (SNIPPET: "The National Counter Terrorism Security Office now holds training days for shopping centres and other vulnerable targets up and down the country, warning: "Terrorist attacks in the UK are a real and serious danger. "Crowded places, including shopping centres, are likely to feature in the attack plans of terrorist organisations in the future as they are usually locations with limited protective security measures and therefore afford the potential for mass fatalities and casualties."") (Published July 18, 2009, 6:00 am BST) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN JAKARTA FOLLOWING TERROR STRIKES, NOORDIN TOP SUSPECTED" by Nick Grace (July 17, 2009, 5:45 pm (PHOTO CAPTION: "The head of the JW Marriott hotel bomber, who was identified as Nurdin Aziz.") (July 17, 2009, 5:45 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2450: "Uighur Jihadist Group Threatens China over Xinjiang Clashes: 'Allah's Cavalry Will Soon Fall Upon You'; 'Oh Brave Mujahideen... Kill the Communist Chinese Wherever You Find Them'" (July 17, 2009)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "THE 'CAP AND TAX' DEAD END" by Sarah Palin (SNIPPET: "I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy.") (July 14, 2009) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN FOUNDATION - TERRORISM MONITOR: "'THE WHOLE OF AFRICA WILL GO UP IN FLAMES': THE TALIBAN LOOK AT U.S. DESIGNS ON AFRICAN ENERGY RESOURCES" (SNIPPET: "The article clearly supports Somalia's extremist Mujahideen Youth Movement (better known as al-Shabaab) in its efforts to take control of Somalia.") (July 9, 2009, 4:06 pm) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (XINHUA, Cairo): "EGYPT ARRESTS TERRORIST CELL OF 25 MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: "The cell's members, mostly engineers, were developing high-tech and electronic devices like mobile phones to carry out terrorist attacks against vital targets in Egypt such as Suez Canal and oil pipelines, the statement said. They confessed of plotting to carry out car bombing and that they received money from foreign sources to fund their activities.") (July 9, 2009) (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.com.pk - DAILY TIMES MONITOR: Lahore - "25 VEHICLES FITTED WITH EXPLOSIVES ENTER MAJOR CITIES" (SNIPPET: "The channel cited a notification issued by the Interior Ministry stating that suicide bombers along with the vehicles had entered Peshawar, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta and Karachi.") (July 7, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "BANNED OUTFIT USING LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO OUTWIT FIA" (SNIPPET: "They are sending out SMS messages to let followers know that they have a new URL for their site.") (July 13, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEDIA LINE.org: "TUNISIA ARRESTS CELL 'PLOTTING ATTACKS' ON U.S. OFFICERS" by Rachelle Kilger (SNIPPET: "Tunisian authorities have reportedly arrested nine soldiers..." SNIPPET: "The detainees, two of whom are officers in the Tunisian Air Force...") (July 6, 2009) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "MATERIALS ON RELIGIOUS-EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION "HIZB UT-TAHRIR", WITH PROOFS OF ITS PARTICIPATION IN TERRORIST ACTIVITY." (SNIPPET: "Editorial Note: This is the text of a document found on the website of The General Consulate of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Athens.") (July 4, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "UK IS VIOLENT CRIME CAPITAL OF EUROPE The United Kingdom is the violent crime capital of Europe and has one of the highest rates of violence in the world, worse even than America, according to new research." by Richard Edwards (Published July 2, 2009, 7:00 am BST) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "SHISHANI ON SALAFI-JIHADISM IN THE LEVANT" by Scott Sanford (SNIPPET: "On 29 June 2009, the Jordanian journalist Murad Batal al-Shishani published an article in al-Hayat titled "Salafi-Jihadism: A New Face in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria's Palestinian Camps." The article talks about the new generation of "neo-Zarqawis" and the increasing radicalization of Palestinian refugees.") (July 2, 2009) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - Speech: "Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at "Pen and Pad' Sesson With DHS Beat Reporters" (SNIPPET: "Now, when I get back, I will turn my attention immediately to a bill that was proposed in the Senate this past week known as PASS ID. PASS ID is a national security measure.Release Date: June 25, 2009) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (SANKEI SHUMBUN, June 20, 2009) - Summary posted by TigerLikesRooster: "PREPARATION UNDER WAY FOR N. KOREAN TECHNICIANS TO EVACUATE FROM IRAN" (SUMMARY SNIPPET: "N. Korean technicians are at multiple sites in Iran, cooperating with Iran the development of missiles and other projects. In addition to securing personal belongings, the preparation includes equipments and documents which should be kept in secret, such as computers. This is to prevent the evidence of the close collaboration on missile and nukes from being discovered.") (Posted June 25, 2009) (Read More...)
English.CHOSUN.com: "N. KOREA 'HELPING BURMA WITH WMD'" (SNIPPET: ""North Korea has used [Burmese] ports and airstrips to transfer arms and contraband to third countries, including Iran," the daily claimed. It said several Burmese citizens, some of them expatriates, "have claimed direct knowledge of a nuclear weapons program, including a reactor under construction near Maymyo."") (June 25, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "DEFENDING THE CITY: NYPD's COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS" by Michael Jacobson (SNIPPET: "The threat is both external and internal.") (June 23, 2009, 8:50 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION: Al-Qaida says it will use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against the U.S. if it ever gets the chance. We're not surprised. Nor would we be surprised if it eventually got the opportunity.") (Posted June 22, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
English.ALJAZEERA.net: "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AL-QAEDA THIRD IN CHARGE" (SNIPPET: "He even said al-Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against the US should his group get hold of them.") (June 22, 2009)
JARRET BRACHMAN.net: "Good Catch, Exclusive Analysis!" (SNIPPET: "Exclusive Analysis Global Jihad Forecasting team, which monitors leadership communiques and jihadist forums, has reviewed a highly significant document dated 21 March 2009, which not only urges Somalis to conduct attacks in the West and in other African countries...") (June 21, 2009) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SYRIA: THE OTHER ASPIRING NUCLEAR POWER" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "It needs to be understood that the WMD programs of Syria, Iran and North Korea are all interconnected, with one program facilitating that of the others, and it is quite possible that tasks are divided amongst these partners.") (June 17, 2009) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "RAMIFICATIONS OF A POSSIBLY ARMED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD" (SNIPPET: "An Egyptian newspaper claims the Muslim Brotherhood may have constituted a large, well-armed wing, with perhaps thousands of operatives, and its purpose is to engage in terrorist operations.") (June 16, 2009) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Press Release: "STATEMENT BY THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON NORTH KOREA'S DECLARED NUCLEAR TEST ON MAY 25, 2009": ""The U.S. Intelligence Community assesses that North Korea probably conducted an underground nuclear explosion in the vicinity of Punggye on May 25, 2009. The explosion yield was approximately a few kilotons. Analysis of the event continues."" (June 15, 2009) (Read More...)
GV NEWS.com (AP): "83-FOOT TUNNEL DUG BORDER AT NOGALES" (SNIPPET: "Scioli said it's the 63rd smuggling tunnel found beneath the border in the Nogales area since October 1995, and the 16th since last October.") (June 11, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS THREE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TO THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA" (SNIPPET: "...Khalid Saad Mohammed, Abdalaziz Kareem Salim Al Noofayaee and Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair.") (June 12, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TO FOREIGN NATIONS" (SNIPPET: "Last night, Iraqi national Jawad Jabber Sadkhan was transferred to Iraq. Chadian national Mohammed El Gharani was transferred to Chad earlier today.") (June 11, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (WALL STREET JOURNAL): "FOUR GITMO DETAINEES SETTLED IN BERMUDA" (SNIPPET: "Thirteen other Uighurs remain to be freed from Guantanamo. The Justice Department on Thursday issued a statement thanking the government of Bermuda for helping resettle four of the detainees. Arrangements are being made for other Uighurs to be sent to the Pacific island nation of Palau.") (June 11, 2009) (Read More...)
RUSH LIMBAUGH.com - transcript: "OBAMA TEARS DOWN U.S. ECONOMY, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV ENDORSES PLAN" (SNIPPET: "The president of the United States, Barack Obama, is destroying the United States economy. There is no other way to describe this, systematically destroying it.") (June 8, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "GROUP LINKED TO AL QAEDA MAY HAVE KILLED MINNESOTA MAN RECRUITED IN SOMALIA" by Mike Levine (SNIPPET: "Ahmed accuses a local mosque of helping al-Shabaab recruit his nephew and others in the Minneapolis area. "Like his peers, Burhan Hassan was never interested in Somali politics, or understood Somali clan issues," Ahmed said during testimony. "These kids have no perception of Somalia except the one that was formed in their mind by their teachers at (a local mosque). We believe that these children did not travel to Somalia by themselves. There must be others who made them understand that going to Somalia and participating the fighting is the right thing to do."") (June 7, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "IRANIAN WEAPONS GETTING THROUGH TO TALIBAN" by Ben Farmer in Kabul (SNIPPET: ""That's a regular occurrence," the official told the Daily Telegraph. "It tends to be heavier weapons like mines and mortars rather than Kalashnikovs". Quantities regularly run into the hundreds and the weapons are usually brand new he added.") (Published June 8, 2009, 7:04 pm) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "IRAN ADDS CENTRIFUGES; UN OVERSIGHT HARDER" (SNIPPET: "Iran has expanded the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to almost 5,000..." SNIPPET: "Friday's report also said Iran had increased its rate of production of low-enriched uranium (LEU) material, boosting its stockpile by 500 kg to 1,339 kg in the past six months. The data suggests that Iran may have accumulated enough LEU to convert into high-enriched uranium sufficient for one atom bomb.") (Published June 5, 2009, 20:22/Israel News) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (WASHINGTON TIMES.com): "EXCLUSIVE: N.KOREA GENERAL TIED TO FORGED $100 BILLS" (SNIPPET: "A North Korean general who is a confidant of the country's leader, Kim Jong-il, has been identified by U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies as a key figure in the covert production and distribution of high-quality counterfeit $100 bills called supernotes, according to documents and interviews with intelligence officials.") (June 2, 2009) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "PRESIDENT OBAMA TO AMERICAN MUSLIMS: I will ease the impact of post-9/11 scrutiny of charities" by Michael Saul (SNIPPET: "Ever since the World Trade Center attacks, fund-raising by American Muslims has come under repeated federal investigations for possible support of terrorism. Just last week, a federal judge in Dallas sentenced five leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development to between 15 and 65 years in prison after they were convicted of providing material support to Hamas.") (June 5, 2009, 2:38 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2382: "NEW MESSAGES FROM AL-QAEDA LEADERS OSAMA BIN LADEN & AL-ZAWAHIRI Bin Laden: Obama and Administration Have 'Sown New Seeds That Will Increase Hatred And Vengeance Towards America'; 'American People... [Will] Reap What White House Leaders Are Sowing'; Ayman Al-Zawahiri: Obama, 'Global Criminal' and 'Chief of Oppressors,' Is Not Welcome in Egypt" (June 3, 2009) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com (NYT): "U.S. RELEASES SECRET LIST OF NUCLEAR SITES ACCIDENTALLY" (SNIPPET: "The federal government mistakenly made public a 266-page report, its pages marked "highly confidential," that gives detailed information about hundreds of the nation's civilian nuclear sites and programs, including maps showing the precise locations of stockpiles of fuel for nuclear weapons.") (June 2, 2009) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "LIBERTY CO., FAA TO DISCUSS REPORT OF OBJECT NEAR PLANE" by Mike Glenn (SNIPPET: "Liberty County Sheriff's officials are expected to meet with the FAA on Tuesday to discuss what a Continental Express pilot reported as a "missile or rocket" flying near his airplane.") (June 1, 2009) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com: "PROGRAM TO REFURBISH AGING NUCLEAR WARHEADS FACES SETBACKS" by Ralph Vartabedian (SNIPPET: "It is not yet clear how long it will take for the department to refurbish all 2,000 warheads in its current plan, but the process of gradually taking warheads out of service, refurbishing them and returning them to service could take an additional 10 years.") (May 29, 2009) (Read More...)
THE TIMES OF INDIA: "LeT PLANNING ANOTHER ATTACK" -Indrani Bagchi, TNN (SNIPPET: "Counter-terrorism officials are working on very specific intelligence that points once again to Pakistan-based LeT planning another spectacular attack in India.") (June 4, 2009, 0448 hrs IST) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "BRIT FREED FROM GUANTANAMO CASHES IN ON XBOX" by Andrew Parker (SNIPPET: "Begg, of Sparkhill, Birmingham, is shown in the game as head of an organisation helping the suspect to escape." SNIPPET: "Begg said any money he is paid will go to a charity fighting for detainees' rights.") (May 31, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (JERUSALEM POST): "JORDAN ARRESTS FOUR JIHADISTS -- INCLUDING A GITMO RECIDIVIST -- PLOTTING TERROR ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL" (SNIPPET: "The suspects were named as Sakhr Abu Zaid, Hassan Talaq, Mohammad Abu Ourah and Osama Abu Kabir, the report continued, adding that Abu Kabir had been incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay prison for several years.") (May 29, 2009) (Read More...)
IN THE U.S.A. - San Diego County: San Diego - 10NEWS.com: "COUPLE: COUNTY TRYING TO STOP HOME BIBLE STUDIES" (SNIPPET: "Broyles said, "The county asked, 'Do you have a regular meeting in your home?' She said, 'Yes.' 'Do you say amen?' 'Yes.' 'Do you pray?' 'Yes.' 'Do you say praise the Lord?' 'Yes.' The county employee notified the couple that the small Bible study, with an average of 15 people attending, was in violation of County regulations, according to Broyles.") (Posted May 25, 2009 PDT; Updated May 28, 2009, 1:45 pm PDT) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE.org: "PAKISTAN DEVELOPING PLUTONIUM-BASED NUKES, GROUP SAYS" (SNIPPET: "The Institute for Science and International Security concluded that Islamabad appeared to be increasing its capacity to separate plutonium from spent nuclear fuel rods, potentially enabling it to produce fissile material for more compact, higher-yield nuclear weapons (see GSN, May 20).") (May 29, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com: "JIHADI SPAM" by Scott Sanford (SNIPPET: "On 15 May 2009, the Jihadi Brigades of Internet Incursion, which appear to be a part of the Shumukh Forums, announced a successful "incursion" of over 250,000 email addresses.") (May 27, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2372: "WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE SERVICE OF RESISTANCE" (SNIPPET: "Recently, photos of armed women and children have been circulated by terrorist organizations in Gaza - Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Resistance Committees.") (May 27, 2009) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "DEFEATING A HITLER WITH NUKES: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS" by James Lewis (SNIPPET: "Like it or not, we are being dragged into the Second Age of Nuclear Terror. Nothing else matters now.") (May 27, 2009) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Rome, Italy - "PM: ITALY WILL CONSIDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES" (SNIPPET: "Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it was too soon to tell how many detainees his country may accept.") (Updated May 25, 2009, 7:39 p.m. EDT) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (GEO, May 22, 2009): "BELGIUM TO ACCEPT GITMO INMATES" (SNIPPET: "...Karel De Gucht says it remains to be seen how many former inmates may be taken in." SNIPPET: "He says the matter is complicated by the free travel regulations within the European Union, which would allow the former prisoners to change their country of residence without informing the authorities.") (May 24, 2009) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "FBI: TEXAS DRUG CELL TRAINS ON OWN RANCH" by Dane Schiller (SNIPPET: "The FBI is advising law enforcement officers across the country that a Texas cell of Los Zetas -- an increasingly powerful arm of the Mexican Gulf Cartel drug trafficking syndicate -- has acquired a secluded ranch where it trains its members to "neutralize" competitors in the United States.") (May 19, 2009, 7:53pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "OUR WORLD: IRAN'S GLOBAL REACH" by Caroline Glick (SNIPPET: "Iran poses a direct threat to US national security through its alliances and military, intelligence and terrorist presence in South and Central America. Today Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Iran's Hizbullah terror cells, and other Iranian agencies operate in open collaboration with anti-US governments throughout the Western Hemisphere. The South American lynchpin of this new and growing Iranian-centered alliance system is Hugo Chavez's regime in Venezuela.") (Updated May 19, 2009, 10:29) (Read More...)
9NEWS.com (AP): Washington - "SENSITIVE DATA MISSING FROM NATIONAL ARCHIVES" (SNIPPET: "The National Archives lost a computer drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers, addresses, and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said Tuesday.") (May 19, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (SUNDAY TIMES): "'A lot of people think that terrorists are recruited in special recruiting grounds, but the truth is that it actually goes on in mosques a lot of the time'" (May 17, 2009) (Read More...)
TIMESonline.co.uk: "'I was groomed for jihad in Britain' A MUSLIM TEENAGE IN LONDON GIVES FIRST INSIDE ACCOUNT OF HOW EXTREMISTS ARE LURING RECRUITS" by Kevin Dowling (SNIPPET: "The whereabouts of most of the other recruits is unknown.") (May 17, 2009) (Read More...)
PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY.com: "DIOCESE RECEIVES THREAT INVOLVING HOLY WATER" by Eleaine Rose (SNIPPET: "Catholic churches in southern New Jersey are taking extra precautions since the Diocese of Camden received a letter saying biological agents would be placed in holy-water fonts and ventilation systems, a diocesan spokesman said Tuesday.") (May 13, 2009, 3:10 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2355: "First Black Saudi Appointed Imam of Haram Mosque in Mecca Accuses Shi'ites of Apostasy and Discusses Driving Jews and Christians Out of Arabian Peninsula; Claims His Appointment 'More Significant' than Obama's Election" (Posted May 13, 2009) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "U.S. WILL PAY $2.6 MILLION TO TRAIN CHINESE PROSTITUTES TO DRINK RESPONSIBLY ON THE JOB" by Edwin Mora (SNIPPET: "Dr. Xiaoming Li, the researcher conducting the program, is director of the Prevention Research Center at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit.") (May 12, 2009) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "PA SHEIKH INTERRUPTS POPE'S SPEECH, SLAMS ISRAEL" by Maayana Miskin (SNIPPET: "In 1994, the Fatah-appointed sheikh, then-chairman of the PA's Islamic Law Council, stated, "The Jews are destined to be persecuted, humiliated, and tortured forever, and it is a Muslim duty to see to it that they reap their due. No petty arguments must be allowed to divide us. Where Hitler failed, we must succeed." Tamimi has also called on Muslims to pray for the destruction of the United States.") (Last update May 11, 2009, 10:32 pm) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "COMPUTER HARD DRIVE SOLD ON eBAY 'HAD DETAILS OF TOP SECRET U.S. MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM'" (SNIPPET: "The test launch procedures were found on a hard disk for the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defence) ground to air missile defence system, used to shoot down Scud missiles in Iraq.ÊThe disk also contained security policies, blueprints of facilities and personal information on employees including social security numbers, belonging to technology company Lockheed Martin - who designed and built the system.) (Last updated May 7, 2009, 11:08 am) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "BREAKING: WHITE HOUSE OVERRIDES FBI AND DHS ON GITMO RELEASE" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "Moving quickly to release Chinese Uighur terrorists into the United States, Obama administration officials have -- for the second time -- overridden objections of federal agencies responsible for national security.") (April 30, 2009) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "THE UIGHURS AND THE 'TORTURE' MEMOS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "White House lawyers are refusing to accept the findings of an inter-agency committee that the Uighur Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay are too dangerous to release inside the U.S., according to Pentagon sources familiar with the action. This action -- coupled with the release of previously top secret legal opinions on harsh interrogation methods -- demonstrates the Obama administration's willingness to ignore reality.") (April 20, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov: "MEXICO 2009 CRIME & SAFETY REPORT: MATAMOROS" (SNIPPET: "International Terrorism - While there do not appear to be any Middle Eastern terrorist groups currently active in Mexico, lax immigration controls, the ease with which fake Mexican travel documents can be obtained, and Mexico's geographic location make the country an attractive transit point for potential transnational terrorists.") (May 4, 2009) (Read More...)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.com - News: "NEW, FAST-EVOLVING RABIES VIRUS FOUND -- AND SPREADING" by Anne Minard (SNIPPET: "What is unusual is that the strain appears to have mutated so that foxes and skunks are now able to pass the virus on to their kin -- not just through biting and scratching but through simple socializing, as humans might spread a flu.") (May 4, 2009) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORISTS AND PIRATES: AN ALLIANCE OF CONVENIENCE" by Ryan Mauro (SNIPPET: "While the relationship is based on business and not ideology, it doesn't make it any less beneficial to al-Shabaab. He says that they sometimes receive a "protection fee of 5 to 10 percent of the ransom money. If al-Shabab helps to train the pirates, it might receive 20 percent and up to 50 percent if it finances the piracy operation."") (May 1, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHADICA.com - blog: "JIHAD RECOLLECTIONS" by Thomas Hegghammer (SNIPPET: "We usually don't cover English language jihadi media here at Jihadica, but the recent release of a new magazine entitled Jihad Recollections (JR) attracted my attention because it is produced by Fursan media and because it is so well done. The magazine fills a gap in the world of jihadi media, as the editorial states...") (April 7, 2009) (Read More...)
WHNT.com: "1,000 POUNDS OF FERTILIZER STOLEN; POLICE SEARCHING FOR BURGLARS" by Clarissa Stephens (SNIPPET: "...1,000 pounds of high-grade nitrate fertilizer..." SNIPPET: "If you have any information about the crime or know where the fertilizer may be, call the Shoals Area Crime Stoppers at (256) 386-8685.") (April 30, 2009) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "JIHADISTS SHARING MAPS OF STRATEGIC FACILITIES WORLDWIDE" by Nissan Ratziav-Katz (SNIPPET: "One recent message specifies "important nuclear facilities and military bases that we should strike." The text is accompanied by several maps identifying strategic sites in nations as diverse as Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Greece, Israel, South Africa, Pakistan and the United States. Each of the maps of the foregoing countries includes labels purporting to identify air force, missile defense and naval bases, as well as nuclear weapons facilities and other related areas. An Arabic-language map of Japan, without specific strategic sites labeled, was also uploaded to an online jihadist forum alongside an exhortation not to "forget" the Japanese.") (Published April 28, 2009, 11:36 am) (Read More...)
DAILY MAIL.co.uk: "'300 TALIBAN SUICIDE BOMBERS ON WAY TO ISLAMABAD,' CLAIM PAKISTAN OFFICIALS" (SNIPPET: "300 suicide bombers are on their way to Islamabad, Pakistan and plan to attack the capital and certain local officials of foreign embassies there, Interior Ministry sources said.") (Last updated April 26, 2009, 1:37 pm) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "OBAMA 'BEARS A LOT OF WATCHING' ON NAT'L SECURITY" by Chad Groening (SNIPPET: "Commander Kirk Lippold (USN-Ret.), the senior military fellow for MFU, says while Obama scored Bs on Iraq and Afghanistan, he received an F for his actions involving Guantanamo Bay. "I think that the decision to close Guantanamo Bay by an arbitrary date with no plans in place, no policy established, and no idea about what youÕre going to do with those detainees, clearly is nothing more than a political model," he contends. "And our nation's security cannot be driven by politics.") (April 28, 2009, 7:00 am) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorial: "A DISASTER FOR DEFENSE It's like making Jane Fonda senior adviser on Vietnam" (SNIPPET: "President Obama is surrendering national security with a radical appointment at the Defense Department. Rosa Brooks, this month made adviser to Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michelle Flournoy, will be in a position to do significant damage to U.S. security.") (April 24, 2009) (Read More...)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Pakistan - "PAKISTANI ARCHBISHOP CONCERNED BY SHARIA DEAL" by Jeremy Reynalds (SNIPPET: "The Archbishop of Lahore, Lawrence John Saldanha, has written to the prime minister and president of Pakistan over concerns at the implementation of sharia (Islamic) law in the country's northwest.") (April 24, 2009) (Read More...)
LosAngeles.FBI.gov - Press Release: "MULTI-AGENCY JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE Reward Offered in Latest Attack Targeting UCLA Professor and Update to Outstanding Rewards for Similar Attacks Claimed by Animal Rights Extremists Since 2006" (April 22, 2009) (Read More...)
DANIEL PIPES.org (THE JERUSALEM POST): "THE LIMITS OF TERRORISM" by Daniel Pipes (SNIPPET: "In the long term, however, Islamists will likely recognize the limits of violence and increasingly pursue their repugnant goals through legitimate ways. Radical Islam's best chance to defeat us lies not in bombings and beheadings but in classrooms, law courts, computer games, television studios, and electoral campaigns.") (April 22, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Deputy Commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Speaking after Key Defection: We Will Never Give Up Jihad; Urges Attacks in Gulf of Aden and Djibouti" (Posted April 21, 2009) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Wordpress,YouTube Execs in Iraq. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" (SNIPPET: "Good News: Executives from Twitter, Google, YouTube, and Wordpress are "in Iraq to help country use new media." Bad News: Wordpress still most popular blogging platform and free hosting service for terrorists and their supporters. In fact, Wordpress is now the platform of choice for al Qaeda's Somali affiliate, the al-Shabaab (no link on purpose.) And the Google owned YouTube continues to be a major distribution node for terrorist produced media.") (April 21, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, April 20, 2009; ISNA, April 19, 2009"): "IRAN: WE'LL DEMAND A HIGH PRICE FOR EXPORTING OUR NUCLEAR KNOWHOW" (SNIPPET: "Senior Iranian official said that at the Bushehr plant, the loading stage of dummy fuel had ended and the plant had entered cold test stage.") (Posted April 21, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Khorasan, Iran, April 19, 2009"): "AHMADINEJAD: THANKS TO ITS ARMED FORCES, IRAN'S READY TO RUN THE WORLD" (SNIPPET: "During an April 18 Iranian Army Day ceremony at the tomb of the founder of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, "Thanks to the dedication of the armed forces, Iran is ready to participate extensively in running the world and in establishing security and justice in various parts of the world.") (Posted April 21, 2009) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran increases its political and economic presence in Latin America, defying the United States and attempting to undermine American hegemony. It also foments radical Shi'ite Islamization and exports Iran's revolutionary ideology, using Hezbollah to establish intelligence, terrorism and crime networks, liable to be exploited against the United States and Israel." (April 19, 2009) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "BREAKING: WHITE HOUSE OVERRIDES FBI AND DHS ON GITMO RELEASE" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "Moving quickly to release Chinese Uighur terrorists into the United States, Obama administration officials have -- for the second time -- overridden objections of federal agencies responsible for national security.") (April 30, 2009) (Read More...)
HUMAN EVENTS.com: "THE UIGHURS AND THE 'TORTURE' MEMOS" by Jed Babbin (SNIPPET: "White House lawyers are refusing to accept the findings of an inter-agency committee that the Uighur Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay are too dangerous to release inside the U.S., according to Pentagon sources familiar with the action.ÊThis action -- coupled with the release of previously top secret legal opinions on harsh interrogation methods -- demonstrates the Obama administration's willingness to ignore reality.") (April 20, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "HIZB UT-TAHRIR, WHOM TONY BLAIR PROMISED TO BAN, CALLS FOR JIHAD AND ELIMINATION OF ISRAEL AT LONDON RALLY" (SNIPPET: "Critics say that the group, which has thrived on university campuses, is a gateway to more extremist groups, something which it also vehemently denies.") (April 18, 2009) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE.com: Columbus, Ohio - "SOMALIS, FBI IN OTHER U.S. CITIES ON ALERT FOR TERRORIST RECRUITING" (SNIPPET: "The Twin Cities area has been at the center of the federal investigation ever since a 27-year-old from Minneapolis blew himself up in a suicide attack in Somalia last fall. But other cities with large Somali populations are being scrutinized, too: Boston, Seattle, San Diego and Columbus, which has the second-largest population of Somali refugees in the United States behind Minneapolis -- an estimated 40,000 to 50,000 people.") (Last updated April 18, 2009, 10:11 pm) (Read More...)
GREELEY TRIBUNE.com: "SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROBES BOMB THREAT" (SNIPPET: "The threat was a handwritten letter in Spanish threatening judicial and law enforcement officers with the bombs with the "intent to kill the most number of Americans," according to a press release. Currently, there are 58 inmates with immigration holds being held in the Weld County Jail. In the letter, the writer threatened to place bombs in and around Greeley after April 20 unless the immigration holds are released.") (April 16, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2317: "AHMADINEJAD TO WEST: You Are Weak, Your Hands Are Empty, And You Can't Force Us to Do Anything; Nearly 7,000 Centrifuges Are Spinning Today at Natanz, Mocking You" (April 17, 2009) (Read More...)
NY POST.com: "'TORTURE' REGRETS CHEER OUR ENEMIES" by Adam Brodsky (SNIPPET: "Our new enemies require us to adopt new standards. But never for a moment should anyone think such changes compromise our moral standing. Self-flagellation and restraint won't make us more noble. But they might just make us more ... dead.") (Updated May 1, 2009, 4:33 am) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "PREENING & POSTURING Throwing those who guard us while we sleep to the wolves." by William Kristol (SNIPPET: "The dark and painful chapter we have to fear is rather the one President Obama may be ushering in. This would be a chapter in which politicians preen moralistically as they throw patriotic officials, who helped keep this country safe, to the wolves, and in which national leaders posture politically while endangering the nation's security.ÊThe preening is ridiculous, even by the standards of contemporary American politics and American liberalism. Obama fatuously asserts there are no real choices in the real world, just "false choices" that he can magically resolve. He foolishly suggests that even in war we would never have to do anything disagreeable for the sake of our security. He talks baby talk to intelligence officers: "Don't be discouraged that we have to acknowledge potentially we've made some mistakes. ThatÕs how we learn."") (May 4, 2009 Issue) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com - blog: "GOSS: OBAMA DECISION "CROSSED A RED LINE"" -Posted by Stephen F. Hayes (SNIPPET: "Porter Goss, former CIA Director and past chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, blasted the Obama administration for releasing Justice Department memos on harsh interrogation techniques. "For the first time in my experience we've crossed the red line of properly protecting our national security in order to gain partisan political advantage," Goss said in an interview.") (April 23, 2009, 1:53 pm) (Read More...)
CNN.com: Washington - "EX-CIA CHIEF: OBAMA RISKS NATIONAL SECURITY" (SNIPPET: "A former head of the CIA slammed President Obama on Sunday for releasing four Bush-era memos, saying the new president has compromised national security.") (Updated April 19, 2009, 7:44 p.m. EDT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "EX-CIA CHIEF CRITICIZES RELEASE OF INTERROGATION MEMOS Former CIA Director Michael Hayden says release of the memos will give terrorists a precise guide for what to expect in a CIA interrogation if those methods are ever approved for use again" (April 16, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "OBAMA MAY RELEASE DETAILS OF CIA's INTERROGATION METHODS USED ON TERROR SUSPECTS" by Brit Hume (SNIPPET: "The president's decision will tell us much about him.") (April 15, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "WHAT PIRACY? THIS IS THE SAME OLD JIHAD The Somali pirates are simply acting on centuries-old doctrines of Islamic warfare." by Raymond Ibrahim (April 17, 2009) (Read More...)
CBS5.com: Mombasa, Kenya - "PIRATES VOW TO 'SLAUGHTER' AMERICANS" (SNIPPET: "Somali pirates vowed ot hunt down American ships and kill their sailors...") (April 15, 2009, 4:00 pm) (Read More...)
RADIO NETHERLANDS.nl - RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE: "SALE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL FOILED IN UKRAINE" by NRC Handelsblad in Partnership with RNW (SNIPPET: "The three men say the material they were trying to sell for 10 million US dollars was plutonium 239, which can be used to create a nuclear explosion. However, further investigation by the Ukrainian authorities has shown that the material is probably americium, an element which cannot cause a nuclear explosion as such, but can be used to manufacture a conventional bomb which would produce radioactive fallout. A bomb of this type is relatively simple to make and would be an ideal weapon for terrorists.") (April 15, 2009) (Read More...)
FT.com - FINANCIAL TIMES: "REAL IRA WARNS OF MAINLAND ATTACKS" by John Murray Brown (SNIPPET: "The Real IRA, the anti-peace agreement Irish terrorist group that killed two British soldiers last month, says it intends to extend its campaign to mainland Britain when it is "opportune."") (Last updated April 14, 2009) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (MIRROR.co.uk, April 12, 2009): "TERROR POLICE IN HUNT FOR BRIT BOMB CELL NUMBER 2" (UPDATE from MIRROR co.uk - "POLICE HUNT 40-MAN AL-QAIDA TERROR CELL" (SNIPPETS: "... 40 extremists, mainly from Pakistan." ... "'Soft targets' would include football grounds, shopping malls or tourist attractions..." ... "Meanwhile the Real IRA...") (Posted April 13, 2009; Updated April 14, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "PALESTINIAN FISHING BOAT EXPLODES NEAR ISRAEL COAST" by Hanan Greenberg (SNIPPET: "IDF sources estimated that the booby-trapped boat was activated by remote control and meant to explode near an Israeli Navy vessel or a coastal community.") (April 13, 2009, 09:24/Israel News) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FEDERAL AGENCY WARNS OF RADICALS ON RIGHT 9-page report sent to police" by Audrey Hudson and Eli Lake (SNIPPET: ""It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a single-issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration," the warning says." SNIPPET: "Congressional debates about immigration and gun control also make extremist groups suspicious and give them a rallying cry, the report says.") (April 14, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, April 10, 2009): "U.S. NATIONALS AMONG SOMALIA JIHADISTS: "If you can encourage more of your children and more of your neighbors and anyone around to send people like him to this jihad, it would be great asset for us"" (April 10, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "On Al-Jazeera TV, Kuwaiti Prof Suggests a Biological Attack on White House, Prays for Bombing of Nuclear Plan on Lake Michigan" (SNIPPET: Following are excerpts from a speech by Kuwaiti Professor Abdallah Al-Nafisi, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on February 2, 2009") (Posted February 16, 2009) (Read More...)
GLOBAL SECURITY.org (IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency): Isfahan - "PRESIDENT OUTLINES COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR ACHIEVEMENTS" (SNIPPET: "Addressing the audience, the president declared two significant achievements as nuclear fuel packaging and its preparation for use in reactors to produce electricity. The president cited the second achievement as trial of a new generation of centrifuges which multiplies the capacity of existing centrifuges.") (April 9, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA FOUNDATION: JIHAD WEBSITE FINANCING 101" by Evan Kohlmann (SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new post from online jihadi discussion forums about how to finance jihad-related websites without being "ensnared" in a trap by law enforcement...") (April 9, 2009, 1:10 pm) (Read More...)
SFGATE.com - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: San Jose - "SABOTAGE ATTACKS KNOCK OUT PHONE SERVICE" (SNIPPET: "Vandals cut fiber-optic cable lines belonging to AT&T at two locations early today, knocking out phones and access to 911 emergency services to thousands of residential customers and businesses in southern Santa Clara County, in Santa Cruz and San Benito counties and along the Peninsula, authorities said." SNIPPET: "Landlines, cell phones and the Internet were all affected. The outage knocked out 911 service...") (April 9, 2009, 16:37 PDT) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "VIDEO: AMERICAN TRAITOR ADAM GADAHN 3/12/09 Video" (SNIPPET: "Video ends with Osama bin Laden begging for money. Serious.") (April 13, 2009) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. FIGHTS SUBMARINE-LIKE BOATS HAULING COCAINE" by Frank Bajak (SNIPPET: "Though semi-submersibles aren't new to cocaine transport, a bigger, sleeker, more sophisticated variety that average about 60 feet (18 meters) in length began emerging three years ago. Earlier versions, christened "floating coffins," couldn't compete with fishing trawlers and speed boats known as "go-fasts" for maritime transport of drugs. But drug agents started policing trawlers better, leading traffickers to new methods." SNIPPET: "Law enforcement officials say they already have unconfirmed reports of robotic semi-subs in action.") (April 6, 2009) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "A ROOKIE PRESIDENT" -Column by Thomas Sowell (SNIPPET: "We now have a rookie President of the United States and, in the dangerous world we live in, with terrorist nations going nuclear, just one rookie mistake can bring disaster down on this generation and generations yet to come.") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
DAILY TIMES.com.pk: "QAEDA, TALIBAN PLANNING 9/11-LIKE ATTACKS IN US, EUROPE: NWFP IG" (SNIPPET: "ISLAMABAD: Al Qaeda and Taliban are planning to stage terrorist strikes similar to the 9/11 attacks in the US and Europe, NWFP police chief Malik Navid told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Monday. The briefing, on the law and order situation in NWFP, informed the committee that the extremists were spreading throughout Pakistan, adding they planned to destabilise the Middle East to have a launch pad for terrorist attacks on the US or Europe. He said Arabs and people from other countries had entered Afghanistan in large numbers between 1979 and 1995, adding some had expertise in making biochemical weapons.") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Pakistan-Based Kashmiri Militant Commander: "The Path Of Enemies Has To Be Blocked In Kashmir And Kabul In Order To Save Islamabad; Obama Is The Bigger Enemy of Muslims Than Bush; The Kafirs Love Life And Muslims Love Martyrdom."" (Posted March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Hezbollah senior activist Omar al-Moussawi stressed that while Britain's policy toward the organization had changed, the organization itself had not: Hezbollah, he said, is one entity and no distinction can be made between its military and political wings, and will continue its terrorist activities ("resistance") and refuse to recognize Israel." (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
MIAMI HERALD.com: Guantanamo Bay - "OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OKs RELEASE OF YEMENI DOCTOR FROM GUANTANAMO President Barack Obama approved the release of a Yemeni doctor accused of treating a Qaeda members and who met Osama bin Laden." by Carol Rosenberg (SNIPPET: "Ayman Batarfi, 38..." SNIPPET: "...detainee No. 627...") (March 31, 2009) (Read More...)
DAVID LIMBAUGH.com - New column: "ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER SCARY NOMINATION" by David Limbaugh (SNIPPET: "As usual, President Barack Obama is multi-tasking the dismantling of the American system on so many fronts that not all of the outrages can be properly monitored.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NEW YORK POST): "OBAMA NOMINEE SEES NO 'REASON WHY SHARIA LAW WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO GOVERN A CASE IN THE UNITED STATES'" (SNIPPET: "Koh has called America's focus on the War on Terror "obsessive." In 2004, he listed countries that flagrantly disregard international law -- "most prominently, North Korea, Iraq, and our own country, the United States of America," which he branded "the axis of disobedience.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
SC MAGAZINE: "GhostNet SPY NETWORK PHISHES INTERNATIONAL VICTIMS" by Chuck Miller (SNIPPET: "A cyberespionage network, known as GhostNet, possibly operating out of China, is making use of malicious websites and phishing emails to take control of hundreds of sensitive government machines across 103 countries, researchers revealed this weekend.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
EconomicTimes.INDIATIMES.com: Toronto - "CHINESE HACK INTO INDIAN EMBASSIES, STEAL DALAI LAMA'S DOCUMBENTS" (SNIPPET: "After initial investigations when the group widened it research it found that the China-based cyber espionage had hacked computer systems of embassies of India, Pakistan, Germany, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea and many other countries. In all, the hackers had gained access to 1,295 computer systems of foreign ministries of many countries, including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Latvia, Indonesia, Iran, and the Philippines, the researchers said. After gaining access to foreign government and private computer systems, the hackers installed malware to exercise control over these computer systems to access any documents.") (March 29, 2009, 0900 hrs, IST, IANS) (Read More...)
INDEPENDENT.co.uk: "POLICE IDENTIFY 200 CHILDREN AS POTENTIAL TERRORISTS" by Mark Hughes (SNIPPET: "But Inayat Bunglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain said the police ran the risk of infringing on children's privacy. He warned: "There is a difference between the police being concerned or believing a person may be at risk of recruitment and a person actually engaging in unlawful, terrorist activity.") (March 28, 2009) (Read More...)
MY SAN ANTONIO.com - News: "PREDATOR DRONES MIGHT JOIN FIGHT AGAINST CARTELS" by Patrick Hendricks - Express-News (SNIPPET: "Discussing Mexico's war against the drug cartels, Cisneros said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered U.S. military equipment and aircraft to the Mexican government during her Mexico City trip Wednesday. Mexico would buy the equipment and operate it, not U.S. military forces.") (March 27, 2009, 12:00 CDT) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Congressional Testimony: "ROBERT S. MUELLER, III DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Statement Before the Senate Judiciary Committee" (SNIPPET: "Today, we still face threats from al Qaeda. But we must also focus on less well-known terrorist groups, as well as homegrown terrorists. And we must consider extremists from visa-waiver countries, who are merely an e-ticket away from the United States.") (March 25, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report: "Warden Message: GUATEMALA CITY VIOLENT INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "The Embassy has confirmed that in the early morning hours in zones 2,7, and 9, a number of passengers on city buses were killed.") (Read More...) (March 24, 2009)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "GAFFNEY: OUR ENEMIES SENSE WEAKNESS Retrenchments are perceived as exploitable openings" -Commentary by Frank J. Gaffney Jr (SNIPPET: "President Obama's stewardship of the national security portfolio to date amounts to a wrecking operation, a set of policies he must understand will not only weaken the United States but embolden our foes.") (March 24, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "'FUSION CENTERS' EXPAND CRITERIA TO IDENTIFY MILITIA MEMBERS" (SNIPPET: Do you like Ron Paul or oppose abortion? You may be a member of a militia, according to a new report by a government information collection agency.") by Joshua Rhett Miller (March 23, 2009)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "AL-QAEDA-TRAINED BRITONS RETURN FROM PAKISTAN" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "More than 20 Britons who have trained in al Qaeda terror camps inside Pakistan have returned to Britain, according to Pakistani intelligence.") (March 24, 2009, 6:32 pm) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com: "ASSEM HAMMOUD, SUSPECT IN ALLEGED NEW YORK TUNNELS PLOT, RELEASED ON BAIL IN LEBANON" (SNIPPET: "The accused Al Qaeda mastermind of a foiled plot to use suicide bombers to blow up Hudson River tunnels has been freed in Lebanon on a mere $667 bail. Assem Hammoud's release from a Beirut jail occurred months ago, but was kept quiet until he appeared in a TV interview Tuesday claiming his innocence.") by Alison Gendar and Bill Hutchinson (March 18, 2009, 2:16 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CHRISTIAN POST.com): "GREECE: IRANIAN GROUP THREATENS TO MURDER EX-MUSLIM PASTORS" (SNIPPET: "Although the three Iranian pastors live and serve in Athens, the Iranian extremists threatened them and their families with death.") (March 20, 2009) (Read More...)
WSJ.com - Opinion Journal: "IRAN'S AXIS OF NUCLEAR EVIL" by John Bolton (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is very little time for Mr. Obama to change course before he is committed to negotiations. He could start by following Iran's money trail.") (March 21, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "ELECTRICAL 'SMART GRID' NOT YET SMART ENOUGH TO BLOCK HACKERS" by James Osborne (SNIPPET: "Obama's economic stimulus package allocates $4.5 billion to modernize the nation's electricity system and put smart-grid technology on the fast track.") (March 30, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "HEZBOLLAH USES MEXICAN DRUG ROUTES INTO U.S. Works beside smuggler cartels to fund operations" by Sara A Carter (SNIPPET: "Hezbollah is using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins do to smuggle drugs and people into the United States, reaping money to finance its operations and threatening U.S. national security, current and former U.S. law enforcement, defense and counterterrorism officials say.") (March 27, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRANIAN INFLUENCE, TERRORIST LINKS, THREATEN LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY" by Donna Miles (SNIPPET: "Iran is increasing its presence in Latin America, and Hezbollah, a terrorist organization it sponsors, is making inroads in drug trafficking in Colombia, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told Congress today.") (March 17, 2009) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "TERRORISTS AMONG US" by Jamie Glazov (SNIPPET: "Furman: No one knows how many terrorists are currently in the United States, but that they are here is not debatable, and the tally goes up each day.") (March 16, 2009) (Read More...()
DISCOVER THE NETWORKS.org: "ISLAM'S HISTORICAL JUSTIFICATION FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "This section of DiscoverTheNetworks explains that the concept of jihad as "holy war" is by no means a recent departure from longstanding Muslim tradition, but rather is a continuation of that tradition.") (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Specail Dispatch - No. 2282: "BIN LADEN IN NEW AUDIO MESSAGE: Victory in Iraq Will Allow Us to Infiltrate Jordan, Enter West Bank, and Liberate Al-Aqsa" (SNIPPET: "In a 33-minute Al-Sahab audio message, posted March 14, 2009 on Islamist forums, Osama bin Laden outlines his plan for liberating Palestine.") (March 16, 2009) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (THE TIMES ONLINE/UK, January 14, 2007): "UK PREACHER IN SECRET WEB CALL FOR JIHAD" (SNIPPET: "ONE of Britain's most vocal, extremist preachers has been using a false name on a secret website to incite Muslim followers to go on jihad, or holy war, in Somalia.") (January 16, 2007) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (WALL STREET JOURNAL): "ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SOME GUANTANAMO INMATES MAY END UP IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Holder, in a briefing with reporters, said administration officials are still reviewing individual cases of the approximately 250 detainees to determine which will be put on trial and which may be released.") (March 19, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2278: "Egyptian Cleric Muhammad Hussein Ya 'qoub: The Jews are the Enemies of Muslims Regardless of the Occupation of Palestine; 'Believe That We Will Fight, Defeat, and Annihilate Them, Until Not a Single Jew Remains on the Face of the Earth'" (Posted March 12, 2009)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - 2276: "Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Calls to Shut Down Starbucks in the Arab and Islamic World, Saying: Their Logo is the Jewish Queen Esther" (Posted March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2272: "Egyptian Expert on Israeli Studies/Head of Hebrew Studies Depart at 'Ein Shams University Ahmad Hammad: What Hitler Did to the Jews Was 'Incidents,' Not Massacres" (Posted March 4, 2009) (Read More...)
PHILLYBURBS.com: "SCHOOL BUSES 'SOFT TARGETS' FOR POSSIBLE TERRORIST ATTACKS" by Amanda Cregan, The Intelligencer (SNIPPET: "Terrorism experts say homeland security begins at the school bus stop. It's a school security gap that most parents, police and school officials don't always see, but terrorists do.") (March 10, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Fars, Iran, March 7, 2009"): "IRANIAN OFFICIAL: GAZA 'DEFENSIVE BATTERY' OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTION" (SNIPPET: "Davoud Ahmadinejad, brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has called Gaza the defensive battery of the Islamic Revolution, and that Iran must step up the idea of the revolution and its values in order to conquer every peak of "the arrogance" (i.e. the U.S.)." (Posted March 9, 2009) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk - THE OBSERVER - "BRITISH MUSLIM LEADER URGED TO QUIT OVER GAZA Abdullah advocates attack on foreign navies if they halt arms smuggling" by Jamie Doward (SNIPPET: "One of the UK's most influential Islamic leaders, who has helped counter extremism in the country's mosques, is accused of advocating attacks on the Royal Navy if it tries to stop arms for Hamas being smuggled into Gaza. Dr Daud Abdullah, deputy director-general of the Muslim Council of Britain, is facing calls for his resignation, after it emerged that he is one of 90 Muslim leaders from around the world who have signed a public declaration in support of Hamas and military action.") (March 8, 2009) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "FOREIGN TIES OF NOMINEE QUESTIONED Post handles classified data" by Eli Lake (SNIPPET: "An independent inspector general will look into the foreign financial ties of Chas W. Freeman Jr, the Obama administration's pick to serve as chairman of the group that prepares the U.S. intelligence community's most sensitive assessments, according to three congressional aides.") (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
KSTP.com: "FEDS INVESTIGATE MILITARY INFO FOUND IN MPLS. APT." by Nicole Muelhausen, Web Producer (SNIPPET: "Inside a closet, they found numerous rolls of maps. "We ran into a bunch of blue prints of Minneapolis-St. Paul Army Air Force property. It had thickness of walls, hour ratings, explosives and fires," said one of the men with the cleaning crew, who wished to remain anonymous.") (Note: Video included.) (Updated March 5, 2009, 23:31 pm) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2273: "Al-Qaeda Yemen Presents Arguments Justifying Attacks on Embassies - Including in the West, Which Often House Intelligence Branches - Citing As An Example the U.S. Embassy in Yemen Which "Houses the Offices of the [Local] Branches of the CIA and FBI"" (March 5, 2009) (Read More...)
OSAC.gov - Consular Affairs Bulletins - Report - N. Africa - Egypt: "CAIRO SECURITY INCIDENTS" (SNIPPET: "These events do not appear to be connected, but there is some indication that additional incidents are planned.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): Frederick, Md. - "4 TONS OF FERTILIZER STOLEN IN FREDERICK" (SNIPPET: "...2,000 pounds of urea and 6,000 pounds of other fertilizer are missing. The fertilizer was in white 50-pound bags with a company logo.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OBAMA OFFERS TO SCRAP MISSILE SHIELD IF RUSSIA COOPERATES ON IRAN (SNIPPET: "President Obama wrote to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell him Russia's aid in resolving the threat from Iran would make plans for a missile defense shield in Europe unnecessary, according to Russian news agencies.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - OPINION JOURNAL - OPINION EUROPE: "OBAMA'S IRAN CRISIS It's arriving faster than he seems to think." (SNIPPET: "Iran now possesses 5,600 centrifuges in which it can enrich uranium -- a 34-fold increase from 2006 -- and plans to add 45,000 more in the next five years. That will give Tehran an ability to manufacture atomic bombs on an industrial scale. Iran also announced Wednesday that it plans to begin operating its Russian-built reactor at Bushehr sometime this spring.") (March 2, 2009, 9:27 p.m. ET) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "EXPERT: IRANIAN BOMB POSSIBLE IN A FEW MONTHS Israeli security experts unsurprised by US Joint Chiefs of Staff head's statement that Iran has enough fissile material to make nuclear bomb. 'Everone agrees the Iranians have the systems; the only question is the timetables,' says Dr. Ephraim Asculai" by Daniel Edelson (Published March 2, 2009, 09:55) (Read More...)
PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "MEXICO'S FOREIGN EMBASSIES: A TERROR THREAT TO AMERICA? Travelers from Muslim countries are bribing Mexican foreign service workers for travel documents that will get them access to the U.S." by Todd Bensman (March 1, 2009) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "BRIT NUCLEAR HQ ON GOOGLE EARTH" by Alex West (SNIPPET: "BRITAIN'S nuclear defence HQ could be under threat from terrorists using Google Earth.ÊClose-up aerial views of the top-secret Naval base are on the computer program -- available for free over the internet.") (March 2, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "LETTER AND BULLET RECEIVED 'THREATENING NICOLAS SARKOZY'S LIFE'" (SNIPPET: "A French senator said Friday that he received a letter threatening his life and that of President Nicolas Sarkozy. The envelope also contained a bullet, Sen Jacques Blanc said. He was the second senator to receive a death threat this month.") (Last updated: February 28, 2009, 8:28 am GMT) (Read More...)
SPACEFLIGHTnow.com: "NORTH KOREAN SPACE LAUNCH A 'WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING'" by Craig Covault (SNIPPET: "An armada of air, sea and space intelligence assets are being deployed above and around North Korea in anticipation of the imminent test of a 105 ft. Taepo-Dong-2 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile disguised as a satellite launch vehicle." SNIPPET: "Iranian hardware, including possible satellite components, are part of the North Korean test.") (Posted February 26, 2009) (Read More...)
English.YONHAP NEWS.co.kr: Seoul - "(News Focus) N. Korea likely to have improved missile fuel technology" by Sam Kim (SNIPPET: "North Korea said this week it is engaged in full-scale preparations to launch a space satellite that its neighbors believe is actually a missile capable of threatening Alaska and Hawaii.") (February 26, 2009, 16:30 KST) (Read More...)
MSNBC.msn.com (AP): Washington - "DHS TO MISS CARGO SCREENING DEADLINE" (SNIPPET: "Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told lawmakers Wednesday that the agency cannot meet its 2012 deadline for radiological and nuclear screening of all cargos coming into the United States.") (updated February 25, 2009) (Read More...)
SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS.org - Paper no. 3068: "TERROR FROM THE SEA: WARNING FROM THE INDIAN NAVAL CHIEF" -Guest Column By Commodore R.S. Vasan (SNIPPET: "Admiral Sureesh Mehta, the Chief of the Naval Staff sounded a stern warning on 18th February 2009, about the possibility of nuclear weapons being smuggled in to the country through the ever increasing container traffic. The warning was issued at a seminar to discuss Port Development and related security issues.") (February 24, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NAPOLITANO AVOIDS MENTIONING 'TERRORISM' IN REMARKS TO CONGRESS Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is steering away from words like "terrorism" for her first testimony to Congress since taking office." (February 24, 2009) (Read More...)
STAR TRIBUNE.com: "FBI CHIEF: SUICIDE BOMBER INDOCTRINATED IN MINNESOTA Shirwa Ahmed, the first known suicide bomber with U.S. citizenship, apparently indoctrinated in Minnesota, FBI Director Robert Mueller said" (Last update: February 24, 2009, 11:49 am) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (DAILY TIMES.com.pk): "TALIBAN TO BEGIN WAGING JIHAD 'IN AN ORGANIZED MANNER'" (SNIPPET: "Pamphlets call for holy war against Obama, Zardari, Karzai") (February 24, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Cairo - "AT LEAST 21 HURT, 1 KILLED AFTER DEADLY BLAST IN CAIRO BAZAAR" (SNIPPET: "Initial reports said a pair of grenades were thrown, but a government statement said the attack involved a homemade bomb placed under a bench in the main plaza.") (February 22, 2009) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "NEW U.S. INTEL CHIEF: SUPPORT OF ISRAEL NOT A U.S. INTEREST" by David Lev (SNIPPET: "A flurry of reports over the weekend said that the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, considered a sharp critic of Israel, is to be named to a top intelligence post in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama.") (February 22, 2009, 1:26 am) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2254: "Egyptian Cleric Zaghloul Al-Naggar: The Arab World Is Ruled By the Scum of the Earth and the Garbage of All Nations; I Am 'Absolutely' Calling to Wage Jihad Against the Jews, Who Are Devils in Human Form" (February 20, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (MIRROR.co.uk): "UK: JIHADIST MURDERER PLOTS POISON TERROR STRIKE FROM PRISON CELL" (SNIPPET: "Bourgass, 33, is already serving life for murdering a police officer.") (February 18, 2009) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NEWS AGENCY.com: Jerusalem - "FACEBOOK GROUP CREATED FOR REMOVING ENGLAND MP LORD AHMED FROM UK PARLIAMENT" by Joel Leyden (SNIPPET: "Any person, however ennobled, who threatens to bring a horde of 10,000 Muslims upon Parliament in order to stifle debate and bully it into submission is no 'moderate'. By threatening this, Lord Ahmed has shown himself to be one of the very extremists he purports to eschew, committed to the same ideology as those who seek to impose Shari'a law upon the UK and subjugate the kuffar to the will of Allah.") (February 16, 2009) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "During Operation Cast Lead, improvised grenades probably manufactured by Hamas were found inside drug bottles. The drugs were transported to the Gaza Strip from the Ramallah region within the humanitarian aid. Legally, it undermines the protection afforded to medical supplies and humanitarian relief under the laws of armed conflict.") (February 16, 2009) (Read More...)
THE STAR.com: "WAL-MART's GLOW-IN-THE-DARK MYSTERY Retail giant can't account for 15,800 of its exit signs that contain a potentially dangerous radioactive gas" (SNIPPET: "Last month Wal-Mart disclosed that about 15,800 of its exit signs -- a stunning 20 per cent of its total inventory -- are lost, missing, or otherwise unaccounted for at 4,500 facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico.") (February 15, 2009) (Read More...)
COPENHAGEN POST.dk: "TERRORIST THREAT MAY COME FROM WITHIN" (SNIPPET: "A US report has concluded that Muslim residents in Europe who train as terrorists in Pakistan are the most likely agents of terror for the continent. Al-Qaeda is preparing for a new attack in Europe and Denmark is at the top of its list, according to the head of US National Intelligence, Dennis C. Blair.") (February 13, 2009) (Read More...)
DNI.gov - Testimonies: "ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR THE SENATE SELECT COMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE Dennis C. Blair Director of National Intelligence UNCLASSIFIED STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD" (February 12, 2009) (pdf) (Read More...)
DALLAS NEWS.com: Dallas - "DRUG CARTEL RUMORS KEEP N. TEXAS AUTHORITIES ON ALERT" (SNIPPET: "The Gulf Cartel in Mexico has now been deemed the biggest terroristic threat in the United States, including in North Texas.") (February 13, 2009, 03:07 am CST) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS.com - The Blotter: "KIDNAPPING CAPITAL OF THE U.S.A." (SNIPPET: "In what officials caution is now a dangerous and even deadly crime wave, Phoenix, Arizona has become the kidnapping capital of America, with more incidents than any other city in the world outside of Mexico City and over 370 cases last year alone.") (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)
MSNBC.msn.com (AP): Washington - "US SENATE CONFIRMS EX-CLINTON AIDE AS CIA DIRECTOR" (SNIPPET: "Panetta's nomination sailed through the chamber by a voice vote. The former Democratic congressman from California has no direct intelligence-gathering or analysis experience.") (Updated February 12, 2009, 5:34 pm PT) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "INTEL COMMITTEE CHAIR: U.S. DRONES 'FLOWN OUT OF A PAKISTANI BASE'" by James Gordon Meek (SNIPPET: "The Senate Intelligence Committee's new chairman, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), raised a few eyebrows on Thursday during a hearing by bringing up the diplomatically sensitive matter of Pakistan's cooperation with U.S. missile strikes on its soil.") (February 13, 2009, 06:29 pm) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (AP via YAHOO News): Washington - "69 COMPUTERS MISSING FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS LAB" (SNIPPET: "The Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory in New Mexico is missing 69 computers, including at least a dozen that were stolen last year, a lab spokesman said.") (February 11, 2009) (Read More...)
BANGOR NEWS.com: Belfast, Maine - "REPORT: 'DIRTY BOMB' PARTS FOUND IN SLAIN MAN'S HOME" by Walter Griffin (SNIPPET: "t says that four 1-gallon containers of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide, uranium, thorium, lithium metal, thermite, aluminum powder, beryllium, boron, black iron oxide and magnesium ribbon were found in the home.ÊAlso found was literature on how to build "dirty bombs" and information about cesium-137, strontium-90 and cobalt-60, radioactive materials. The FBI report also stated there was evidence linking James Cummings to white supremacist groups.") (February 10, 2009) (Read More...)
FAA.gov - Press Release: Washington, D.C. - "FAA NOTIFIES EMPLOYEES OF PERSONAL IDENTITY BREACH" (SNIPPET: "Two of the 48 files on the breached computer server contained personal information about more than 45,000 FAA employees and retirees who were on the FAA's rolls as of the first week of February 2006.") (February 9, 2009) (Read More...)
English.VietnamNet.vn: "STATUE OF PRESIDENT HO INAUGURATED IN MEXICO" (SNIPPET: "Mexico City's Governor Marcelo Ebrard said that victories of the Vietnamese people in the past not only helped change Vietnam, but also the situation of the mankind. Like Vietnam, Mexico gained victories in struggles against French and US invaders.") (January 18, 2009, 10:37 GMT+7) (Read More...)
SUNDAY MERCURY.net: "BIRMINGHAM IS HOME TO AL QAIDA LINKED TERROR SUSPECTS" by Ben Goldby (SNIPPET: "Abd'rabbah Ghuma, 51, Abdulbaqi Mohammed Khaled, 51, and Mohammed Benhammedi, 42, also appear on a United Nation's list of Al Qaida and Taliban associates.") (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "ISRAELIS RECEIVE THREATENING EMAIL FROM HAMAS" by Erez Ronen (SNIPPET: "This is not the first time Hamas or people on its behalf use electronic means in order to threaten Israelis.") (February 7, 2009, 8:51 pm) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "WOULD YOU TURN YOUR CHEEK TO A TERRORIST?" by David R. Stokes (SNIPPET: "At a time when this country needs to be vigilant and focused on a very real enemy -- one determined to end our way of life as we know it -- Mr. Obama has blurred the issue. He is moving us away from a war mindset to something more surgical and limited. This should be no surprise to observant Americans. After all, he didn't really have much to say on the issue during his campaign. To minimize or marginalize danger is to ignore it. And to ignore danger is how to quickly become blind and vulnerable.") (February 8, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "BIDEN CALLS FOR ALLIED COOPERATION TO MEET MUTUAL CHALLENGES" (SNIPPET: "Iran has acted in ways that are not conducive to peace in the region or to the prosperity of its people. Its illicit nuclear program is but one manifestation," he said.") (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au - HERALD SUN: "VICTORIA'S BUSHFIRE ARSONISTS HUNTED BY POLICE" (SNIPPET: "Anyone with any information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000")Ê(Updated February 12, 2009, 9:22 pm) (Read More...)
NEWS.com.au (Australia): "BRUSHFIRES IN VICTORIA KILL 50, DEATH TOLL WILL RISE" (SNIPPET: "640 houses have been destroyed. While firebugs are being blamed for several blazes ravaging Victoria, the Country Fire Authority has confirmed that several fires are being deliberately relit by arsonists.") (February 8, 2009, 3:35 pm) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CNN, February 5, 2009): Washington - "YEMEN ON HIGH ALERT FOR JIHADIST ATTACK" (SNIPPET: "Over the last several weeks a growing number of al Qaeda operatives have entered Yemen from Saudi Arabia and have established a renewed network that potentially threatens U.S. and Saudi targets in the region, both U.S. and Yemeni officials have told CNN.") (February 6, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "CIA: "The British Pakistani community is recognised as probably al-Qaeda's best mechanism for launching an attack against North America"" (SNIPPET: "American spy chiefs have told the President that the CIA has launched a vast spying operation in the UK to prevent a repeat of the 9/11 attacks being launched from Britain. They believe that a British-born Pakistani extremist entering the US under the visa waiver programme is the most likely source of another terrorist spectacular on American soil.") (February 7, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "PAKISTANI COURT DECLARES NUCLEAR SCIENTIST FREE" (SNIPPET: "Khan, lionised by many Pakistanis as the father of the country's atomic bomb, was pardoned but placed under house arrest in 2004 by the then president, Pervez Musharraf, soon after he made a televised confession to selling nuclear secrets to Iran, North Korea and Libya.") (Published February 6, 2009, 11:34) (Read More...)
DAILY STAR.co.uk: "'We will kill MPs in their own homes'" (SNIPPET: "The plot was found on a password-protected internet message board on a site which has carried an interview with Osama bin Laden's No 2 Ayman al Zawahiri, 57. A user named Paganslayer asks what the mood is for another round of deadly attacks on the continent. There follows a warped discussion about the 7/7 London bombings, which killed 52 innocent people.") (February 5, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: Seoul, South Korea - "NORTH KOREA TO 'TEST MISSILE CAPABLE OF STRIKING U.S.'" (SNIPPET: "The sinister object has been identified as a Taepodong-2, an intercontinental missile with a range of more than 4000 miles, capable of crossing the Pacific and striking targets in Hawaii or Alaska.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)
FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org: "THE SECOND GREATEST THREAT TO AMERICA" by Lee Ellis (SNIPPET: "Decapitation has also become a favorite tactic of warring drug gangs that have contended for control over smuggling routes.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SAUDI ARABIA'S MOST-WANTED" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: "But, the unclassified files created by the U.S. government at Guantanamo contain dozens of details concerning the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. The Long War Journal reviewed the files and identified more than 50 current and former Guantanamo detainees who had some association with Iran. Most of these transited al Qaeda's facilitation points in eastern Iran. In addition to Tehran, the eastern Iranian cities of Mashhad, Zahedan and Tayyebat were regularly identified as al Qaeda transit points in the unclassified Guantanamo files.") (February 4, 2009, 7:00 am)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "SAUDI ISSUES WANTED LIST OF 83 MILITANTS OVERSEAS" (SNIPPET: "Saudi television read the names and showed photographs of the wanted men, all Saudis except for two Yemenis, who it said had "adopted the straying ideology", a reference to al-Qaeda. The announcement followed a move last month by al-Qaeda's wing in neighbouring Yemen to name two Saudis released from the US military prison camp in Guantanamo as commanders.") (Published February 2, 2009, 23:36) (Read More...)
NYPOST.com: "OBAMA: SURE, GITMO DETAINEES COULD ATTACK US" (SNIPPET: ""Can we guarantee that they're not going to try to participate in another attack? No," Obama said in an NBC interview that aired today. "But what I can guarantee is that if we don't uphold our Constitution and our values, that over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organizations like al-Qaeda."") (Posted February 2, 2009) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (MEMRI: The Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor): "ALERTS, PLANNING & TRAINING" (SNIPPET: "Islamist Forum Member Suggests Using Dogs Instead of Suicide Bombers A recent message on the Islamist forum Ma'arik Al-Salafiyya suggested using dogs instead of suicide bombers to carry out attacks on U.S.... January 28, 2009") (January 28, 2009) (Read More...)
METIMES.com - MIDDLE EAST TIMES: "AL-QAIDA AND THE PLAGUE" by Olivier Guitta (SNIPPET: "Whatever the explanation, it seems that there have been unexplained deaths among AQIM operatives. At this point, the developments of this story and its possible implications need to be closely monitored. Indeed a nightmarish scenario could unfold if one of the infected individuals boarded a flight to Paris, London or New York. This person could become de-facto the means of "delivering" the weapon.") (Published January 27, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "U.S. CONSULATE MISTAKENLY SELLS SECRET FILES IN JERUSALEM" by Reena Ninan (SNIPPET: "EXCLUSIVE: Hundereds of files -- with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information -- were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction.") (January 27, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "SHABAAB TAKES CONTROL OF SOMALIA'S SEAT OF GOVERNMENT" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda's affiliate in Somalia took control of the last stronghold of Somalia's troubled Transitional Federal Government today, just hours after Ethiopian troops withdrew.") (January 26, 2009, 7:28 pm) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "Four AMERICANS Arrested in Somaliland" (SNIPPET: "UPDATE: Make that 15. Eleven more Americans arrested in Somaliland.") (January 26, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TIMES OF INDIA, January 24, 2009): "WOMAN LIVING IN 'HAMAS STRONGHOLD' MARRIES TO RAISE 'MARTYRS'" (SNIPPET: "The latest form of jihad: Jihad al-Ziwaj, or 'Marriage Jihad'"... SNIPPET: "There were no regrets either -- she said she was marrying to raise 'fighters' and asked only that she might die as a 'martyr' in Israel.") (January 25, 2009) (Read More...)
AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "SOCIAL NETWORKING ARAB HATRED OF ISRAEL" -Rick Moran (SNIPPET: "This month, hundreds of Egyptian Facebook members, in private homes and at Internet cafes, have set up Gaza-related "groups." Most expressed hatred for Israel and the United States, but each one had its own focus.") (January 25, 2009) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog: "RETURN TO JIHAD" by Thomas Joscelyn (SNIPPET: ""By Allah, imprisonment only increased our persistence in our principles for which we went out, did jihad for, and were imprisoned for," al Shihri says.") (January 25, 2009, 10:30 am) (Read More...)
ZEE NEWS.com - India Edition: Washington - "RELEASED GUANTANAMO DETAINEE NEW YEMEN AL QAEDA COMMANDER" (SNIPPET: "...Said Ali al-Shihri, who was jailed at Guantanamo for six years after his capture in Pakistan, has resurfaced as a leader of a Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda." SNIPPET: "That announcement, which carried the video post of al-Shihri, also included a second video of a second militant who identified himself as Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi and claimed he had also been a Guantanamo captive, later released.") (January 24, 2009) (Read More...)
TOWNHALL.com: "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER" by Oliver North (SNIPPET: "Item No. 1 ought to be preventing the world's No. 1 exporter of radical Islamic terror from obtaining nuclear weapons: Iran. Unfortunately, the new administration is not off to an auspicious start.") (January 23, 2009) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Shahab News, Iran, January 19, 2009"): "IRANIAN MAJLIS DISCUSSES BILL TO ESTABLISH 'ISLAMIC WORLD ARMY'" (SNIPPET: "It was proposed that this army would be part of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.") (Posted January 22, 2009) (Read More...)
Knoxville.FBI.gov - Press Release: "SUSPICIOUS WHITE POWDER LETTERS POSTMARKED FROM KNOXVILLE RECEIVED IN NEW YORK AND MASSACHUSETTS" (SNIPPET: "An additional letter was also received today at Harvard Law School addressed to Alan Dershowitz. This letter was also postmarked Knoxville, Tennessee.") (January 21, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CIA DIRECTOR: AL QAEDA IS JOB 1 OF TOP 10 SECURITY CHALLENGES IN 2009" (SNIPPET: "Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda are still top concerns for the intelligence community, but Iraq is out of the top 10 list of national security threats facing the U.S. this year, says the outgoing CIA chief.") (February 2, 2009) (Read More...)
CIA.gov: "Transcript of Director Hayden's Interview with Fox News" (SNIPPET: "Fox Correspondent Catherine Herridge interviewed CIA Director Mike Hayden on January 15, 2009") (January 21, 2009) (Read More...)
SERBIANNA.com - blog: "BIN LADEN MESSAGE ON BOSNIAN MUSLIM SITE" (SNIPPET: "The Muslims of Gornja Maoca have been involved in several terror attack plans on Europe, including the attempted bomb attack on the Pope John.") (January 26, 2009) (Read More...)
CHICAGO JOURNAL.org: $20,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR ARRESTS IN VANDALISM OF SYNAGOGUES, SCHOOLS Jewish organizations seek leads to hate crimes in West Ridge, Lake View" by Lorrain Swanson (SNIPPET: "Benn asked that anyone with information about the attacks call the Anti-Defamation League at 312-782-5080. Rottner said the Belmont and Western Area 3 hate crimes unit can take calls at 312-744-8320.") (January 19, 2009, 7:43 pm) (Read More...)
STRAITS TIMES.com: Berlin - "AL-QAEDA VIDEO CREATOR NAMED" (SNIPPET: "... was identified on Monday by the interior ministry here as Morocco-born Bekkay Harrach." SNIPPET: "...August Hanning said on Monday that Harrach - who called himself Abu Talha Al-Alamani - was 'a very serious Islamist'.") (January 20, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2193: "Egyptian Clerics Encourage Martyrdom in Gaza: 'We Must Love Death'; 'There Are Black-Eyed Virgins Ready For You'; 'We Must Teach Our Children to... Hate the Jews'" (January 16, 2009) (Read More...)
INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT.org - IPT News: "ISNA's MATTSON TO SPEAK AT INAUGURAL PRAYER SERVICE IPT Report Documents Her Troubling History" (January 20, 2009) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com: "EQUIPPING CHURCHES FOR DANGER, VIOLENT ATTACKS" by Allie Martin (SNIPPET: "A faith-based security expert says many churches and ministries are not prepared to respond to emergencies.") (January 15, 2009, 4:40 am) (Read More...)
CANADA EAST.com (THE CANADIAN PRESS): Ottawa - "MORE GUANTANAMO INMATES MAY LOOK TO CANADA" by Jim Brown (SNIPPET: "Omar Khadr isn't the only Guantanamo inmate who could look northward if the incoming Obama administration carries through on its promise to shut the military prison. Three other men who once lived in Canada are being held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba and could be candidates to return to this country if they're released.") (January 14, 2009) (Read More...)
THE JAWA REPORT: "AN AMERICAN JIHADI IN SOMALIA AND HIS WASHINGTON FRIENDS IN AL QAEDA" (SNIPPET: "But perhaps the most important piece of the story is an admission that Shumpert turned to the Salafi strand of Islam after he met with some Muslims in Washington who had recently returned from fighting the jihad in Chechnya..." SNIPPET: "So, who are Ruben Shumpert's friends who had been to Chechnya and are they still on the loose in Washington?") (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)
SECRET SERVICE.gov - Press Release: "NO EVIDENCE OF THREATS TO INAUGURATION, REPORTS SECRET SERVICE" by Nicholas Ballasy (SNIPPET: ""As Secretary Chertoff has stated, we have no credible intelligence to suggest that there is a threat to any of the inaugural events," said Sullivan. "Nevertheless, given its historic nature, its importance to our democratic process and the large number of people expected to attend, collectively we have endeavored to make this inauguration as safe and secure as possible."") (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "FEDS CITE RACIST CHATTER FOR 'HIGHER STATE OF ALERT' IN INAUGURATION" by James Gordon Meek (SNIPPET: ""Everybody in law enforcement dealing with that particular (white supremacist) 'clientele' is on a higher state of alert," a senior agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives told The News. The ATF has expertise infiltrating white supremacist groups. A classified threat assessment for the Inauguration by the FBI and Homeland Security Department citing agitated hate groups was sent to police agencies this week. Counterterrorism officials have also picked up chatter from Islamic militants, but the agitated domestic hate groups are "the big concern," said another FBI official") (January 13, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "AFGHAN JIHADIST TO OBAMA: "You should also cause one more addition to the U.S. history by becoming the first president to accept the Truth and by adopting the true faith of Islam"" (January 10, 2009) (Read More...)
TOORABORA.com: "By the name of Allah the most gracious and most merciful An Open Letter from the Peaks of Tora Bora to the White House The president of United States Barak Husain Obama!" (December 27, 2008)
CIA.gov - Press Release: "DIRECTORS STATEMENT: Transition at CIA Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Hayden" (SNIPPET: "President-elect Obama has chosen Leon Panetta to succeed me here at the Agency.") (Last Reviewed: Jan 09, 2009 11:51 AM) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (NEW YORK POST): "INTELLIGENCE FAILURE" by Ralph Peters (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WOULD you ask your accountant to perform brain surgery on your child? That's the closest analogy I can find to the choice of Democratic Party hack Leon Panetta to head the CIA.") (January 8, 2009) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "BUSH AIDE: MUMBAI-LIKE ATTACK COULD HAPPEN IN U.S." (SNIPPET: "Ken Wainstein told a Washington think tank that the Mumbai attacks in November showed the effectiveness of a low-technology coordinated assault on an open city.") (Published January 8, 2009, 04:01) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - News Release: "REMARKS BY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR STEPHEN HADLEY at the Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS Washington, D.C." (SNIPPET: "America is a nation at war. And in the post-9/11 world, we face complex challenges that will not pause for a change in administrations.") (January 7, 2009) (Read More...)
THE AGE.com.au: "CIA TRACKING 4000 UK TERROR SUSPECTS" by Tim Shipman, Washington (SNIPPET: "THE CIA has begun an unprecedented intelligence-gathering operation in Britain to help MI5 monitor 4000 terrorist suspects. More than four out of 10 CIA operations to prevent attacks on US soil are now conducted against targets in Britain.") (January 5, 2009) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "TERRORISTS COULD USE 'INSECT-BASED' BIOLOGICAL WEAPON" by John Adams (SNIPPET: "Terrorists would find it "relatively easy" to launch a devastating attack using swarms of insects to spread a deadly disease, an academic has warned.") (Last updated January 5, 2009, 2:43 pm GMT) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch - No. 2165: "As Gaza Fighting Continues, Egyptian Clerics Intensify Antisemitic Statements; Columbus, Ohio Muslim Scholar/Leader Dr. Salah Sultan: Muhammad Said That Judgment Day Will Not Come Until Muslims Fight the Jews and Kill Them; America Will Suffer Destruction" (December 30, 2008) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SOMALIS IN U.S. DRAW FBI ATTENTION War at home seen as lure" by Sara A. Carter (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Many members of the Somali community are concerned over disappearances, he said.") (December 29, 2008) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com (AP): "INTEL REPORT: HIZBULLAH MAY STRIKE IN US" (SNIPPET: "Homeland Security Threat Assessment for the years 2008-2013 says Hizbullah may foment terror attack in US if there is some kind of 'triggering' event. 'The threat of terrorism and the threat of extremist ideologies have not abated," Chertoff says.") (Published December 25, 2008, 23:52) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "U.K.: MOSQUE 'COMMITTED TO PEACE, DIVERSITY AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE' HOSTS CONFERENCE FEATURING 'SPIRITUAL ADVISOR' TO 9/11 JIHADISTS" (SNIPPET: "The publicity material for the all-day event appears to be a clear reference to the attacks on New York, and features meteors raining down on Manhattan, setting fire to the city and shattering the Statue of Liberty.") (December 27, 2008) (Read More...)
JPOST.com (AP): "SAUDI CLERIC CALLS FOR TARGETING ISRAELIS ALL OVER THE WORLD" (SNIPPET: "A Saudi Web site reported on Sunday that a popular cleric issued a fatwa urging Muslims to target Israeli interests "everywhere," to avenge the attacks on the Gaza strip. The site, Rasid, posts news about Saudi Arabia's Shiite community and said that Sheik Awadh al-Garni issued a religious edict..." (December 28, 2008, 23:07) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "A TERROR WARNING" (SNIPPET: "But what about President-elect Barack Obama? He faces a different problem. Many of those who voted for him either dismiss the terrorist threat, or believe none exists. Still worse, some think we should placate our enemies, not vanquish them.") (Posted December 26, 2008, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "CHENEY CALLS ABSENCE OF POST-9/11 ATTACKS 'REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT'" (SNIPPET: ""The threat's still out there, and still [is] very real," Cheney said.") (December 22, 2008) (Read More...)
PETROLEUM WORLD (AFP, December 21, 2008,13:28 GMT): Rome - "IRAN USING VENEZUELA TIES TO DUCK UN SANCTIONS: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "Citing US and other Western intelligence agencies, La Stampa said Iran is using aircraft from Venezuelan airline Conviasa to transport computers and engine components to Syria for use in missiles.") (December 22, 2008) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (TIMES ONLINE.co.uk): "U.K.: COUNTERTERROR ADVISOR TO METROPOLITAN POLICE IS ON INTERPOL WANTED LIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mohamed Ali Harrath has been the subject of the Interpol red notice since 1992 because of his alleged activities in Tunisia, where he co-founded the Tunisian Islamic Front (FIT). Tunisia has accused Mr Harrath, the chief executive officer of the Islam Channel in Britain and an adviser to the Scotland Yard Muslim Contact Unit, of seeking help from Osama bin Laden. It says that the FIT wants to establish "an Islamic state by means of armed revolutionary violence".") (December 15, 2008) (Read More...)
LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - blog (THE WEEKLY STANDARD): "AL QAEDA'S ANTHRAX SCIENTIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The government of Malaysia made a curious announcement this week: Yazid Sufaat, a known al Qaeda operative, and four other alleged terrorists have been released from jail.") (December 12, 2008, 1:16 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "INDIA WARNS THAT AL-QAIDA TARGETING GOA" by Yaakov Lappin (SNIPPET: ""Today, Goa faces serious threat from terrorists and there were specific inputs that al-Qaida would target certain [tourist] installations in Goa. Goa has a coastline of 105 km., major sea ports and beaches," the state's chief secretary, J.P. Singh, wrote in a memo, according to Indian media.") (Updated December 8, 2008, 5:21) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "EGYPTIAN CLERIC CALLS OBAMA TO CONVERT TO ISLAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Note the clear implication that if the one to whom this call is issued does not become a Muslim, his life and property will not be safe.") (December 4, 2008) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - News - Fact Sheet: "DEFENDING AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TERRORISM Commission Report Endorses Administration Initiatives and Calls for Continuation of Successful WMD Policies to Address Increasing Threat" (December 3, 2008) (Read More...)
LIFE IN ITALY.com (ANSA): Milan - "TERROR SUSPECTS 'TARGETING ITALY'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The men are believed to have watched instructional films on terrorist attacks and researched methods on the Internet."ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police also seized the Peace Cultural Centre in the Lombardy village of Macherio, where Ilhami worked as a preacher, during Tuesday's operation. According to investigators, small groups of fundamentalists met at the centre in the evenings after the day's official sermons were finished.") (December 2, 2008)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER The Obama administration is about to discover that the terrorists detained at Guantanamo are there for good reason." by Thomas Joscelyn (December 1, 2008 Edition) (Read More...)
ABC News.go.com - blog - THE BLOTTER: "Exclusive: NY RAIL PLOT DETAILS BASED ON 'RELIABLE' SOURCE New Information in Last 48 Hours Led to Public Warning" by Richard Espoito (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The suspect is believed to have in the past resided in Suffolk County, Long Island. The island is a 7.5 million population peninsula that contains two boroughs of New York City - Brooklyn and Queens - as well as two suburban counties - Nassau and Suffolk, which have more than 1.4 million residents.") (November 26, 2008) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (KSTP.com): "'TWIN CITIES MAN' BLEW HIMSELF UP IN SOMALIA SUICIDE BOMBING" (SNIPPET: "The FBI and Homeland Security are investigating whether Shirwa Ahmed had developed a terrorist recruiting network in the area.") (November 25, 2008) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (MyFoxTwinCities): "SOMALIS LEAVING MINNESOTA, RETURNING HOME TO WAGE JIHAD?" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "They're known in the Somali community simply as The Missing. More than 20 young Somali men, between the ages of 17 and 22, who have left the Twin Cities in the last few months, without a single word to their families.") (November 25, 2008) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Egyig.com, November 22, 2008; Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, November 24, 2008"): "Following Calls For Attacks on Islamist Websites, Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiyya Asks Supporters To Refrain From Violent Operations To Free 'Blind Sheikh'" (SNIPPET: "In a communique, the Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiyya organization called on its supporters not to undertake any armed operation aimed at freeing Sheikh Omar Abd Al-Rahman. The communique followed official warnings in North Carolina and Minnesota about attacks to be carried out by extremists with the aim of freeing the sheikh. The warnings came in the wake of calls for attacks that appeared on Islamist websites.") (Posted November 24, 2008) (Read More...)
Online.WSJ.com - Opinion: "WHAT A SINGLE NUCLEAR WARHEAD COULD DO Why the U.S. needs a space-based missile defense against an EMP attack." by Brian T. Kennedy (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Consider Iran. For the past decade, Iran -- with the assistance of Russia, China and North Korea -- has been developing missile technology.") (November 24, 2008) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Iran and Hamas declare digital war against Israel: Hamas recently participated in a digital communications exhibition in Tehran and was involved in establishing a group calling itself "The Digital Intifada." Its objective was to develop websites to fight Israel and encourage the criminal activity of hacking Israeli websites." (November 23, 2008) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "'Iran has enough material for one bomb'" by Yaakov Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran will have enough highly enriched uranium by the end of 2009 to produce its first nuclear weapon, a former top official in the Israeli Atomic Energy Commission told The Jerusalem Post Thursday, refuting a New York Times article which claimed that the Islamic Republic already had sufficient nuclear material to create a weapon.") (Last updated Noember 20, 2008, 23:04) (Read More...)
OK GAZETTE.com: "AFGHAN HEROIN COMES TO OKLAHOMA CITY UP INTERSTATE, ONTO TURNPIKE" by Ben Fenwick (SNIPPET: "Trafficking has traits in common with terror enterprises, he said.") (November 19, 2008) (Read More...)
MEMRI IWMP.org - blog: "JAZEERATALK.NET FORUM MEMBER: AL-QAEDA IS BEHIND HIJACKING OF SHIPS OFF SOMALIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On November 19, 2008, a member of the Al-Faluja Islamist forum presented a posting from the Jazeeratalk.net forum, reproduced verbatim, to the effect that the hijacking of ships off Somalia in recent months had been part of Al-Qaeda's strategy aimed at luring U.S. forces into the region.") (Posted November 19, 2008) (Read More...)
AINA.org: "Letter From Iraqi Muslim Group Orders All Christians Out of the Country" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Christian bishop received a threatening letter written by Ansar al-Islam, a Kurdish Muslim group affiliated with al-Qaeda in Iraq. The letter ordered the Christians to leave Iraq en masse and stated it is sending a final warning to Christians in Baghdad and other Iraqi governorates to leave Iraq permanently.") (Posted November 18, 2008, 1:32) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH, HAMAS AND PIJ SERVICE PROVIDERS, REVISTED. (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nothing much is changed here. The fact that all three organizations are designated by the United States as Terrorist Entities has done little to prevent US companies from providing them with services for many years now.ÊThe sites are those highlighted in reports from the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in 2007 and 2008.") (November 17, 2008) (Read More...)
TIMESOnline.co.uk: "RUSSIAN SPY IN NATO COULD HAVE PASSED ON MISSILE DEFENCE AND CYBER-WAR SECRETS" by Roger Boyes in Berlin (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A spy at the heart of Nato may have passed secrets on the US missile shield and cyber-defence to Russian Intelligence, it has emerged. Herman Simm, 61, an Estonian defence ministry official who was arrested in September, was responsible for handling all of his country's classified information at Nato, giving him access to every top-secret graded document from other alliance countries. He was recruited by the Russians in the late 1980s...") (November 16, 2008) (Read More...)
CIA.gov: "TRANSCRIPT OF REMARKS BY CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DIRECTOR MICHAEL HAYDEN AT THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL" (SPEECH SNIPPET: "To quickly review, al-Qa`ida has suffered serious setbacks, but it's a determined, adaptive enemy. Secondly, today, al-Qa`ida is resilient and vulnerable. And, third, it remains the most serious threat to the nation." SPEECH SNIPPET: "But the American people are right to expect that CIA does not feel that way and remains focused on that date, September 12th. They expect us to do all we can do to stop those with a clear intent to attack us. They're right to expect that we will do all we can to disrupt this most urgent and deadly threat. We have and we are doing that, and we're doing it, and we have done it with lawful tools, lawfully applied.") (November 13, 2008) (Read More...)
WSBTV.com: Jasper, GA - "TAPE SHOWS THIEVES STEALING GUNS FROM PICKENS COUNTY STORE" (Updated November 13, 2008, 2:53 pm) (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Three masked men broke into the Bargain Barn in Jasper early Saturday morning, smashed display cases and got away with 36 semi-automatic weapons and six rifles." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "If you have any information, you're asked to call 888-ATF-TIPS. You may receive an award.") (Updated November 13, 2008, 2:53 pm) (Read More...)
SUNDAY GAZETTE MAIL.com: Winfield, W. VA - "$50,000 REWARD OFFERED IN JOHN AMOS BOMB THREATS" by Veronica Nett (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "To contact the authorities with information about the threats, call AEP security at (866) 747-5845, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department at 586-0260, or the State Police at 586-2000.") (November 12, 2008) (Read More...)
PRIESTS FOR LIFE.org - blog: "PRO-CHOICE VIOLENCE" (SNIPPET: "Some other pro-life leaders received a similar message, and it has been reported to law enforcement.") (November 10, 2008) (Read More...)
ONE NEWS NOW.com (AP): Washington - "OBAMA PLAN WILL FREE SOME GITMO TERRORIST SUSPECTS" by Matt Apuzzo and Lara Jakes Jordan (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Under plans being put together in Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and many others would be prosecuted in U.S. criminal courts.") (November 10, 2008, 5:10 am) (Read More...)
NY SUN.com: Washington - "BIN LADEN'S SON MAKES RETURN TO PAKISTAN Could Signal a New Phase of Iran's Relationships with Al Qaeda" by Eli Lake (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Al Qaeda is consolidating its leadership in the territory under its control in Pakistan. Osama bin Laden's son and heir apparent, Sa`ad bin Laden, has returned to Pakistan from his safe haven in Iran, according to messages posted on a Qaeda jihad Web forum known as al-Hesbah.") (September 29, 2008) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "REPORT IDENTIFIES UK TERRORIST ENCLAVES Secret enclaves of al-Qaeda extremists based in London, Birmingham and Luton are planning mass-casualty attacks in Britain, according to a leaked Government intelligence report." by Sean Rayment (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The document, which was drawn up by the intelligence branch of the Ministry of Defence, MI5 and Special Branch, states that "some thousands" of extremists are active in the UK. They are predominantly UK-born and aged between 18 and 30, and many are believed to have been trained in overseas terrorist camps. Under the heading "International Terrorism", the report, which is marked "restricted" states: "For the foreseeable future the UK will continue to be a high-priority target for international terrorists aligned with al-Qaeda. It will face a threat from British nationals, including Muslim converts, and UK-based foreign terrorists, as well as terrorists planning attacks from abroad."") (Last updated November 9, 2008, 6:48 am GMT) (Read More...)
SCIAM.com - SCIENTIFIC AMERICA: "TAINTED HEPARIN SEIZED FROM OHIO COMPANY" (SNIPPET: "Federal drug regulators have seized batches of the tainted blood thinner heparin from a Cincinnati manufacturer that used a Chinese-made ingredient linked to 81 U.S. deaths earlier this year.") (November 7, 2008) (Read More...)
GAO.gov/Transition_2009/URGENT - SNIPPET: "Many of the urgent policy concerns identified here are critical and time sensitive and require prioritized federal action. They includeÊoversight of financial institutions and markets, U.S. efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, protecting the homeland, undisciplined defense spending, improving the U.S. image abroad, finalizing plans for the 2010 Census, caring for service members, preparing for public health emergencies, revamping oversight of food safety, restructuring the approach to surface transportation, retirement of the Space Shuttle, ensuring an effective transition to digital TV, andÊrebuilding military readiness. There are many other issues which the next Congress and the Obama administration will need to deal with well beyond the transition period and which are also vitally important." (Read More...)
DANIEL PIPES.org - blog: "PREDICTING THE 2008 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION" by Daniel Pipes (UPDATE: "I had confidence that the American people would reject Obama when they learned about his extremist political views, dubious associations, and biographical mysteries. I am astonished that these problems hardly registered, I feel bewildered by my own country, and apprehensive by what comes next.") (Updated November 5, 2008) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "IN IRAN, A CALL FOR SUICIDE BOMBERS TO ATTACK THE U.S." by Julie Stahl (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Fliers calling for young people to sign up for Hezbollah suicide attacks against the U.S. were distributed recently in Tehran and elsewhere in Iran.") (November 4, 2008) (Read More...)
STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE.army.mil: "KNOWN UNKNOWNS: UNCONVENTIONAL "STRATEGIC SHOCKS" IN DEFENSE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT" Authored by Mr. Nathan P. Freier (SNIPPET: "BRIEF SYNOPSIS The author provides the defense policy team a clear warning against excessive adherence to past defense and national security convention. Including the insights of a number of noted scholars on the subjects of "wild cards" and "strategic surprise," he argues that future disruptive, unconventional shocks are inevitable.") (November 4, 2008) (Read More...)
News.SKY.com/SkyNews: "BIO TERROR 'NEXT THREAT' FOR US" by Mark White (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nuclear and biological terrorism is the emerging threat the next US President should focus on, the US security chief has told Sky News. In an exclusive interview, homeland security secretary Michael Chertoff said sources of radioactive and biological materials must be properly secured "at all costs". He warned terrorists are actively seeking to acquire such materials.") (October 31, 20082:43 pm UK) (Note: This url may expire.)
EMSresponder.com: "AMBULANCE STRIKE TEAMS AT THE RNC A MODEL FOR SUCCESS Paramedic spots fake ambulance containing weapons and items for vandalism" by Dave Long (Posted October 31, 2008, Updated November 4, 2008, 7:49 pm GMT) (Read More...)
BROWNSVILLE HERALD.com: McCallen - "FBI: ZETAS ARMING FOR CONFRONTATION U.S. AUTHORITIES" by Jeremy Roebuck, The Monitor (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Recent U.S. efforts to disrupt drug smuggling routes through the Rio Grande Valley have prompted threats of retaliation against authorities on this side of the river, according to an FBI intelligence report.") (October 29, 2008, 9:05 am) (Read More...)
THE BULLETPROOF BLOG.com: "SHOPPERS ADVISED ABOUT DEADLY MALL ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "In a joint effort between U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security and Mall retail associations, mall employees and shoppers are being advised on how to protect themselves against assailants armed with guns.") (October 26, 2008) (Read More...)
CampaignSpot.NATIONAL REVIEW.com - blog: "DEATH THREATS SENT TO POLLSTER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "After releasing this morning's numbers showing McCain ahead in Ohio and Florida, the Strategic Vision polling company received several death threats through the contact e-mail on the company's web site.") (October 24, 2008, 3:36 pm) (Read More...)
NY DAILY NEWS.com - blog: "OSAMA BIN LADEN WANTS A VOTE, SO BEWARE A LATE OCTOBER SURPRISE" by William Bratton & R.P. Eddy (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "State and local police, as well as commercial security officials, should be especially vigilant in guarding high-value financial sites. Preparations to prevent car- or truck-borne bombs should be enhanced and searches of building entrants should be increased, and such searches should be random or based on behavioral recognition.") (October 22, 2008, 1:03 am) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "IRANIAN OFFICIAL CALLS FOR ATTACK ON UK" by Jonny Paul, Jerusalem Post Correspondent in London (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The most appropriate means of deterrence that Iran has, in addition to a retaliatory operation in the [Gulf] region, is to take action against London," Karimi said.") (Updated October 26, 2008, 1:28) (Read More...)
RECORD ONLINE.com: West Point - "WEST POINT REPORTS THEFT OF ITEMS TOTALING $400K; REWARD OFFERED" by Alexa James (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The stolen goods included 330 Motorola Portable Astro Digital XTS 5000 radios, worth $1,142 each, and about 600 Ni-Cad batteries worth $87 each.") (October 16, 2008) (Read More...)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Cairo - "EGYPT: SUNNI SCHOLARS SANCTION 'ELECTRONIC JIHAD'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The religious edict (fatwa) issued by a committee from the highest authority in Sunni Islam, Egypt's Al-Azhar University in Cairo, was published on the website of the Islamist Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement on Thursday." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Muslim Brotherhood praised the fatwa, which comes in response to dozens of questions from radicals asking to be allowed to destroy Israeli and United States websites.") (October 16, 2008) (Read More...)
THE SOUTHERN.com: West City - "STOLEN TRUCK TRAILER WAS FILLED WITH COFFEE CREAMER" by Becky Malkovich (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "An Internet search revealed dozens of Web sites extolling the virtues of coffee creamer as an explosive and included several videos displaying its volatility.") (October 13, 2008, 11:18 pm CDT) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "Statement of Brian Roehrkasse, Director of Public Affairs, on Today's District Court Decision Ordering Release of the Uighurs Detained at Guantanamo Bay" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: ""Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that 17 Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay -- individuals who have admitted to receiving weapons training at camps in Afghanistan -- be released into the United States. Today's ruling presents serious national security and separation of powers concerns and raises unprecedented legal issues."" (October 7, 2008) (Read More...)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "HAMAS OFFERING ONLINE COURSES IN PRACTICAL JIHAD" by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Islamist Hamas terrorist organization has initiated an online course in explosives, military weapons and tactics for would-be jihad fighters. Aimed at the population of the Palestinian Authority, the course is called "Get Ready" and is designed to prepare the population for war with Israel.") (Published October 7, 2008, 5:13 pm) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "JEWISH AGENCY UPGRADES SECURITY WORLDWIDE AHEAD OF YOM KIPPUR" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Security has been upgraded in Jewish Agency institutions worldwide ahead of Yom Kippur, a day on which a record number of Jews congregate in synagogues and community centers around the world for prayer.") (October 7, 2008, 23:08) (Read More...)
DeepBackground.MSNBC.msn.com: "FBI WARNS OF POTENTIAL TERROR ATTACKS ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS" by Jim Popkin (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Saudi security forces killed al-Ayeeri in 2003. The Audiotape: The FBI and DHS said al-Ayeeri's audiotape walks potential suicide bombers through the following scenario:") (October 6, 2008, 5:54 pm ET) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: ""SHEMA YISRAEL"" (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "This led Tim to wonder if my view of things was perhaps the result of the many death threats I have received. The short answer is "no." My own experience has been quite positive. While death threats are an annoyance, they also have the effect of validating the worth of the work I do.") (October 4, 2008) (Read More...)
TIMESONLINE.co.uk - SUNDAY TIMES: "PALMTOP COMPUTER STOLEN FROM OPEN WINDOW IN MI5 HIDEOUT" by Dwayne Senior (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A burglar who climbed into the property in Greater Manchester on Sunday night got away with the terminal which contained highly sensitive information about national security.") (October 2, 2008) (Read More...)
THE SUN.co.uk: "FOR SALE: SECOND HAND CAMERA, GOOD CONDITION, CONTAINS TOP SECRET MI6 TERRORIST RECORDS AND PICS" by Anthony France, Simon Hughes and Andy Crick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Alongside them were photos of rocket launchers and missiles which spooks believe Iran is supplying to Osama Bin Laden's henchmen in Iraq.") (Published September 30, 2008) (Read More...)
IHT.com (AP): Hong Kong - "CADBURY: MELAMINE FOUND IN CHINESE-MADE CHOCOLATES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Two U.S. food makers, meanwhile, were investigating Indonesian claims that high traces of the industrial chemical melamine had been found in Chinese-made Oreos, M&Ms and Snickers, but stressed the same goods had tested negative in other Asian countries.") (Published September 29, 2008) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "IDF TO SEAL OFF WEST BANK AHEAD OF ROSH HASHANA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Security establishment receives 10 specific terror warnings ahead of holiday; police declare highest alert level") (Published September 29, 2008, 00:11) (Read More...)
NY SUN.com: Washington - "SPIES WARN THAT AL QAEDA AIMS FOR OCTOBER SURPRISE Intercepted Messages Asking Local Cells To Be Prepared for Imminent Instructions" by Eli Lake (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the aftermath of two major terrorist attacks on Western targets, America's counterterrorism community is warning that Al Qaeda may launch more overseas operations to influence the presidential elections in November.") (September 22, 2008) (Read More...)
NEWSMAX.com: "AL-QAIDA THREATENS 'OCTOBER SURPRISE' ATTACK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The attacks would likely be at American bases or allies abroad, since most experts think the group's ability to penetrate the U.S. homeland has deteriorated since 9-11. Still, al-Qaida is aggressively recruiting both North African and European operatives who may have a greater ability to enter the United States and blend in before launching an attack, according to U.S. intelligence officials.") (September 22, 2008, 11:49 am) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN.org (TERRORISM FOCUS): "WATCHING THE WATCHERS: A JIHADI VIEW OF TERRORISM ANALYSIS WEBSITES" by Abdul Hameed Bakier (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Jihadis typically consider journalists and analysts specializing in terrorism to be infidels, calling on members to kill them at the first chance.") (September 18, 2008) (Read More...)
NEWS10.net: Floriston (Nevada County, CA - "EXPLOSIVE FERTILIZER, BLASTING CAPS STOLEN IN NEVADA COUNTY" Posted by C. Johnson George Warren (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Tips can be called in to (888) ATF-BOMB or the Nevada County Sheriff's Department at (530) 470-2400.") (September 17, 2008) (Read More...)
MEMRI IWMP.org - No. 2052: "A JIHADIST FORUM PUBLISHES PROPAGANDA FABRICATION ABOUT A PURPORTED AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON THE U.S. AND EUROPE" (SNIPPET: "It should be noted that although Al-Hesbah often posts authentic statements by Al-Qaeda operatives, MEMRI asserts that this entire interview seems to be fabrications intended for propaganda purposes on the anniversary of September 11.") (September 15, 2008) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "RADICAL MUSLIMS WARN OF ANOTHER 9/11" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mr Islam warned that unless British and American troops were withdrawn from "Muslim lands: they would be to blame for the consequences, saying the West would "never achieve security until our own lands achieve security". "Wake up. Withdraw. Listen to the warnings. Muslims will stand side to side, not just al Qaeda. The actions of the British and Americans have given prominence to al Qaeda. All of us have a part to play in stopping the violence or the next 9/11 will take place in Britain, the next 7/7 could take place locally," he added.") (Last updated September 13, 2008, 12:42 am BST) (Read More...)
UPI.com: London - "RADICAL MUSLIMS MEET ON 9/11 ANNIVERSARY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Saiful Islam, leader of a group called Salafi Youth for Islamic Propagation, told the group Britain and the United States "will not achieve security until our lands achieve security."") (Published September 13, 2008, 1:58 pm) (Read More...)
OFFICER.com (10News.com): San Diego - "OFFICIALS: VIOLENCE AGAINST BORDER AGENTS ON RISE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The U.S. Border Patrol has recorded close to 100 more assaults against agents so far in 2008 than last year.") (Updated: September 11, 2008, 03:19 pm EDT) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Communications and terrorism: Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV channel has started broadcasting via an Indonesian satellite, after being taken off a Thai satellite. The Indonesian satellite covers East Asia, China, and Australia. Indonesia is a Muslim country, making it more difficult for the international community to fight the incitement aired by Hezbollah." (September 8, 2008) (Read More...)
DHS.gov - Press Release: "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM Current Threat Level" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The United States government's national threat level is Elevated, or Yellow. The U.S. threat level is High, or Orange, for all domestic and international flights.") (September 1, 2008) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): El Paso, Texas - "POLICE: MEXICAN CARTELS GIVE OK TO HIT U.S. TARGETS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Security is being heightened along the southern U.S. border because of a threat that warring Mexican cartels may send hit men into the United States, authorities said Monday.") (August 25, 2008) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "INTELLIGENCE BODIES WARN THREAT FROM GLOBAL JIHAD 'SUBSTANTIAL'" by Ron Sofer (SNIPPET: "Representatives from IDF Intelligence, Shin Bet, Mossad warn government global terror groups like al-Qaeda, which use civilian information technology to enlist, mobilizing operatives") (Published July 23, 2008, 19:23) (Read More...)
MID-DAY.com: "ALLEGED TERRORIST CONFIRMS LIQUID BOMB THEORY" by J. Dey (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The confession of alleged terrorist Raziuddin Naser has confirmed that jehadis are planning to launch large-scale chemical strikes across the country. Naser was nabbed in Goa early this year when he was trying to hijack a tanker containing 20,000 litres of hydrogen peroxide. Documents available with MiD DAY indicate that Naser had undergone 45 days of extensive training in the use of destructive chemicals at Dera Ismail Khan in Karachi, Pakistan in November last year. Forty other trainees also underwent similar training in Pakistan." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The police have launched a massive manhunt for the 40 jehadis.") (August 21, 2008) (Read More...)
SEATTLE TIMES.com (AP): Centralia - "PROPANE TANK BOMB FOUND NEAR CENTRALIA POWER PLANT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The State Patrol is helping the Lewis County sheriff's office investigate a bomb found near the TransAlta power plant at Centralia. The sheriff's office says it's a 5-gallon propane tank with a small amount of black powder and a blasting cap.") (Page updated August 21, 2008, 4:22 pm) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: IRNA, Iran, August 20, 2008"): "AHMADINEJAD: ZIONIST REGIME TO BE DISMANTLED SOON" (SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today said, "The era of the Zionists has come to its end, and I recommend that the leaders of Europe and the U.S. not submit to the Zionists. If they help them, they will be harmed. Also among the leaders of Europe and the U.S. there is serious doubt regarding the existence of Zionism, and soon we will witness the disappearance of this corrupt germ from the region."") (Posted August 20, 2008) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (CBS5.com): "SAVAGE DROPS LAWSUIT AGAINST CAIR AFTER DEATH THREATS" (SNIPPET: "The court filing gave no details, but in a telephone interview Horowitz said the factors included an alleged phone threat to Savage. Horowitz said he wasn't accusing the Islamic group of making threats...") (August 15, 2008) (Read More...)
ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Berlin - "GERMANY: SECURITY SERVICES WARN OF POSSIBLE HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Militant Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah could launch damaging terrorist attacks in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, according to a report by the country's security services.") (August 11, 2008) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN.org - TERRORISM FOCUS: "JIHADIS REACT OT INDICTMENT OF SUDAN'S OMAR AL-BASHIR" by Abdul Hameed Bakier (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reacting to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) indictment of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, several jihadi internet forums discussed Sudan's situation in response to a posting entitled "Goodbye Omar al-Bashir and Wake Up Sleeping Cells" (al-ekhlaas.net July, 20). Other assessments of Omar al-Bashir's reign in Sudan were found at hanein.info (July 24).") (August 12, 2008) (Read More...)
LAFD - blog: "TERRORISM FORCES US TO MAKE A CHOICE..." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Terrorism forces us to make a choice. We can be afraid... or we can be ready.") -Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman, Los Angeles Fire Department (September 8, 2008) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "BORDER PATROL AGENT HELD AT GUNPOINT Officers fear Mexican military encounters will turn violent" by Jerry Seper (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A U.S. Border Patrol agent was held at gunpoint Sunday night by members of the Mexican military who had crossed the border into Arizona, but the soldiers returned to Mexico without incident when backup agents responded to assist.") August 6, 2008) (Read More...)
TOP NEWS.in (ANI): Lahore - "PAK TALIBAN WARN WOMEN TO WEAR 'HIJAB', ELSE FACE ACID BURNS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Pakistan unit of the Taliban - the Tehreek-e-Islami Taliban Pakistan (TIP) has reportedly threatened the owners of CDs shops, Internet cafes and cable service providers to close down their activities, and warned the women to wear 'hijab' to ensure safety, else their face would be disfigured by acid.") (July 31, 2008) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
JAMMIE WEARING FOOL - blog (NY POST): "'NEW YORK JIHAD': ODD LETTERS PREDICT NYC BOMBINGS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The card reads: "Bombs! Bombs! Bombs! Lower Manhattan. July, August, September. New York Jihad."") (July 27, 2008) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (NEWS.com.au): "SHANGHAI POLICE FOIL REPORTED OLYMPIC TERROR ATTACK Police in Shangai have cracked a terrorist cell planning to attack an Olympic football venue in the Chinese financial hub." (July 24, 2008)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "600 U.S. TALIBAN?" by Investor's Business Daily (EDITORIAL SNIPPET: "War On Terror: After 9/11, Pakistan promised to close its radical madrassas as part of anti-terror reforms. Now we learn they're not only still open, but also recruiting and brainwashing American boys.") (July 18, 2008, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "FRENCH SEARCH FOR STOLEN SEMTEX" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "French anti-terrorist officers are searching for 28kg (61lb) of Semtex explosive missing from a depot in the suburbs of the city of Lyon.") (Page last updated July 18, 2008, 23:21 UK) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "Two years after the second Lebanon war the bodies of Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were exchanged for five Lebanese prisoners, including the terrorist murderer Samir Kuntar, and 199 terrorist remains. Hezbollah exploited the exchange to produce a propaganda campaign aiming to strengthen its political position in Lebanon.") (July 16, 2008) (Read More...)
KANSAS.com - THE WICHITA EAGLE: "EXPLOSIVES DETONATING CORD FOUND; 2 ARRESTED" by Hurst Laviana (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police said Thursday that the tubes have not been recovered." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Anyone with information about the explosives should call 911 or toll-free 888-283-2662, authorities said.") (July 18, 2008) (Read More...)
WTOP.com: Washington - "'COMPLACENCY' WORRIES TOP FBI COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL" BY J.J. Green (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Speaking in a serious and measured tone, and pointing out that there's no evidence to suggest an imminent attack, Heimbach says, "Let there be no mistake, al-Qaida or other like-minded individuals are still focused on attacking the homeland."") (July 14, 2008, 6:17 am) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "KUWAITI DAILY: HIZBULLAH ARMING MISSILES WITH KOREAN-MADE CHEMICAL WARHEARDS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "...with chemical agents such as mustard gas and nerve gas, obtained from North Korea. The daily added that the organization obtained these chemicals with the help of Iran and Syria.") (Posted July 13, 2008) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com: "HOSPITALS IN NORTH INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE FOR EARTHQUAKE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Health Ministry director-general sends letter to medical facilities in northern Israel, warning them Geophysical Institute believes large quake may hit area soon. Hospitals urged to ready for possible mass casualty event.") (Published June 30, 2008, 12:02) (Read More...)
LA TIMES.com: Beirut - "TIME RUNNING OUT FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM TALKS, IRAN WARNS" by Borzou Daragahi (ARITCLE SNIPPET: "Ali Larijani, the speaker of Iran's parliament and a former nuclear negotiator, said there was "only a little time left" for talks before Iran would make unspecified moves that the West would regret.") (June 26, 2008) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ABC NEWS): "U.S., CANADIAN INTEL AGENCIES: HIZBALLAH 'SLEEPER CELLS' ACTIVATED IN CANADA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "There is no credible information on a specific target, according to the officials. Suspected Hezbollah operatives have conducted recent surveillance on the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, Canada and on several synagogues in Toronto. according to the officials. Latin American is also considered a possible target by officials following Hezbollah's planning.") (June 19, 2008) (Read More...)
TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "YOUNG MUSLIMS 'ARE TURNING TO EXTREMISM'" by Patrick Sawer (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Across Britain, the security services have said they are tracking 2,000 individuals suspected of having links to terrorism, investigating 200 networks and monitoring 30 plots. Professor Innes's report warns that Islamist terror groups are increasingly operating away from traditional Muslim areas, and are seeking new ways to radicalise vulnerable young people.") (Last updated June 21, 2008, 9:45 pm BST) (Read More...)
THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Alarabiya.net, May 27, 2008"): "AL-QAEDA SUICIDE KIDS EXPAND ACTIVITY IN BAGHDAD" (SNIPPET: "The Al-Qaeda "Paradise Youths" suicide bombers group, comprising children and youths aged 11 through 16, has expanded its operations into areas of northern Baghdad.") (Posted May 28, 2008) (Read More...)
MIRROR.co.uk: "AL QAEDA 'PLANNING TO ATTACK EURO 2008'" by Hannah Wood (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A flurry of messages have been monitored, by police and security officials in Switzerland, on two Islamist internet forums - sos minbar and As-Sahab - which are favoured by the extremist terrorist group as a means to awaken dormant cells.") (May 15, 2008) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING Threats to America" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned in a major speech yesterday that the United States is facing the danger of defeat today similar to Britain in the early days of World War II. U.S. military, economic and intellectual power is eroding as threats are growing and both Republican and Democrat leaders are deficient, Mr. Gingrich said. The five "greatest strategic threats" to the country, he said, are China's rise, a resurgent autocratic Russia, radical Islam, rogue regimes seeking weapons of mass murder, and the growth of an anti-democratic system led by a "bureaucratic international elite."") (May 16, 2008) (Read More...)
WTOP.com: Washington - "TIGHTER SECURITY ON PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY BUSES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police say they received a call from somebody who made threatening references to the buses and the President of the United States. The caller mentioned something happening on Monday.") (May 11, 2008, 6:44 pm) (Read More...)
CANADA.com (THE OTTAWA CITIZEN): "LATEST TERROR THREATS 'SCARE US': SENIOR MOUNTIE Detailed plots to harm Canadians 'keep me awake at night'" by Ian MacLeod (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The RCMP is investigating seven terrorist plots so disturbing...") (May 8, 2008) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL QAEDA OFFICIALLY HATES THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG" by Andrew Cochran (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "When I started this website in January 2005, I never envisioned that that Al Qaeda would target us for a hit piece over the Internet. Well, voila, the blessed day has arrived. The wonderful folks at the SITE Intelligence Group found the item below on Al-Ekhlaas, one of Al-Qaida's central messaging forums on the Internet, which has begun a new series in English titled, "Watching and Monitoring the Jihad Media Watchers." They passed along the item below to Evan Kohlmann, who sent it to me, and I want to share it with our readers and contributors. They also passed out a "Badge of Honor" to SITE, Evan Kohlmann, IntelCenter, the NEFA Foundation, and Internet Haganah (my congrats to them.") (April 16, 2008) (Read More...)
CHRON.com - HOUSTON CHRONICLE: "SEARCH CONTINUES FOR LOST EXPLOSIVES IN LIBERTY COUNTY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Anyone with information about the devices is asked to call the Liberty County Sheriff's Office at 936-336-4500 or the Liberty County Emergency Management Office at 936-334-3219.") (April 11, 2008, 1:13pm) (Read More...)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: Coventry, England - "POSSIBLE TERROR ATTACKS ON INDONESIAN CHRISTIANS THIS EASTER?" by Jeremy Reynalds (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A charity providing assistance for the persecuted church has received what it calls "credible reports" that the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah has threatened to target Christians in Indonesia this Easter.") (March 19, 2008) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "GULF STATE'S FIRST CHURCH OPENS" by Patrick Goodenough (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Last week several western embassies warned citizens that the church could be targeted, following threats of violence from Islamists. The U.S. Embassy added the new church to a list of examples of potential targets which it said could be attacked by extremists. The Australian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates, which deals with Qatar, noted that a terrorist Web site had made reference to the new church complex.") (March 17, 2008) (Read More...)
WHITEHOUSE.gov - News Release: "STATEMENT BY DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY TONY FRATTO ON PARTISAN HOUSE BILL" (NEWS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Today, the House of Representatives took a significant step backward in defending our country against terrorism and passed a partisan bill that will please class-action trial lawyers at the expense of our national security.") (March 14, 2008) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "AL QAEDA IN IRAQ UNDER SADDAM" by Jamie Glazov (INTERVIEW SNIPPET: "Al-Magid: Thank you Mr. Glazov. I hope to provide information to the American public that will help them understand that terrorism in the U.S. from Al Qaeda did not end on September 11th, 2001. There are currently supporters of Al Qaeda not only outside of the U.S. but also inside of it.") (March 13, 2008) (Read More...)
EXPRESS.co.uk: "HAS AL QAEDA JOINED REAL IRA PLOT?" by Camilla Tominey (PHOTO CAPTION: "The Queen is seen as potential target" ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Northern Ireland has been put on terrorist alert for the Queen's visit later this month.") (March 9, 2008) (Read More...")
DHS.gov - "HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY SYSTEM Current Threat Level" (SNIPPET: "March 5, 2008 -- The United States government's national threat level is Elevated, or Yellow. The U.S. threat level is High, or Orange, for all domestic and international flights.") (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (NBC NEWS): "JIHADISTS COULD HIT TRAINS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "However, the authors of the intelligence analysis make clear that there are no known, immediate dangers. "At this time, there is no credible intelligence regarding specific plans by any extremist groups or individuals to perpetrate an act of terrorism against the U.S. mass transit system," they write.") (March 5, 2008) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS - THE BLOTTER: "MARCH MADNESS: HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES WARNING ON SPORTS ARENAS FBI and DHS Issue Warning Just in Time for March Madness" by Richard Esposito (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The assessment repeatedly noted that the FBI and DHS have no "information on any credible or specific current terrorism plots to attack stadiums or arenas in the United States."") (March 4, 2008) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "DHS, FBI WARN OF POSSIBILITY OF FEMALE HOMICIDE BOMBERS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The growing use by terrorist groups of women -- some disguised as expectant moms -- to deliver deadly homicide bombs has prompted the Department of Homeland Security and FBI to issue a rare warning that such attacks could take place on American soil.") (February 12, 2008) (Read More...)
YNET NEWS.com - Israel News: "AIR FORCE CHIEF WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACK ON SATELLITES Ten days aftter launch of Iraeli Tecsar satellite, Air Force commander speaks of possible threat to Israeli assets in space" (Published January 30, 2008, 12:33) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "URGENT MANHUNT ACROSS EUROPE FOR TERROR PLOTTERS Spanish AG: 3 Cell Members May Be on a Mission to Attack Outside of Spain" by Richard Esposito and Paco Medina (January 25, 2008) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SUPER BOWL DEEMED A TARGET IN FEDERAL THREAT ASSESSMENT" by Audrey Hudson (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The upcoming Super Bowl game will be a desirable target for terrorists, according to a threat assessment by federal security officials, which outlines several scenarios of possible attacks and security precautions for the Feb. 3 event.") (January 25, 2008) (Read More...)
HUNTINGTON NEWS.com: Huntington, WV - "EQUIPMENT STOLEN FROM CHARLESTON COULD JAM EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS" by Tony Rutherford (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to a Huntington TV station, ten break-ins at three separate sites (Garfield, North Charleston, North Gate Business Park) resulted in the loss of a radio receiver/transmitter (repeater) and frequency counter.") (January 24, 2008) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "NEW TERROR THREAT" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "Homeland Security: Terrorists are increasingly looking to Europe as both a target and a staging ground for U.S. attacks. Their ticket may be the Visa Waiver Program, a major security loophole.") (January 17, 2008, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
WFAA.com: Dallas - "'CLONED' VEHICLES USED FOR ILLEGAL OPERATIONS" by Rebecca Lopez (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Law enforcement agencies across the country have been warned to be alert for vehicles that have been made to look like commercial or law enforcement vehicles, but in actuality are "clones" being used for illegal activities.") (January 16, 2008, 08:29 am CST) (*Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
YALIBNAN.com ("Sources: Stratfor, Ya Libnan"): "IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL VISITS LEBANON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Beirut - A senior Iranian intelligence officer arrived in Lebanon the week of Dec. 9, and Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah official in charge of foreign operations accompanied the officer to his meetings there, Stratfor sources said Dec. 16") (December 17, 2007, 6:32 pm) (Read More...)
CANADA.com (NATIONAL POST): Ottawa - "MISSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL WORRIES OFFICIALS" by Ian MacLeod (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As of Wednesday, 26 radioactive sources have been reported lost and stolen so far this year in Canada, compared to 15 last year and a dozen in 2005 and previous recent years, according to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the federal nuclear regulator. Fourteen devices this year remain missing, twice as many as last year when six were not recovered and almost three times the five still missing from 20") (November 22, 2007) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
THREATS WATCH.org: "GERMANY & AUSTRIA ISSUED AL-QAEDA VIDEO THREAT" by Nick Grace and Steve Schippert ["ThreatsWatch thanks Bruce Kesler of the Democracy Project for translation assistance."] (November 21, 2007) (Read More...)
EXPATICA.com: Madrid - "ETA ORDERS MILITANTS TO ATTACK BASQUE RAILWAY LINK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "ETA leaders have ordered members of the Basque terrorist group to sabotage the construction of a high-speed rail line linking the Basque Country and Madrid, signaling a shift in the organizationÕs strategy as it desperately attempts to regain prominence following the formal end of a ceasefire in June. According to documents seized by police, ETA members have been instructed to hinder work on the rail line, currently being built between the Basque CountryÕs three main cities - Victoria, Bilbao and San Sebastian - and which will eventually connect with Madrid." (November 19, 2007) (Read More...)
NATION MEDIA.com: "PROBE ON AS EXPLOSIVES GO MISSING" by Domiinic Wabala (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The 30 tons of Ammonium nitrate and 10 cartons of electronic detonators disappeared somewhere between Mombasa and Uganda on or about September 11 and 15. It is feared that the explosives could have been stolen. The crew of the transport company ferrying the cargo are yet to explain the circumstances under which the explosives disappeared.") (Publication Date: November 16, 2007) (Read More...)
EARTHTIMES.com (DPA): Sarajevo/Banja Luka - RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISAPPEARS FROM HOSPITAL IN BOSNIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Nearly one tonne of radioactive waste has disappeared from a hospital in Banja Luka over the last couple of days, Bosnian Serb media reported Tuesday citing official sources.") (November 13, 2007, 11:43) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "CHECHEN REBEL URGES GLOBAL JIHAD" by Richard Galpin, BBC NEWS, Grozny (SNIPPET: "A Chechen Muslim rebel leader is reported to have described the US, Britain and Israel as legitimate targets in a jihad, or holy war.") (Last updated October 31, 2007, 22:40 GMT) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1761: "LEADER OF INDONESIAN JAMA'A ISLAMIYYA ABU BAKR AL BA'SHIR: I SUPPORT BOMBINGS IN AMERICA, BUT NOT IN THE MUSLIM WORLD" (Note: Video clip incuded.) (November 8, 2007) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "INTERPOL PUTS 5 IRANIANS ON WANTED LIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Iranians targeted are former intelligence chief Ali Fallahian; Mohsen Rabbani, former cultural attache at Iran's embassy in Buenos Aires; a former diplomat, Ahmad Reza Asghari; Mohsen Rezaei, former head of the Revolutionary Guards; and Ahmad Vahidi, a Revolutionary Guards general. Hezbollah militant Imad Moughnieh, one of the world's most sought terrorism suspects, also was named.") (November 8, 2007) (Read More...)
STRATFOR.com: "GEOPOLITICAL DIARY: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF A TERRORISM ARTIST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reports indicate that Imad Fayez Mugniyah has been training Shiite militants from Arab Persian Gulf states -- specifically, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain -- in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley for use in retaliatory attacks if the United States strikes Iran.") (October 26, 2007, 02:00 GMT) (Read More...)
STRATFOR.com: "IRAN'S CONTINGENCY PLAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Sources in Hezbollah say Mugniyah is spending most of his time these days in Lebanon and has in many ways overshadowed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah as the organization's strongman. These reports align with similar indications that a split is deepening within Hezbollah's leadership over how to manage its affairs with Syria and Iran. Mugniyah has had a close relationship with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.") (October 25, 2007, 18:45 GMT) (Read More...)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk - THE SUNDAY TIMES: "SUICIDE BOMBERS HEAD TO IRAQ FROM DAMASCUS" by Hala Jaber and Ali Rifat (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The emotion passes and Ahmed talks with steady self-assurance about his plans to follow his brother's example. He, too, will take Americans with him when he dies, he says. His ambition is to blast some CIA men to smithereens.") (October 7, 2007) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "200 female suicide bombers are awaiting the Merkava tanks, Hamas senior Dr. Nizar Rian told the Kuweiti Al Jareeda Friday. Rian also said his organization had more than 50, 000 armed fighters, who were endowed with "courage and are able to fight in the relevant territory."") (September 28, 2007) (Read More...)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC): "A suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv was prevented by the detention of a Hamas operative which led to the discovery of an explosive belt hidden in the southern part of the city. Its existence was revealed by an intensive security forces operation in Nablus" (September 23, 2007) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: Lahore - "PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT WARNED OF SUICIDE ATTACKS BY 'BURQA-CLAD WOMEN' Or burqa-clad persons in general. 'Govt warned of attacks by female bombers,' by Shahnawaz Khan for the Daily Times" (September 24, 2007) (Read More...)
SITE INSTITUTE: "'Reasons and Motivations for the Attacks in New York and Washington' - Video Presentation from al-Tanzem Foundation for Sixth Anniversary of 9/11" (September 17, 2007) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INSIDE THE RING" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The international Sunni jihadist group Muslim Brotherhood set up numerous U.S. front groups since the 1990s that should be regarded as hostile and a threat to the United States, a Pentagon Joint Staff analyst said.") (September 14, 2007) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1702: "ISLAMIST WEBSITES HOSTED IN MINNESOTA ON HOW TO JOIN AL-QAEDA, FORM A JIHAD CELL, AND SELECT A WESTERN TARGET - '[Is] Assassinating the American Ambassador...Difficult For Someone Who Has Already Crushed America in Her Own Home?'" (August 31, 2007) (Read More...)
ROLL CALL.com: "CAPITOL POLICE BOOST SECURITY TO DEAL WITH THREAT OF PRE-SEPT. 11 ATTACK BY AL-QAIDA" by John McArdie (BRIEF: "Capitol Police officials have stepped up the department's security presence on Capitol Hill in response to intelligence indicating the increased possibility of an al-Qaida terrorist attack on Congress sometime between now and Sept. 11.") (August 3, 2007, 00:16 a.m.) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "AL QAEDA SEEN IN SEARCH OF NUKES" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Clapper, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence, told a joint House committee hearing that al Qaeda has conducted terrorist attacks against more than two dozen nations since September 11. "Al Qaeda has and will continue to attempt visually dramatic mass-casualty attacks here at home, and they will continue to attempt to acquire chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials," Gen. Clapper said in discussing the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on threats to the United States. "And if they're so successful in obtaining these materials, we believe they would use them." He spoke before a joint hearing of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.") (July 26, 2007) (Read More...)
ABC NEWS: "NATIONAL INTEL DIRECTOR WORRIED ABOUT TERROR SLEEPER CELLS IN U.S. Believes Small Numbers of al Qaeda Operatives Are in This Country Raising Funds" by John Hendron (July 22, 2007) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (UPI.com, by Shaun Waterman, June 4, 2007): "FBI WARNS ON AL-QAEDA'S ENGLISH MESSAGES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The FBI says al-Qaida is issuing video messages in English to get Muslim extremists in the United States to carry out terror attacks. Speaking on C-SPAN Television, FBI Director of Public Affairs John Miller said al-Qaida leaders have stepped up the tempo of their public messages in an effort to inspire others to compensate for their network's reduced ability directly to execute attacks.") (June 4, 2007) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (by Ronald Kessler for NEWSMAX.com): "FBI's MUELLER: BIN LADEN WANTS TO STRIKE U.S. CITIES WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group desperately want to obtain nuclear devices and explode them in American cities, especially New York and Washington, D.C., FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III tells NewsMax. In an exclusive interview, Mueller also acknowledged that bin Laden is still active, though isolated. The director revealed that the Bureau believes the terrorist leader continues to communicate with al-Qaida cells, some of which remain in the U.S.") (May 18, 2007) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Transcript - 4/13/2007 Clip No. 1426: "Acting Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Sheik Ahmad Bahr from Hamas, Declared during a Friday Sermon at a Sudan Mosque that America and Israel Will Be Annihilated and Called upon Allah to Kill the Jews and the Americans "to the Very Last One"" (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "CHERTOFF: NO EVIDENCE OF SPECIFIC AL QAEDA PLOT TO ATTACK US" by Melanie Hunter (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""Al Qaeda and its affiliates do intend to carry out further attacks against the United States and the West," Chertoff told Fox News." (July 2, 2007) (Read More...)
blogs.ABC NEWS.com - The Blotter: "EXCLUSIVE: SUICIDE BOMB TEAMS SENT TO U.S., EUROPE"Ê (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The tape shows Taliban military commander Mansoor Dadullah, whose brother was killed by the U.S. last month, introducing and congratulating each team as they stood.") (June 18, 2007) (Read More...)
BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "AL QAEDA CAMP STRUCK IN NORTH WAZIRISTAN, PAKISTAN 32 reported killed in strike launched from Afghanistan; follows news of Taliban, al Qaeda suicide squads graduation" (June 19, 2007) (Read More...)
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "JIHADIS POST SCENARIO FOR THE DEFEAT OF THE UNITED STATES" by Abdul Hameed Bakier, Erich Marquardt (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On May 14, jihadi forum users Abu Kandahar and Roslan al-Shami posted a five-point scenario for the collapse of the United States and the rise of the Islamic ummah, entitled, "The Next Strikes in the Heart of America, When and How." It appeared on the al-ommh.net forum, although at least one other jihadi forum, alhanein.com, reposted the scenario.") (May 22, 2007) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: OFFICIALS FEAR IMMINENT TERROR ATTACK ON AMERICANS IN GERMANY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "But U.S. officials confirmed to FOX News that the threat is not new and dates back to an April 20 warning issued by the U.S. Embassy in Germany regarding unspecified threats to U.S. interests and/or Americans in that country. A U.S. official told FOX News the threat is considered real, although not new, and is believed to involve one or more Middle Eastern Kurdish groups perhaps associated with Al Qaeda. While this threat is being judged by both U.S. and German officials as serious, a U.S. official said much less is known about the specifics, including when and where such an attack might occur.") (May 11, 2007) (Read More...)
DESERET NEWS.com: "EXPLOSIVES ARE STOLEN FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE Police and ATF seeking leads in theft of ammonium nitrate bags by Ben Winslow (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police and federal agents are investigating the theft of explosives from a construction site near St. George. "Dozens of 30- and 50-pound bags of ammonium nitrate were stolen from a work site in the Black Rock area just over the border in Arizona. The premixed explosives were clearly labeled with the word "explosive." The bags were locked in a storage bunker, which was broken into in October 2006 and again in February.") (March 9, 2007) (Read More...)
ALBAWABA.com: "ISLAMIC JIHAD WARNS US" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Tuesday threatened to retaliate against the United States if it tried to capture its Damascus-based leader, Dr. Ramadan Abdullah Mohammad Shallah. On Monday, Washington announced that they would offer a $5 million reward for information leading to the capture of Shallah. The same amount was also offered for a member of Lebanese Hizbullah, Mohammed Ali Hamadei. The alleged Lebanese Hizbullah member took part in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 that resulted in the killing of U.S. sailor Robert Stethem." (Posted February 13, 2007, 15:47, GMT) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (AP): "U.S. MUSLIMS WARN OF THREAT WITHIN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "This is the sort of thing we need to see on a much larger scale -- if and when it is sincere.") (September 1, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1105: "EDITOR OF U.S. ARABIC NEWSPAPER: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IS SPREADING AMONG MUSLIM YOUTH IN THE U.S." (March 3, 2006) (Read More...)
BBC NEWS: "MI5 TRACKING '30 TERROR PLOTS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "MI5 knows of 30 terror plots threatening the UK and is keeping 1,600 individuals under surveillance, the security service's head has said. Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller warned the threat was "serious" and "growing". She warned future terrorists could mount chemical or nuclear attacks and that many of the plots in question "linked back to al-Qaeda".") (Last updated: November 10, 2006, 08:51 GMT) (Read More...)
ABC.NET.AU: "HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL STOLEN IN INDIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Police in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand are hunting for a container packed with highly radioactive material stolen from a research facility, officials say. "It carries uranium and radiation could have an adverse effect in an area of 1.5 kilometres," Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Khoda warned.ÊMr Khoda said the "uranium-filled analyser" went missing earlier this month after being moved to a site near the densely-populated town of Rajrappa from a from a federal atomic facility near Mumbai.") (Last update: December 23, 2006, 9:00 pm AEDT) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "UN SACRIFICIO POR LA CAUSA DE ALLAH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Since we first reported on Hizballah's Latin American offspring, it appeared to be a strictly Venezuelan phenomenon. Since then, however, new shoots have sprung up in El Salvador and in Chiapas in southern Mexico. To say that these folks are not "real Hizballah" is true to a point. We are used to thinking of Hizballah as a strictly-controlled entity of Lebanese origin operating at the behest of the Iranian regime. It is possible that no one is more surprised than Hizballah Lebanon to learn that they have given rise to Latin American affiliates, but they have. If there is one thing Iran and Hizballah could use right now, it's operatives who are not Iranian, not Lebanese, not obviously Arab or Persian - people who are more likely to be able to travel below the radar. Guys like this (sans the bomb - we're sure the Revolutionary Guards can hook the brother up with something more effective when he gets to his final destination): There is no reason to think anything good will come from all this.") (October 25, 2006) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST: "HAMAS MAY SEND OPERATIVES TO IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hamas representatives were in Teheran on Thursday discussing the possibility of training its operatives in Iran, Channel 2 reported. Following PA elections earlier this year, Hamas reportedly asked Iran for guidance, instructions and financial assistance as it prepared to take over the Palestinian government.") (Updated October 13, 2006 2:10) (Read More...)
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Focus: "NEW WEBSITE INCITES ELECTRONIC JIHAD" by Abdul Hameed Bakier (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The latest criticism of Islam being a violent religion, which was sparked by incendiary comments made by Pope Benedict XVI, has caused internet jihadis to launch a new website called Electronic Jihad, located at http://www.al-jinan.org. The purpose of the website is to help organize an electronic jihad against websites that insult Islam and Islamic sacred figures. The site has been well publicized on more established jihadi websites. Jihadi forums are posting quotes from the Quran in order to encourage and convince jihadis and regular Muslims of their duty to engage in electronic jihad and to attack anti-Islamic sites in order to shut them down. Furthermore, postings from August on the Electronic Jihad site already claim that they successfully shut down the Israeli website http://www.haganah.co.il. Thus, it seems that while street protests in response to Western criticism of Islam have died down in the Islamic world, the battle is still raging on the internet." ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On the Electronic Jihad website, the moderator of the website claims that the site organizers do not belong to any specific Islamic group or sect, instead pointing out that they are fighting on behalf of all Muslims, united under one flag to defend Islam. The website domain, however, is registered to an "Ahmad Adel" who has an Iraq mailing address, although it is not clear whether this is a false name and address. The site itself appears to be hosted by Saudi Arabian company IBTEKARAT.com, based in Saida. Software companies and programmers will, eventually, figure out ways to counter the hacking programs used by Electronic Jihad, but it will only hold off the determined jihadis temporarily until they devise other methods to attack sites that they believe offend Islam.") (October 3, 2006) (Read More...)
TheNews.com.pk: "TALIBAN OFFICAIAL WARNS OF RAMAZAN ATTACK ON US" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "PESHAWAR: The head of the Islamabad-based Al-Quds Media Centre has received an audio message from a senior Taliban leader in which he asked Muslims living in the US to leave the country as soon as possible "because God's punishment would fall on America in the month of Ramazan." Jamal Ismail, a senior journalist who once worked for Al-Jazeera television channel and is now head of the Al-Quds Media Centre, told The News that he received a phone call Thursday from Taliban leader Mulla Masoom Afghani. "Afghani said he was speaking from somewhere in Kandahar province. He read out the message in Arabic, which I recorded. In it he advised Muslim residents of America to get out to escape harm because the US could face big attacks in the month of Ramazan," said Jamal Ismail.") (Sunday, October 08, 2006, Ramzan 14, 1427 A.H.") (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
TIMES ONLINE.co.uk: "SEIZURES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS FUEL 'DIRTY BOMB' FEARS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Smugglers have been caught trying to traffick dangerous radioactive material more than 300 times since 2002, statistics from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) show. Most of the incidents are understood to have occurred in Europe. The disclosures come as al-Qaeda is known to be intensfiying its efforts to obtain a radoactive device.") (October 6, 2006) (Read More) (Note: This url may expire.)
JAMESTOWN.org - Terrorism Monitor: "ASSESSING SHUKRJUMAH'S NUCLEAR PLOT AGAINST THE UNITED STATES" by Robert Wesley (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Terrorist interest in radiological and nuclear weapons remains high. It is likely that as long as this remains the perceived truth, Hamid Mir will continue to report on novel plots. Even though many of these fears can be passed off as emotionalized rumors and fabrications, they serve as a reminder of the critical vulnerabilities that continue to exist.") (October 5, 2006) (Read More...)
RICHMOND REGISTER.com: "SEARCH FOR TRAC PHONE BUYERS IS ON IN RICHMOND" by Kelly Foreman (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LEX 18 News reported Lexington police were searching for a man of Middle Eastern descent after he tried to purchase several Nokia 1100 series Trac phones. The phones are reportedly untraceable and are known to detonate bombs, according to the news station.") (September 7, 2006) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com (WEEKLY STANDARD): "PRACTICE MAKES TERROR" by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the case of airline alerts, some of these may in fact be true alarms. The suspects may be abetting a terrorist plot--yet catching and punishing them is difficult, since they're only probing defenses, not trying to bring down the flight.") (September 25, 2006) (Read More...)
English.AL JAZEERA.net: "AL-ZAWAHIRI URGES ATTACKS ON ISRAEL" (ARTICLE: ""The entire world is an open battlefield for us and since they are attacking us everywhere, we will attack everywhere."" The deputy to Osama bin Laden wore a grey robe and white turban during the statement. A picture of the World Trade Centre on fire was on the wall behind him along with pictures of two fighters.") (Thursday 27 July 2006, 14:31 Makka Time, 11:31 GMT) (Read More...)
TREAS.GOV - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - Press Release - HP-22: "TREASURY DESIGNATES CANADIAN AND SUDANESE NATIONAL FOR SUPPORT TO AL QAIDA" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated Abu Sufian Al-Salamabi Muhammed Ahmed `Abd Al-Razziq, a Canadian and Sudanese citizen, for his high-level ties to and support for the al Qaida network. Today's action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which is aimed at prohibiting transactions with terrorists and their supporters and freezing their assets."Ê PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET #2: "According to information available to the United States Government, `Abd Al-Razziq has provided administrative and logistical support to al Qaida. He has been identified as being close to Abu Zubayda, a former high-ranking member of the al Qaida network, involved in recruitment and training. `Abd Al-Razziq is known to have been a member of an extremist cell in Montreal, Canada. He was also closely associated with Ahmed Ressam, who attempted to attack the Los Angeles International Airport in conjunction with the Millennium celebrations in January 2000.") (July 20, 2006) (Read More...)
HAMMORABI.blogspot.com: "AL QAEDA PREPARING FOR MAJOR ATTACKS" (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "However, some of Al-Qaeda sleeping groups away from Iraq are now in their dawn. They are preparing for major attacks in more than one place around the world as a revenge for their leader in Iraq. It is only a matter of time for us to witness another tool of deaths but this time outside Iraq. No one will be immune at all even those who consider themselves protected. Jordan is another target and the American interests everywhere will certainly be targeted. Countries which support the terrorism in Iraq have walked with it unharmed. Saudi Arabia is the major supplier and Syria directly involved. Iran has indirect involvement and some other regional countries are doing so.") -posted by hammorabi (June 27, 2006) (Read More...)
HAARETZ.com: Jakarta - "ISLAMIC GROUP: 200 MILITANTS SENT TO BOMB 'ISRAEL'S VITAL INTERESTS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Western countries such as the United States and Britain, as well as businesses, could be targeted unless they cease supporting Israel, he said. Didu said the group was watching Australia's position on the Middle East conflict. "If John Howard makes a statement in support of Israel, he will be a target," Didu said. More than 3,000 people have signed up for the mission, and 217 people from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore have been dispatched abroad so far, he said.") (August 4, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 983: "COMMANDER OF HAMAS MILITARY WING WOMEN'S UNIT: 'Our Members Yearn for Martyrdom'" (September 9, 2005) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH'S AL MANAR SITE, REACTIVATED IN INDIA No. 1 site: almanar.com.lb/manartv.com.lb" (July 24, 2006) (Note: Updated July 26, 2006) (Read More...)
ADNKI.com (AKI): Rome - "TERRORISM: HEZBOLLAH POISED FOR ATTACKS ABROAD SAY GERMAN SECRET SERVICES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "'Sleeper' cells belonging to militant Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah are present in Western Europe, Latin America and in southeast Asia and been ordered to be ready to carry out terrorist attacks should Israel prolong its military offensive against Lebanon, according to unnamed German intelligence sources. A similar alarm was raised two days ago by Israel's Shin Bet security service and Israeli embassies and institutions have been put on high alert. Hezbollah reportedly has sleeper cells in more than 20 countries, including Italy, and is alleged to have already been involved in several spectacular attacks.") (July 25, 2006) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZBALLAH: THEIR WEB SITES AND THE COMPANIES THAT SERVICE THEM" (NOTE - TOPICS COVERED ARE: "THE AMERICAN DOMAIN NAME REGISTRARS OF HIZBALLAH; HIZBALLAH'S DNS SERVICE PROVIDERS, 1998 TO 2006; THE WEBSITES OF HIZBALLAH (CURRENT AS OF 23 JULY 2006")) (July 23, 2006) (Read More...)
JPOST.com - THE JERUSALEM POST: "SLEEPER HIZBULLAH CELLS OVERSEAS HAVE 'REAWAKENED'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hizbullah "sleeper" terror cells set up outside Lebanon with Iranian assistance have been put on standby The Jerusalem Post learned on Sunday, and are likely planning attacks against Jewish and Israeli targets throughout the world. The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) confirmed to the Post Sunday night that it had instructed embassies, consulates and Jewish institutions it was responsible for abroad to raise their level of awareness in light of the conflict in the North.") (Updated July 23, 2006 21:37) (Read More...)
ZOMBIE TIME.com: "PROTEST AT THE ISRAELI CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2006" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Pro-Palestinian protesters: "Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Viva viva Palestina! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! Black, red, green, white! Black, red, brown, white! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! We support Hezbollah's fight! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! Black, red, green, blue! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too! We support Hamas too!"") (Read More...)
UPI.com: Washington - "HEZBOLLAH MAY ACTIVATE SLEEPER CELLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The New York Post, quoting sources, said the Lebanon-based fundamentalist Islamic group may be planning to activate sleeper cells in New York or other big cities. The investigation is being carried out by the FBI and the Justice Department. Quoting law-enforcement and intelligence officials, the newspaper said about a dozen hard-core supporters of Hezbollah have been identified in recent weeks as operating in the New York area. The Iranian Mission to the United Nations also is being watched. But U.S. officials also told the newspaper there is no intelligence information pointing to an imminent attack by Hezbollah.") (May 22, 2006) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
DNI.gov: "ANNUAL THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE FOR THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Statement by the Director of National Intelligence, John D. Negroponte to the Senate Armed Services Committee" (February 28, 2006) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "U.S. OFFICIAL WARNS OF 'CATASTROPHIC' WEAPONS USE" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A senior State Department official is warning that terrorists are continuing to seek nuclear, chemical and biological weapons for use in future attacks.") (December 11, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1040: "IRAQI & ARAB MUJAHIDEEN TELL AL-ARABIYA TV OF THE WAIT LIST FOR MARTYRDOM OPERATIONS AND OTHER METHODS OF 'DESTROYING THE AMERICANS'" (View Video Clip: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=946 ) (December 6, 2005) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (JPOST.com): "NOT THE FIRST FLIER FROM AL-QAIDA IN GAZA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The flier further said that the Al Quds Islamic Army was affiliated with Al Qaida, and would act under orders from Osama Bin-Laden or Abu Musab Zarqawi, Israel Radio reported.") (May 10, 2006) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "SLAIN AL-QAIDA AIDE WAS PALESTINIAN" by Khaled Abu Toameh (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The sources identified the man as Husam Abu Baker, 32. They said his family, which lives in the village of Ya'bad near Jenin, was notified about his death only this week. His father, Abdel Latif, said he last saw his son about 10 years ago. The family was then living in Saudi Arabia when Husam left the kingdom to join al-Qaida in Afghanistan. Husam, according to village residents, was married to Fatmeh. the daughter of Ayman Zawahiri, the number-two man in al-Qaida.") (Updated April 23, 2006) (Read More...)
WASINGTON TIMES.com: "MEN TOLD TO SHOOT BORDER AGENTS" by Jerry Seper (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "He said 192 agents have been assaulted since Oct. 1, the start of the fiscal year, and the number of agents assaulted during fiscal 2005 more than doubled over that of fiscal 2004.") (March 8, 2006) (Read More...)
A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a WashingtonTimes.com article: "MEXICAN MERCENARIES EXPAND BASE INTO U.S." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The deserters, known as the "Zetas," trained in the United States as an elite force of anti-drug commandos, but have since signed on as mercenaries for Mexican narcotics traffickers and have recruited an army of followers, many of whom are believed to be operating in Texas, Arizona, California and Florida.") (August 1, 2005) (Read More...)
An Ongoing Discussion and Links on FREEREPUBLIC.com: "THUNDER ON THE BORDER -- (MINUTEMAN PROJECT) (Read More...)
TCMNET.com: Jakarta, Indonesia - "TERRORIST GROUP TARGETED JAPAN-LINKED POWER PLANT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Noordin is believed to have picked the power plant as a target because it is capitalized and operated by foreign companies.") (April 16, 2006) (Read More...)
LOCAL10 .com: Miami - "$100,000 REWARD OFFERED IN INCIDENT AT TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR PLANT Inspectors Find Hole Drilled Into Pressurized Pipe" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "If you have any information, you are asked to call the FBI at (305) 944-9101.") (April 10, 2006) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "AL-QAIDA NUKE REACTOR THREAT Order to strike U.S. plants posted at Islamic forum" (October 8, 2005) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "IRAQI TERRORISTS LAUNCH ATTACKS WITH GOOGLE? U.S. Troops Suspect Satellite Images Used to Zero in Coalition Base Targets" (December 18, 2005) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): Rockville, MD. - "MALVO SAYS MUHAMMAD PLANNED BOMBINGS" by Matthew Barakat, AP writer, May 23, 2006, 12:17pm (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The spree was to be followed by a bombing campaign that would target schools, school buses and children's hospitals, Malvo said.") (May 23, 2006) (Read More...)
WTOP.com (AP): Sacramento, California - "TERROR SUSPECT ON TAPE NAMES TARGETS EYED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Hospitals, supermarkets and other large buildings in California were among the possible terrorist targets of a man charged with attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan, according to a videotaped interview played for jurors Tuesday. Hamid Hayat told FBI agents he was awaiting orders to strike buildings in Los Angeles and perhaps San Francisco after he returned to the U.S. last year.") (February 21, 2006) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HE POSSESSED A PIECE OF PAPER CONTAINING THE WORDS 'HOSPITAL ATTACK'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In October of 2005 Waseem Mughal, 22, of Railway Street, Chatham, was arrested under the Terrorism Act, and among the charges against him is this: He possessed a piece of paper containing the words 'Hospital attack'") (March 30, 2006) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US (NJ.com): "'IT COULD MEAN NOTHING OR IT COULD BE PRE-OPERATIONAL SURVEILLANCE' Incidents Intensify Hospital Vigilance" (July 17, 2005) (Read More...)
NationMultiMedia.com: "SPECIALISTS ON FULL ALERT FOLLOWING OUTBREAK OF BACTERIAL WHICH COULD BE USED AS WEAPON" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Since March 4, 143 villagers in Nan's Ban Luang district have been diagnosed as suffering from botulism, a disease caused by toxins produced by several members of a group of bacteria known as Clostridium botulinum. All of the patients reported having eaten dishes containing preserved bamboo shoots from the same batch at a merit-making feast in their village last week." ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: ""This bacterium is among three strains that can be used as a biological warfare agent - the others are anthrax and smallpox," said Thawat.") (Last updated March 21, 2006) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (Arieh O'Sullivan -JERUSALEM POST): "EGYPT FEARS AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON SUEZ CANAL [Warning Originated in Denmark] (December 12, 2005) (Read More...)
UPI.com - Security & Terrorism - UPI TERRORISM WATCH - Washington (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Panama Canal Authority, concerned about the accuracy of shipping information and possible terrorist infiltration, has issued a note to transient shipping stressing the need for accurate information from vessels' Automatic Identification Systems. The Panama Canal Authority issued its shipping advisory No.A-37-2005 on October 20, 2005 dealing with Automatic Identification Systems issues."The Panama Canal Authority, concerned about the accuracy of shipping information and possible terrorist infiltration, has issued a note to transient shipping stressing the need for accurate information from vessels' Automatic Identification Systems.The Panama Canal Authority issued its shipping advisory No.A-37-2005 on October 20, 2005 dealing with Automatic Identification Systems issues.") (October 28, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire)
FBI.gov - Seeking Information: "ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH" (ALIASES: "Adnan G. El Shukri Jumah; Abu Arif; Ja'far Al-Tayar; Jaffar Al-Tayyar; Jafar Tayar; Jaafar Al-Tayyar") (VIEW POSTER. Click Here.)
HERALD-SUN.com: Durham, North Carolina - "NUCLEAR PLANT SECURITY BREACHES ALLEGED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The employee was motivated to come forward after two security threats recently occurred at the plant, Warren said. Security staff claim that an armed guard was fired on in August, and that an intruder was able to climb up a critical communications tower and raise a black flag in early November.") (December 13, 2005) (Note: This url may expire.) (Read More...)
INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com (AFP): Seoul: "NORTH KOREAN DEFENSE CHIEF WARNS OF PRE-EMPTIVE ATTACK ON US" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "North Korea's defense chief has warned that Pyongyang could also launch a preemptive attack against the United States, with state media saying soldiers were ready to be 'human bombs.'") (April 11, 2006) (Read More...)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (CAUCAZ.com) - (Baku, 25 March 2006 - BakuToday): "AL-QAEDA RECRUITING AZERI GIRLS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Al Qaeda terror cell is trying to recruit Azeri girls to carry out suicide attacks, the National Security Minister Eldar Mahmudov has said. The persons supposedly being drawn to join such extremist groups include believers from low-income families, religious students or the unemployed aged between 20 and 25, Mahmudov told Russian Interfax news agency.) (March 30, 2006) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (IranFocus): Tehran - ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The new garrison will be named after Nader Mahdavi, an IRGC naval commander who died in a suicide attack on an American naval vessel in 1987, Samadi said. The report said that more that 55,000 volunteers for martyrdom-seeking operations had been registered so far by the organisation, which also calls itself Estesh hadioun, or martyrdom-seekers." (May 24, 2006) (Read More...)
JPOST.com: "IRAN TEST-FIRES LONG-RANGE MISSILE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran conducted a test launch Tuesday night of the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching Israel and US targets in the region, Israel Radio reported.") (May 23, 2006 22:41/Updated May 24, 2006 1:41) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (IRNA.ir): "IRAN'S THUG-IN-CHIEF: MY LETTER TO BUSH WAS INVITATION TO ISLAM" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""If the call is responded positively, there will be no more problems to be solved," added the president.ÊThe president said that the letter actually contained a clear message of invitation to human beliefs, adding that its response will determine the future....") (May 11, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1156: "IRANIAN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF REVEALS IN INTERVIEW PREPARATIONS FOR MILITARY CONFRONTATION WITH U.S.; NEW IRANIAN NUCLEAR MUSIC VIDEOS" (May 4, 2006) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "AHMADINEJAD RECRUITS HEZBOLLAH TERROR CHIEF 'When the Iranians decide to hit the West in its soft belly, Imad will be the 1 to act'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mugniyah and the Iranian president met with leaders of Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Damascus in what has been called a "terror summit" because of the number of groups that have carried out attacks on Israel and Israelis over the years.") (April 23, 2006) (Read More...)
NYSUN.com: "A MOST-WANTED TERRORIST IS SPOTTED IN SYRIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One of the American government's most wanted terrorists visited Syria late last week with Iran's President Ahmadinejad, according to a former Reagan administration national security official and Iran watchers on Capitol Hill.")(January 25, 2006) (Read More...) (NOTE: This url may expire.)
INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com (AKI): Beirut - "LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH'S PIONEERING 'MEDIA WARRIORS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Although registered as a political party in Lebanon, Hezbollah, which receives backing from Iran and Syria, maintains a militia which controls most of southern Lebanon. A UN Security Council Resolution has called on all militias in Lebanon to disband.") (April 5, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1132: "IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TV AIRS SPECIAL ON PALESTINIAN POPULAR RESISTANCE COMMITTEES: RESISTANCE IS A RELIGIOUS DUTY; WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE WEAPONS OF THE MARTYRS; WE WILL RAISE THE BANNER OF JIHAD" (April 4, 2006) (Read More...)
LOCALNEWSLEADER.com: Caracas, Venezuela - "THIEVES STEALANOTHER RADIOACTIVE UNIT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Thieves in Venezuela have stolen equipment containing radioactive material used in the oil industry, in the latest in a string of similar incidents, officials said on Wednesday. Angel Diaz. head of the energy ministry's nuclear affairs department, warned the Cesium-137 material could cause contamination if exposed. The equipment, used in oil prospecting, was stolen last week in eastern Anzoategui State.") (January 5, 2006) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
WCPO.com: "EXPLOSIVE DEVICES FOUND ON METRO BUS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Each cylinder was about 4 1/2" long and 3/4" in diameter. They contained a high grade flash powder and had an internal fuse with an external heat source, investigators said." ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "If you have any information about these devices, please call CrimestoppersÊat (513) 352-3040. You don't have to give your name and you may be eligible for a reward if your tips lead to an arrest." (Updated January 17, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1087: "HAMAS LEADER KHALED MASH'AL AT A DAMASCUS MOSQUE: THE NATION OF ISLAM WILL SIT AT THE THRONE OF THE WORLD AND THE WEST WILL BE FULL OF REMORSE - WHEN IT'S TOO LATE" (February 7, 2006) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "HAMAS 'CAPABLE OF U.S. ATTACKS' Terrorism experts warning nation potentially at risk from militants" by Aaron Klein (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "JERUSALEM - Hamas has cells inside the United States that are technically capable of attacking the country, terrorism experts and senior security officials told WorldNetDaily.") (October 16, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 983: "COMMANDER OF HAMAS MILITARY WING WOMEN'S UNIT: 'Our Members Yearn for Martyrdom'" (September 9, 2005) (Read More...)
JNEWSWIRE.com: "HAMAS: CHRISTIAN ZIONISM IS OUR ENEMY" by Jerusalem Newswire Editiorial Staff (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Hamas terrorist organization has singled out Christian supporters of Israel, putting them on notice that it views their actions as "criminal," making them enemies of the Palestinian Arabs.") (August 22, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
CNS NEWS.com: Jerusalem - "GAZA'S TINY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THREATENED WITH VIOLENCE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Extremists are threatening to blow up the Palestinian Bible Society in the Gaza Strip if the people who work there do not close up shop and abandon their ministry by the end of February, a Christian source told Cybercast News Service. The threat appears to be the work of Islamic extremists who are determined to drive Christians out of the area.") (February 22, 2006) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ZAMAN.com): "IRAN AIDS ISLAMIC JIHAD TO ATTACK ISRAEL" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Iran provided the organization with $1.8 million in aid last month to conduct attacks on Israel. The minister told the daily, Yediot Ahronot that this was the biggest donation in recent times made by Iran to Islamic Jihad.") (March 21, 2006) (Read More...)
Off-Topic.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (TELEGRAPH.co.uk): "IRAN CUTS DOWN 7,000 TREES TO HIDE TRACES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "According to western intelligence sources, more than 7,000 trees which may have contained incriminating nuclear traces have been lost in a popular parkland area in the city near the Lavizan atomic research centre...") )March 6, 2006) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "ALMADINEJAD TO IRANIANS: ISRAEL 'WILL BE REMOVED'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The crowd, numbered in the hundreds of thousands accoding to state media, responded to Ahmadinejad's defense of its nuclear program -- believed by U.S. intelligence to be an effort to acquire atomic weapons -- with cries of "Nuclear energy is our undisputable right," "Death to America," "Death of Israel," "Death to Denmark."" (February 11, 2006) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (AP): Vienna, Austria - "A-BOMB INTENT FOUND IN BLACK-MARKET PAPER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A document obtained by Iran on the nuclear black market serves no other purpose than to make an atomic bomb, the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday.") (February 1, 2006) (Read More...)
GUARDIAN.co.uk: "UN ALERT AS NUCLEAR PLANS GO MISSING Blueprints Disclosing Key Steps to Build a Bomb Feared Up For Sale" by Ian Traynor in Vienna (ARTICE SNIPPET: "Inspectors at the UN's nuclear authority, the International Atomic Energy Agency, have been investigating the worst nuclear smuggling racket ever uncovered, headed by the Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. The operation was discovered two years ago to be selling sensitive nuclear technology to Libya and Iran. A senior official said several sets of blueprints for uranium centrifuges - the so-called P-1 and more advanced P-2 systems which were peddled by the Khan network - have gone missing. (June 9, 2005) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (JOONGANGDAILY.joins.com): "POLICE ISSUE WARNING OVER ISLAMIC HACKERS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The National Police Agency's cyber terror department said yesterday it had received a tip that Islamic hackers would launch attacks on Korean Web sites on or near March 20, the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.") (March 9, 2006) (Read More...)
ASSIST NEWS SERVICE: "CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS, FREE SPEECH RIGHTS UNDER PRESSURE FROM RADICAL ISLAM Intimidation factor is real following riots and death threats" by Mark Ellis (February 7, 2006) (Read More...)
BRUSSELS JOURNAL.com: "'THE WAR IS ON'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Yesterday (Thursday) Mullah Krekar, the alleged leader of the Islamist group Ansar al-Islam who has been living in Norway as a refugee since 1991, said that the publication of the Muhammad cartoons was a declaration of war. "The war has begun," he told Norwegian journalists. Mr Krekar said Muslims in Norway are preparing to fight. "It does not matter if the governments of Norway and Denmark apologize, the war is on.") (February 3, 2006) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "BIN LADEN THREAT MIGHT INCLUDE ADVANCED RUSSIAN MISSILES" by Sherrie Gossett (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "On Oct. 29, 2005, French counter-terrorism officials reported that a group called the "Chechen network," had smuggled Russian-made surface-to-air missiles into Europe as part of a plot to strike down French airplanes. Adnan Muhammad Sadik, alias Abu Atiya, a captured al Qaeda suspect, said during an interrogation by French authorities that the group procured Russian-made man-portable SA-18 Igla missiles from Chechnya along with botulin, ricin, cyanide and other toxins. The weapons were never found. Atiya is currently in Jordanian custody.") (January 23, 2006) (Read More...)
THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "JIHADIS ARE INDEED TARGETING FRENCH PLANES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Finally, Abu Itya acknowledged that he convinced Al Din to target the US rather than France. But at this point, Al Din did not confirm.") -Posted by Olivier Guitta (January 14, 2006) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.US: "THE 'RAKAN BEN WILLYAMZ' THREAT TO BERLUSCONI AND FRIENDS"Ê (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The statement is an explicit threat against Berlusconi, John Howard, Koizumi, Blair and Bush.") (November 25, 2005) (Read More...)
News.BBC.co.uk: "INDONESIAN VIDEO THREATENS THE WEST" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The video singles out the US, the UK, Australia and Italy as targets.") (November 17, 2005) (Read More...)
RewardsForJustice.net - "WANTED": "MUSTAFA SETMARIAM NASAR (Mustafa Sitmaryan Nassar") (Note: "Aliases: Abu Musab al-Suri, Umar Abd al-Hakim") (View Photos; Read More...)
NYSUN.com: "A MOST-WANTED TERRORIST IS SPOTTED IN SYRIA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One of the American government's most wanted terrorists visited Syria late last week with Iran's President Ahmadinejad, according to a former Reagan administration national security official and Iran watchers on Capitol Hill.")(January 25, 2006) (Read More...) (NOTE: This url may expire.)
WorldNetDaily.com: "TEHRAN FAST-TRACKING BOMB WITH NORTH KOREA PURCHASE? Pyongyang's growing plutonium cache attracting Iranian interest, U.S. concern" (January 29, 2006) (Read More...)
MEMRITV.org - Transcript - Clip no. 991: "IRANIAN PILGRIMS IN MECCA SHOUT 'DEATH TO AMERICA, THE GREAT SATAN' IN AN ANTI-AMERICAN RALLY" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from a rally of Iranian pilgrims in Mecca, aired on Channel 1, Iranian TV, and on Al-'Alam TV, on January 9, 2006.") (Read More...)
MonstersAndCritics.com (DEUTSCHE PRESSE-AGENTUR): Hamburg - "GERMAN INTELLIGENCE WARNS THAT IRAN HAS NEW MISSILES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "German intelligence believes Iran has now bought 18 longer-range missiles from North Korea, giving Teheran the capability to attack targets in central Europe, the German daily newspaper Bild reported Friday. The study by the foreign intelligence service BND said the BM-25 missiles were being purchased from Pyongyang in the form of kit sets. The mobile missiles, which are based on the Russian SS-N-6 missile for submarine launch, will have a nominal range of 2,500 kilometres. However it was possible to upgrade them to hit targets 3,500 kilometres away, the Munich-based BND said. Iran already has Shehab-3 missiles with a range of 1,300 kilometres.") (December 16, 2005) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com (AP): Moscow - "RUSSIA AGREES TO $1 BILLION ARMS DEAL WITH IRAN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Russia has agreed to sell more than $1 billion worth of missiles and other defense systems to Iran, Russian news media reported Friday, a move expected to draw a heated reaction from the United States." (December 2, 2005) (Read More...)
A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a NOVEMBER 28, 2005 COMPASS article: "IRAN'S PRESIDENT: 'I WILL STOP CHRISTIANITY IN THIS COUNTRY' Secret police crackdown results in the torture of 10 other Christians" (November 30, 2005) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org (ASIA TIMES): "Ahmadinejad off the deep end: 'I say accomplishment of a world without America and Israel is both possible and feasible'" (October 27, 2005) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: Ramallah, West Bank - "IRAN LEADER PREDICTS ISRAEL'S DEMISE" by Joshua Mitnick (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday predicted a wave of Palestinian attacks that would erase Israel "from the face of the Islamic world," just hours before a suicide bomber killed five Israelis in a marketplace.") (October 27, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1018: "IRANIAN ANIMATED FILM FOR CHILDREN PROMOTES SUICIDE ATTACKS" (SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an Iranian animated movie for children, which aired on IRIB 3 TV on October 28, 2005, at 8 a.m. Iran time. To view this clip visit: http://memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=906 ") (November 3, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 929: "Al-Arabiya TV Report: Iranian Volunteer Suicide Bomber Organization of 40,000 'Time Bombs; Recruited to Target Americans in Iraq and Israel" (July 6, 2005) (Read More...)
MEMRI TV.org - Transcript - Clip No. 736: "ON THE IRANIAN MOVEMENT OF 'MARTYRDOM SEEKERS'" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from a report about the movement of "martyrdom seekers" in Iran. Al-Arabiya TV aired this report on July 2, 2005.) (Read More...)
stepping back in time...WorldNetDaily.com: "REPORT: IRANIANS HIDING BIN LADEN Disguised al-Qaida leaders plotting attacks, Tehran helping warlord retake Afghanistan" (November 21, 2003) (Read More...)
SIFY.com: Mumbai - "100 TONNES OF EXPLOSIVES GO MISSING OFF MUMBAI" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Captain and six crew of the Iran-bound ship have been detained and questioned by the authorities to ascertain how the explosives went missing after the vessel had set sail from Mumbai on December 22, 2005." (December 28, 2005) (Read More...) (Note: This url may expire.)
MSNBC.msn.com: "NUCLEAR FUEL MISSING Southern Co. can't find radioactive material" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One day last May, workers at Southern Co.'s nuclear power plant near Baxley, Ga., made a disturbing discovery: 68 inches of dangerous used nuclear fuel rods were missing. An 'exhaustive search' during the seven months since has failed to find the missing parts of rods, tubes a little wider than a pencil and as long as 14 feet. Fuel rods are placed in 'assemblies' and then placed in reactors to generate energy.") (Updated December 18, 2005) (Read More...)
WASHINGTON POST.com: "MUSLIM CONVERTS, MEET THE FBI" by Colbert I. King (SNIPPET: "Mueller recently told Congress that one area of the war on terrorism that causes him great concern is the potential for extremist groups such as al Qaeda to recruit radicalized American Muslim converts. Mueller drew a bead on the American prison system, which he described in written testimony as "fertile ground for extremists who exploit both a prisoner's conversion to Islam while still in prison, as well as their socioeconomic status and placement in the community upon their release."") (August 20, 2005)
CNN.com: "BIN LADEN: GOAL IS TO BANKRUPT U.S. Al Jazeera releases full transcript of al Qaeda leader's tape" (SNIPPET: "The Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head of al Qaeda said his group's goal is to force America into bankruptcy. Al-Jazeera aired portions of the videotape Friday but released the full transcript of the entire tape on its Web site Monday." SNIPPET: ""We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah," bin Laden said in the transcript.") (November 1, 2004, 8:07 pm EST)
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